How to determine if an absence will be counted as excused or unexcused.
Within five days of returning to school, parents/guardians must use one of the following methods to report and provide a reason for a student absence:
- Use the ParentVUE app for same-day and furture absences (preferred)
- Instructions for reporting same-day and future absences are coming January 2023
- Forgot your password? Visit the parentvue site to reset it.
- Need to setup your ParentVUE account? Follow these registration instructions.
- Email the student's alpha secretary (see list below), from one of the emails that is on file in the HUB
- Call the school from a phone number that is on file in the HUB
- Send in a written note with teh student upon their return to school, including a day time phone number where the parent/guardian can be reached and a signiture.
Absences are classified as excused based on the following reasons:
- Personal illness of the student
- Medical and dental appointments for the student
- Death of immediate family member
- Observation of a religious holiday
- Emergency conditions in the student's home that require help from the student
- Reasons of extenuating circumstances to be judged by the principal/designee
- Short trips taken by the entire family when required because of caring for children, particularly if the trip is construed to be of educational value and could be made a part of the instructional program
- Student participation in school-sponsored activities taking place during school hours
- Required court appearance
- Approved pre-arranged absences
Absences are classified as unexcused based on the following reasons:
- All day truancy
- Class truancy
- Missing a ride or a bus
- Unapproved pre-arranged absence
- Failure to produce an appropriate explanation for absence
A Reminder About Absences:
- At the third consecutive absence, a medical note is required ro excuse further absences
- At the tenth absence (total count), a medical note is required for each additional absence for the remainder of the year.