ATTENDANCE
Absences
Attendance at school is an indicator of success in school and is necessary for maximum student
learning. All students are expected to be in class on time every school day. Jefferson School
District defines acceptable school attendance as missing not more than seven (7) days per
trimester. If a student must be absent from school, the parent/guardian is requested to call the
office by 9:00 am to report the absence for that day. If a phone call is not possible, a note
explaining the absence must be given to the office on the day of return. If parents/guardians find
it necessary to take students out of school for an extended period of time, please contact the
office in advance. (Board Policy 3050 and 2380)
Students who accrue ten (10) consecutive absences will be dropped from school. When the student
returns to school, the student may be re-enrolled in school. Students served by homebound will not
be included in this procedure (Board Policy 2380). In addition, students with seven (7) or more
unverified absences, whether consecutive or accumulative, may be referred to the Board of Trustees,
or designee, as a habitual truant.
A student may have seven (7) counting verified/unverified absences (Parent, Unverified, Sick,
Truant) in each class and still be allowed to earn credit in the class. A counting unverified
absence is any absence other than Funeral, Court, Medical, Suspension, or School Activity.
If a student reaches eight (8) counting unverified absences in a class, the student must make up
the absence by restoring seat time. For each class absence, a student must spend two (2) hours of
seat time during Saturday School. Saturday School is only 4 hours, so the most a student can make
up on any given Saturday is 2 class period absences.
A student only has until the end of the current trimester to make up seat time. If a student knows
they are going to be absent and the absence will put them over seven, then hours can be made up
during Saturday School before the absence.
Tardies
Tardies caused by a late bus, inclement weather, or for medical reasons are excused and shall not
be counted on the student’s record. “Excessive” tardies is defined as more than five tardies.
(Board Policy 3050 and 2380)
A student may be tardy five (5) times to an individual class and still earn credit. If a student
is tardy the 6th time in a class, the student must start making up tardies in order to earn credit
in that class. A student can make up tardies by doing 1of 2 actions (There will not be Lunch or
After
School detentions):
1) A student can attend only one Early Morning Detention for each tardy if the student
serves from 7:20am - 8:20am. This action needs to be pre-arranged with an Administrator before
attending to make sure overcrowding is not an issue.
2) A student may attend Saturday School for one hour per every tardy in order to make up a tardy.
Therefore, the maximum number of tardies a student may make up during Saturday School is four.
School Action on Absences and Tardies
Every Friday, the school will run a tardy and absence report and send home an email to parent for
each tardy and/or absence past five (5) in order to remind parents to have students serve the
detentions/Saturday schools if they go over seven (7) on either tardies or absences. Please note
that Saturday may be moved to a different day because of Holidays or other events. It is the
responsibility of the student to be aware of those changes.
Student action on Absences and Tardies
There is no longer an appeal process for “No Credit”s, either by absence or tardy. Again, a
student will have the current trimester to make up an absence or a tardy, and either can be
restored before they reach the eight limit. However, all attendance issues must be resolved by the
“Teacher Workday” at the end of the trimester. No exceptions will be made, so it is encouraged for
students to
make up tardies and absences before they reach the No Credit mark.
Absences
Attendance at school is an indicator of success in school and is necessary for maximum student
learning. All students are expected to be in class on time every school day. Jefferson School
District defines acceptable school attendance as missing not more than seven (7) days per
trimester. If a student must be absent from school, the parent/guardian is requested to call the
office by 9:00 am to report the absence for that day. If a phone call is not possible, a note
explaining the absence must be given to the office on the day of return. If parents/guardians find
it necessary to take students out of school for an extended period of time, please contact the
office in advance. (Board Policy 3050 and 2380)
Students who accrue ten (10) consecutive absences will be dropped from school. When the student
returns to school, the student may be re-enrolled in school. Students served by homebound will not
be included in this procedure (Board Policy 2380). In addition, students with seven (7) or more
unverified absences, whether consecutive or accumulative, may be referred to the Board of Trustees,
or designee, as a habitual truant.
A student may have seven (7) counting verified/unverified absences (Parent, Unverified, Sick,
Truant) in each class and still be allowed to earn credit in the class. A counting unverified
absence is any absence other than Funeral, Court, Medical, Suspension, or School Activity.
If a student reaches eight (8) counting unverified absences in a class, the student must make up
the absence by restoring seat time. For each class absence, a student must spend two (2) hours of
seat time during Saturday School. Saturday School is only 4 hours, so the most a student can make
up on any given Saturday is 2 class period absences.
A student only has until the end of the current trimester to make up seat time. If a student knows
they are going to be absent and the absence will put them over seven, then hours can be made up
during Saturday School before the absence.
Tardies
Tardies caused by a late bus, inclement weather, or for medical reasons are excused and shall not
be counted on the student’s record. “Excessive” tardies is defined as more than five tardies.
(Board Policy 3050 and 2380)
A student may be tardy five (5) times to an individual class and still earn credit. If a student
is tardy the 6th time in a class, the student must start making up tardies in order to earn credit
in that class. A student can make up tardies by doing 1of 2 actions (There will not be Lunch or
After
School detentions):
1) A student can attend only one Early Morning Detention for each tardy if the student
serves from 7:20am - 8:20am. This action needs to be pre-arranged with an Administrator before
attending to make sure overcrowding is not an issue.
2) A student may attend Saturday School for one hour per every tardy in order to make up a tardy.
Therefore, the maximum number of tardies a student may make up during Saturday School is four.
School Action on Absences and Tardies
Every Friday, the school will run a tardy and absence report and send home an email to parent for
each tardy and/or absence past five (5) in order to remind parents to have students serve the
detentions/Saturday schools if they go over seven (7) on either tardies or absences. Please note
that Saturday may be moved to a different day because of Holidays or other events. It is the
responsibility of the student to be aware of those changes.
Student action on Absences and Tardies
There is no longer an appeal process for “No Credit”s, either by absence or tardy. Again, a
student will have the current trimester to make up an absence or a tardy, and either can be
restored before they reach the eight limit. However, all attendance issues must be resolved by the
“Teacher Workday” at the end of the trimester. No exceptions will be made, so it is encouraged for
students to
make up tardies and absences before they reach the No Credit mark.
