ATTENDANCE PROCEDURES AND GUIDELINES( continued)
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 individuals who have been authorized to do so. Students need to present a signed note with the date, time of dismissal, and parent / guardian signature to the office. When a student is to be picked up from school, the parent or guardian picking up a student needs to present identification to receive the student.
Attendance Review Committee Guidelines The Attendance Committee will meet to review the attendance patterns 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 Main Office). The absences WILL count towards the State of Connecticut daily absence limits. Teachers will not be required to reteach the material that is missed. It is the student’ s and / or parents’ responsibility to speak with his / her teachers to discuss any assignments that they are going to miss or have missed. Upon their return to school, the student may need to stay after school to make-up any missed work upon their return.
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