Revised 08/05
Attendance
Procedures
1. Enter classroom attendance on the com puter by 9:00 in each morning.
Afternoon kindergarten attendance should be entered by 12:20.
2. A student reported as absent is re corded as absent both AM and PM. Any
student who arrives at school midday or after attendance has been taken must
report to the office so that the co rrect attendance/tardiness will be recorded.
3. Every student listed as absent who arrives late must receive a tardy slip issued
by the office so that the attendance record s reflect tardiness rather than absence.
Do not allow any student to enter the cl assroom without the office tardy slip.
4. Changes in attendance throughout the day are recorded on the student check
in/out clipboard in the office.
Attendance Reports
Attendance for report cards is computer gener ated. Staff wishing individual student
attendance reports may request them from t he office. If there are concerns about
attendance, please have the office print attendance records and give the records to the
counselor.
Excessive Absences/Tardies
Early intervention is important!
Concerns about excessive absences or tardiness should be discussed with the
parents/guardians of the student. Teachers should also alert the principal and
counselor in person or by e-mail that ther e is a concern about attendance. Sometimes
all it takes is a phone call from t he principal to improve attendance.
After two discussions with the parent/guardians , the student should be referred to the
Student Support Team. A Request for Service Form can be found in the Forms
section of the on-line handbook.
Teachers have the best intuition about what is considered "excessive" for any given
student (i.e. five days absence for measle s would not be excessive, but five days
intermittent absences during a month by a s eemingly healthy child may be excessive).