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ATTENDANCE INFORMATION
Daily General Attendance
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To report daily absence/early dismissal or late arrival:
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attendance line |
432-3201
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To review a student’s attendance:
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(Last Name)
A – L
M - Z
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Mrs. Preston
Mrs. Topper
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432-3235
432-3229
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ATTENDANCE POLICY SUMMARY
The Grosse Pointe Public School System believes that
students should be in class, on time, every school day. The district believes that a good school attendance program is necessary in order to uphold standards, support academic
success, and promote responsible, lifelong attendance habits.
RESPONSIBILITIES
The school system believes that a school attendance
program is possible when accountability for class attendance is mutually shared
on a daily and hourly basis among students, parents, teachers, counselors,
administrators, and attendance office staff. These daily attendance
responsibilities are:
Students attend all classes on time each day and
make sure they follow the attendance guidelines.
Parents
report a student’s absence and the reason for
absence by 10AM on the day following absence.
Teachers
encourage good attendance by shaping classroom
strategies that motivate student attendance.
Counselors
communicate with staff and parents and provide
supportive assistance when appropriate.
Administrators
communicate concerns, collect data, observe
patterns, and monitor classroom attendance.
Office Staff
maintain accurate attendance records and work
together with students, parents, and staff.
INTERVENTIONS
The school system believes that high standards are maintained by consistent
enforcement of the district’s high school attendance policy.
* PARENT/GUARDIAN CALLS
Please
note: A parent/guardian cannot excuse any absence or tardy for a student who is
on campus, or a student who leaves
campus without properly signing-out in the high school attendance office.
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North High School Attendance Office:
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432-3201
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South High School Attendance Office:
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432-3501
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The parent/guardian call excusing a student’s absence should
be made as soon as possible on the day of the absence, but must be made,
at the latest, by 10 AM
on the day following the absence, or it is unexcused. Following receipt of
the parent/guardian call, the student’s absence is excused.
PRE-ARRANGED ABSENCES
If absences beyond the school-scheduled vacation period
become necessary, they are counted in the maximum of 10 allowable absences
per class per semester. Prior to
his/her absence, a student must:
- obtain a
pre-arranged absence form from his/her counselor, and
- have
his/her teachers sign the form as acknowledgement but not approval of the
absence.
If this process is not followed, teachers are not
obligated to allow a student to make up missed work.
If this procedure is followed, students have the
opportunity to complete assignments and make up tests, but teachers are under
no obligation to provide extra help after vacations.
Students have 3 days to make up assignments
and tests after the return. If assignments and tests are not completed within 3
days, a failing grade for the test or assignment may be given.
MAKE-UP PRIVILEGES
Make-up privileges are allowed for absences that are
excused. Grades can be earned if
students make up their work within a reasonable time after the absence.
A reasonable time is defined as no more than
twice the number of days of the absence.
If work is not made up within this time, a failing grade for the test or
assignment may be given.
CLINIC
Visits during a class to the school clinic are counted in the maximum of 10
allowable absences per class, per semester. EXCEPTION: A student’s clinic
visit is exempt (It is not counted in the maximum of 10 allowable absences per
class, per semester.) when it is the result of an injury or a medical emergency
requiring documented medical care.
DISMISSALS
Students who must leave school during the school day for doctor appointments or
other unavoidable absences that cannot be scheduled outside the school day must
have their parent/guardian phone the Attendance Office BEFORE the student
is excused from school.
The student must obtain a dismissal slip from the attendance office prior to
leaving the school building. Students who do not check out properly through
the Attendance Office will be considered unexcused for all class periods that
are missed. Upon returning to school, a student is responsible for checking back
in to school through the Attendance Office. |
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