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Attendance Policy
The law mandates regular daily attendance for all children less than 18 years of age. Any child entering school after the regular start time of 8:00 am is considered tardy. If your student is tardy to school he or she must first go to the front office for a tardy slip.
If your child is absent the law also requires a written note or phone call stating why they were absent. Please send a note or call the front office when student returns to school.
We want to remind you that these issues are not just school policy but state law and failure to comply can result in referral to the appropriate District and State agencies.
To clear and absence or if you have any questions please contact the front office.
Regular attendance is one of the most important requirements for success in school. The lessons are carefully paced, and build sequentially upon one another. If a student is absent, they will have to work twice as hard to catch up in every subject area missed. For young children, that can be discouraging and lead to poor grades.
According to California State Law, students are required to attend school every day. The following exceptions are legal reasons for students to miss school:
Personal illness
Medical necessity
Funeral service for a member of the immediate family
Court subpoena
Family emergency (for which there is no control)
Immunizations
Religious consent
If your child must be absent for any of the above reasons, you should call the school as soon as possible.
Excessive absences: We understand that sometimes there are extreme circumstances that cause students to miss school. It is our desire to assist you and your child in achieving regular attendance to prevent the loss of valuable instruction, and to ensure your child’s success in school.
Three (3) unexcused tardies or absences will be considered truancy,
(Section 48260 of the California State Education Code).
Truant students will be referred to the School Attendance Review Team (SART).
If that team is unable to resolve the cause of student absences, the family will be referred to the Stanislaus Sheriff Department’s School Attendance Review Board (SARB). The Sheriff and the Board will determine the appropriate interventions to improve school attendance.
Independent Study Attendance Policy
Regular attendance is one of the most important requirements for success in school. The lessons are carefully paced, and build sequentially upon one another. If a student is absent, they will have to work twice as hard to catch up in every subject area missed. For young children, that can be discouraging and lead to poor grades.
According to California State Law, students are required to attend school every day. The following exceptions are legal reasons for students to miss school:
Personal illness
Medical necessity
Funeral service for a member of the immediate family
Court subpoena
Family emergency (for which there is no control)
Immunizations
Religious consent
If your child must be absent for any of the above reasons, you should call the school as soon as possible.
Excessive absences: We understand that sometimes there are extreme circumstances that cause students to miss school. It is our desire to assist you and your child in achieving regular attendance to prevent the loss of valuable instruction, and to ensure your child’s success in school.
Three (3) unexcused tardies or absences will be considered truancy,
(Section 48260 of the California State Education Code).
Truant students will be referred to the School Attendance Review Team (SART).
If that team is unable to resolve the cause of student absences, the family will be referred to the Stanislaus Sheriff Department’s School Attendance Review Board (SARB). The Sheriff and the Board will determine the appropriate interventions to improve school attendance.