Attendance and Attendance and YouYou

Things you should knowThings you should know

Welcome to High SchoolWelcome to High School

This presentation will introduce you This presentation will introduce you to the process and procedures for to the process and procedures for attendance.attendance.

If you have any questions during the If you have any questions during the presentation, please raise your hand presentation, please raise your hand and wait to be called on.and wait to be called on.

Florida Statute 1003.21Florida Statute 1003.21

Requires that all children who have Requires that all children who have not attained the age of 16 years not attained the age of 16 years attend school regularly during the attend school regularly during the school year.school year.

Regularly is defined as missing less Regularly is defined as missing less than ten (10) days of school per than ten (10) days of school per semester.semester.

District Policy 2.77District Policy 2.77

Attendance is crucial for academic Attendance is crucial for academic successsuccess

All students are expected to be on All students are expected to be on time and present each day school is time and present each day school is open during the school year.open during the school year.

A note or phone call from a parent/ A note or phone call from a parent/ guardian is a guardian is a requestrequest that a that a student’s absence is excused. student’s absence is excused.

Excused AbsenceExcused Absence

Sickness, injury, death in the family, or Sickness, injury, death in the family, or long-term illness verified by a long-term illness verified by a physicians note.physicians note.

Court dateCourt date Student meetings that are scheduled Student meetings that are scheduled

by school personnelby school personnel Religious instruction, religious holidays Religious instruction, religious holidays

or holy days – parent / guardian must or holy days – parent / guardian must give written advance notice.give written advance notice.

Absence NotesAbsence Notes

Are the responsibility of the studentAre the responsibility of the student Upon your return to school absence Upon your return to school absence

notes should be placed into the notes should be placed into the Absence MailboxAbsence Mailbox located in the located in the main hallway just outside of student main hallway just outside of student services.services.

Your name, ID #, and a daytime Your name, ID #, and a daytime phone number for a parent/ phone number for a parent/ guardian should be on the note.guardian should be on the note.

Unexcused AbsenceUnexcused Absence

This is any absence, which has not This is any absence, which has not been prearranged and approved by been prearranged and approved by the school and is not defined as the school and is not defined as excused in this presentationexcused in this presentation

TardinessTardiness

Students are expected to be in class Students are expected to be in class when the bell rings.when the bell rings.

If a student is late to school (Period If a student is late to school (Period 1) they will receive a warning and 1) they will receive a warning and parent contact the first two times. parent contact the first two times. The third tardy to school and every The third tardy to school and every tardy to school after will result in a tardy to school after will result in a 40 minute administrative detention.40 minute administrative detention.

TardinessTardiness

Tardiness to class will not be Tardiness to class will not be tolerated.tolerated.

Each time a student is tardy to class, Each time a student is tardy to class, it will result in a detention.it will result in a detention.

The 4The 4thth tardy to class will result in a tardy to class will result in a referral.referral.

The 6The 6thth tardy to class will result in tardy to class will result in loss of credit for that class.loss of credit for that class.

Notification of Parent / Notification of Parent / GuardianGuardian

Official attendance is during 4Official attendance is during 4thth periodperiod

If a student is not present a phone If a student is not present a phone call to your parent / guardian is call to your parent / guardian is automatically generated by the automatically generated by the school.school.

Loss of CreditLoss of Credit

10 or more absences (excused or 10 or more absences (excused or unexcused) within a semester, the unexcused) within a semester, the student shall be referred to a child student shall be referred to a child study team to be considered for loss study team to be considered for loss of creditof credit

Additionally a student with excessive Additionally a student with excessive tardiness (six or more per quarter) tardiness (six or more per quarter) will be considered for loss of creditwill be considered for loss of credit

Attendance ContractsAttendance Contracts

Once a student has lost credit, the Once a student has lost credit, the student will be placed on an student will be placed on an attendance contract.attendance contract. You do not automatically go on You do not automatically go on

contract.contract. There are forms that must be completed There are forms that must be completed

and have the student and their parent / and have the student and their parent / guardian’s signature’s.guardian’s signature’s.

Attendance ContractsAttendance Contracts

Credits will be restored once the Credits will be restored once the attendance contract has been attendance contract has been fulfilledfulfilled Again, fulfilling the contract requires Again, fulfilling the contract requires

that the student complete the contract that the student complete the contract form and return it to the attendance form and return it to the attendance office by the due date, found on the office by the due date, found on the form.form.

Your Driving PrivilegeYour Driving Privilege

Unexcused absence data shall be Unexcused absence data shall be sent through an automated system sent through an automated system and electronically transmitted to the and electronically transmitted to the Department of Highway Safety and Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (DHSMV) every 90 Motor Vehicles (DHSMV) every 90 days.days.

DHSMV will inform the student that DHSMV will inform the student that his/her name has been received and his/her name has been received and may lose the privilege to drive.may lose the privilege to drive.

Your Driving PrivilegeYour Driving Privilege

Should you be contacted by DHSMV, Should you be contacted by DHSMV, you may be eligible for a “hardship you may be eligible for a “hardship waiver” by contacting, our waiver” by contacting, our Attendance Secretary for a request Attendance Secretary for a request for reinstatement.for reinstatement.

Let’s Have a Great Year !Let’s Have a Great Year !