Appeals Committee meeting. Daily Attendance Review Committee Guidelines
Enfield High School empowers our students to be respectful and responsible citizens who are college and career ready. Meaningful and challenging learning experiences enable students to become critical thinkers, creative problem solvers, and effective communicators. Our school community supports the social and emotional development of students and encourages the exploration of their interests and talents. We cannot accomplish this mission if students are not in school. As a school attendance team, it is important to identify why a student is absent, determine the appropriate course of action, and document the action steps and outcome.
The Attendance Committee will meet to review the attendance patters and determine possible action steps to be implemented in an effort to reduce our chronically absent student total. Below is a guideline for determining possible action steps:
# of Absences Possible Actions( s) Taken 1- 3 ● ParentSquare or Email
4- 7( In addition to prior actions)
8- 10( In addition to prior actions)
10 +( In addition to prior actions)
● Administrator or designee call to parent
● Individual action plan
● SIT Team Referral
● Parent Meeting( Attendance Committee)
● Youth Services Referral
● Potential Home Visit
● Outside Agency support
● Possible DCF or court referral
Family Vacations Families are strongly discouraged from taking vacations when school is in session. The school calendar is published well in advance for planning purposes. Extended family vacations when school is in session can result in declining grades and a student falling significantly behind in their studies. In addition, students have been found to fail to complete make-up work that was assigned while they were away. In addition, completion of make-up work does not compensate for the impact of lost instructional time and classroom experience, regardless of the course or course level. If a vacation is taken, the school should be notified of the dates through a written note by a parent / guardian( Note should be brought to the Assistant Principals’ Office). The absences WILL count towards the State of Connecticut daily absence limits and WILL count towards EHS Period / Class Attendance limits. Teachers will not be required to reteach the material that is missed. It is the student’ s responsibility to speak with his / her teachers to discuss any assignments that they are going to miss or have missed. Upon
Revised 9 / 8 / 2025