AttendancePolicy

 Attendance Policy adopted at Whole Community Meetings, February 7, 2007 and March 7, 2007  **School Board Policy JH-R**  Student Absences:  Each school principal is responsible for overseeing attendance procedures and ensuring that


 * 1)  Attendance is accurately checked and reported to the school office daily for each class.
 * 2) All student absences are recorded.
 * 3) All permanent records of pupil attendance shall be maintained at the SAU office.

 **MC² Specific:**  The primary responsibility of the school is instruction. As a professional environment, Making Community Connections believes attendance is critical for instructional effectiveness. In an effort to improve attendance and thereby improve the effectiveness of its instructional program, Making Community Connections under authorization of the School Board has implemented the following standards.

 Excused Absences
 * 1)  Religious holiday
 * 2) Court appearances
 * 3)  Death in the family
 * 4) Illness
 * 5) School nurse dismissals
 * 6) <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;"> Family/individual counseling session

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;"> Off site learning opportunities are not considered absences and are defined as student involvement in school sponsored activities and time spent to complete a checklist item that may not be completed in school, such as a college visit, or internship work.

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;"> Notes for appointments, extended illness (3 or more consecutive days) or court appearances must be on letterhead, signed by an appropriate official and must be turned in to the staff/Director (or designee, such as Administrative Assistant) as soon as possible after the student returns to school.

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;"> A note from a parent submitted to the staff/Director giving a reason for a student being out of school does not in and of itself qualify as an excused absence.

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;"> Students who are absent are not to participate in school activities that day or evening. Exceptions for unusual circumstances must have approval of the school administration.

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">An Example:

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">Students arriving:


 * <span style="color: #bd4c4c; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;"> Between 7:30 AM and 9:45 AM -- Tardy
 * <span style="color: #bd4c4c; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;"> Between 9:46 AM and 12:02 PM -- Half day absence
 * <span style="color: #bd4c4c; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;"> After 12:03 PM -- Full day absence

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;"> Students leaving:


 * <span style="color: #b93131; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;"> Before 9:46 AM - Full day absence
 * <span style="color: #b93131; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;"> Between <span style="color: #bd4c4c; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">9:46 AM and 12:02 PM <span style="color: #b93131; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;"> -- Half day absence
 * <span style="color: #b93131; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;"> Between 12:03 PM and 2:17 PM -- Dismissal

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;"> **Consequences:** <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;"> Any learning team member, including a student, request a learning team meeting to address attendance concerns.The Learning Team Meeting will determine appropriate consequences and/or next steps. Self advocacy is encouraged and will be recognized. Consequences may include, but are not limited to: a Warning, an attendance contract, a meeting with the School Resource Officer, impact on Gateway progress.


 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">In order to gateway to the next phase, students may not have more than 10% unexcused absences during any phase. **

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