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Attendance
Overview
Regular attendance is a key factor in a child's academic success. Regular attendance is when a student attends more than 95% of the academic school year; this may include up to 8 absences in a 180-day school year.
The Florida Legislature finds the association with poor academic performance and nonattendance to be so important that each school district must take an active role in promoting attendance as a means of improving student performance. The State also finds that early interventions are the most effective way of producing good attendance habits that will lead to improved student learning and achievement.
Quick Links
Report an Absence
Each parent/guardian of a child within compulsory attendance age is responsible for their child's school attendance. When a child must be absent, the parent must report the reason for absence to the school's Attendance Manager.
To report the reason for your child's absence, the District offers three options:
Approved Reasons for Excused Absences from Policy 5.5 (Attendance)
Parents should report the reason for an absence within two school days. If requested by the school, the parent must provide documentation of an illness from a licensed health care practitioner.
Students must be in school unless the absence has been permitted or excused for one of the reasons listed below:
1. Illness of student (Physical or Mental Health)
2. Illness of an immediate family member
3. Death in the family
4. Religious holiday
5. Required court appearance or subpoena
6. Special event
7. Scheduled medical or dental appointment
8. Student has a communicable disease
Students on field trips, attending alternative to suspension programs, or in internal suspension programs are not considered absent.
- Option 2: Attendance Hotline
- Option 3: Note for the Attendance Manager
- Option 1: Online Absence Form
Option 2: Attendance Hotline
Locate the Attendance Hotline phone number on the “Report an Absence” page.
Call the School’s Attendance Hotline number.
Leave a detailed message that includes the student’s name, student ID or birthdate, grade level, reason for absence(s) and date(s) of absence(s).
You can check the status of your child’s attendance report via Pinnacle 24-48 hours after reporting it to the school’s Attendance Manager.
Option 3: Note for the Attendance Manager
A written note can be delivered to the Attendance Manager to excuse an absence. Check with the school's main office for delivery information. Include the following information on the note:
1. Student's first and last name
2. Student ID or birth date
3. Grade level (include the teacher's name for elementary students)
4. Date(s) of absence
5. Reason for absence
6. Parent first and last name
7. Parent contact information
* Parent includes either or both parents of a student, any guardian of a student, any person in a parental relationship to a student, or any person exercising supervisory authority over a student in place of a parent.
Option 1: Online Absence Form
Click on the "CONTACT" link in the top navigation bar of the school's website. Then select the "Report Absence Online" link to complete the online form.
A copy of the form will go to the school's Attendance Manager and to the custodial parent(s). (Make sure your contact information is up-to-date with the school.)
District Attendance Committee
Primary roles of the District Attendance Committee include:
- Maintenance of Policy 5.5: Attendance
- Recommendations for the Attendance Awareness Campaign
- Provide recommendations to other committees when appropriate
- Support for the Attendance Symposium
- District-Wide Attendance Recognition ("An Evening Among the Stars" for multiple years of perfect attendance)
Membership Composition:
- Parents
- District leadership
- School-based leadership
- Department heads
- Instructional Bargaining Units (BTU)
- Community Partners
- City and Government representatives
- District Advisory Council Representative(s)
Meeting Dates for 2024/25 School Year
The District Attendance Committee meets on the 3rd Thursday of each month during the school year.
Meetings are scheduled to begin at 1:00 p.m. on TEAMS
- 09/19/24·
- 10/17/24·
- 11/21/24·
- 12/19/24·
- 01/23/25·
- 02/20/25·
- 03/20/25·
- 04/17/25·
- 05/7/25 Evening Among the Stars (TBA)
- 05/22/25 -Last Meeting (in person)
Meeting Minutes/Notes
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