Teacher / Administrator / Staff Responsibilities
● Teachers are required to take attendance using PowerSchool for each class in their schedule
● Teachers will notify school counselors or administration if a pattern emerges of students missing class
● Teachers are required to send an email home( and cc the student’ s administrator) if a pattern of missed classes is documented
● Parents / Guardians will receive notification from the school if their student is not in school on a given day. Administrators will notify Parents / Guardians when: 1) A student has reached the midpoint or upper limits for loss of credit in a given class.
2) A student had their credit removed due to reaching the attendance limits for loss of credit in a given course.
3) A student has exceeded the State of Connecticut attendance limits 4) A student has established a pattern of missing school or individual classes on a regular basis
Penalties for Tardiness
Students who accumulate late arrivals to class( excluding Bus transportation issues) will be assigned discipline
1-3 – Tardies to any class = Teacher discipline 4- Tardies to any class = Parent / Guardian notification. One( 1) hour detention 8- Tardies to any class = Parent / Guardian notification. Two( 2) hour detention 12- Tardies to any class = Parent / Guardian notification. Three( 3) hour detention
• Additional tardies may result in further disciplinary action.
• Loss of Spectator Privilege will be included with any detention and / or suspension
• Coaches of student-athletes will be notified, which will affect the student ' s eligibility to participate in athletic activities
Sign in / Sign Out Process
Students that arrive at school after 7:25 am need to sign-in at the Welcome Center. Students are not allowed to sign
themselves out of school early. For security reasons, between the hours of 7:25 AM and 2:05 PM, students may only exit out of the Main Entrance doors unless given permission by the administration. Parent permission is required for a student to leave school prior to dismissal time.
Early Release / Dismissal Personal appointments for students should be made after school hours. When this is not possible, students may only be dismissed from school by parents, legal guardians or other
Revised 9 / 8 / 2025