Attendance

Attendance Office

Office Hours: 6:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Excuse Tardy/Absence: 480-812-7703 within 24hrs!

Excuse ALL-DAY ABSENCE:

Please send a Parent Square Message to the attendance techs

 

Student-Driver Release:

Requires verbal AND written confirmation!

chsattendance@cusd80.com

480-812-7703

Sign Out Policy:

Parent/guardian must sign students out in the Attendance Office and show picture ID to pick up student. Anyone other than the parent/guardian picking up student must be listed on the emergency information and 18 years of age or older. Students will not be called out of class until parent/guardian has signed student out with proper identification. 

 

Attendance Policy

Each day a student is absent stands for lost time in the classroom and lost opportunity to gain experience.

Parents: We want each student to attend classes each day. Successful attendance + behavior + grades = positive student outcomes, including high school graduation. You may access your student’s attendance through the parent portal.

TARGET ATTENDANCE 6 or fewer days per year - excused or unexcused - leads to positive outcomes & educational benefits

WARNING ATTENDANCE 7-9 days per year - excused or unexcused - can place the student several days behind classmates’ learning opportunities

CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM 10 or more days per year - excused or unexcused - leads to lost learning opportunities

 

ABSENCES

A student who does not attend a class or arrives 15 or more minutes late is considered absent. Absences can be defined as excused or unexcused. Students are allowed 9 absences (excused or unexcused) per semester. The tenth total absence may result in loss of credit unless there are extenuating circumstances. If a student misses a class due to a pre-approved school-related activity, or a school suspension, it will not count as an absence, but students are still responsible for any missed work in their classes.

EXCUSED ABSENCE: A parent or legal guardian must call the attendance office hotline within 24 hours of the absence to officially excuse the student. An excused absence may be due to, but is not limited to, these conditions:

• • Serious family illness (documentation needed)
  • Personal illness or health conditions  
  • Death in the immediate family
  • Religious holiday
  • Doctor or dentist appointment (documentation needed)

UNEXCUSED ABSENCE: Any absence that is not excused within 24 hours of the absence by a parent or legal guardian is recorded as unexcused. Students are still accountable for information missed while they are out. Teachers are recommended to give no credit for any test, assignment or other work missed due to unexcused absences.

CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM: Occurs when a student misses greater than 10% of school days due to absences - regardless of reason. Arizona Revised Statute (A.R.S.) §15-803 (B) states that absences may be considered excessive when the number of absent days exceeds ten percent of the number of required attendance days prescribed in A.R.S. §15-802. Ten percent equates to nine (9) days of absences per semester regardless of whether they are excused or unexcused.

SUSPENSION: Even though a suspension is considered a serious consequence for discipline issues, the days missed while suspended do not count as absences for purposes of keeping track of days missed from school. Suspended students are still responsible for all makeup work.

CONSEQUENCES FOR ABSENCES: The following actions will be taken after five (5) and after nine (9) excused/unexcused absences per semester and if a student reaches 10 consecutive absences in a semester: 

1. Five Absences - When a student reaches five (5) absences, whether excused or unexcused, they will receive the 5-Day Absence Warning Letter. The parent/guardian will receive the letter via email (or U.S. Mail if email is not available). 

2. Nine (9) Absences - When a student has nine (9) absences, whether excused or unexcused, they will receive the 9-Day Absence Final Warning Letter. The parent/guardian will receive the letter via email (or U.S. Mail if email is not available).

3. 10+ Absences - Once a student reaches 10 or more absences, they will be referred to administration for excessive absenteeism. 

4. 10 Consecutive Absences - After 10 consecutive days of absences per semester, the state requires schools to automatically withdraw from the student.

 

TARDIES

TARDY TO SCHOOL:  In order for a student to be excused from class when he/she is late for school, the student must check in at the attendance desk to be signed in. To excuse being tardy, the attendance office must receive a phone call or email within a 24-hour period from a parent/guardian using a verified phone number or email on the student's file. A note from the doctor’s office, dentist's office, or court system will also excuse a student in lieu of a parent calling.

An unexcused reason for a tardy will results in an unexcused pass to class. For the first period of the student’s school day, he/she will be allowed ten (10) unexcused tardies. For every ten (10) tardies, the student will be assigned five (5) days of lunch detentions. A student can also receive Saturday school for excessive excused tardies if the tardies are becoming frequent, excessive, disruptive, or for any other reason considered necessary.

TARDY TO CLASS: Students who's tardy is unexcused for any period (except the student’s 1st period of the day) will receive consequences based on the teacher’s classroom policy (i.e., after school detention, loss of points, etc.). If a student comes to school late after the first period and would be considered tardy to a class, the student must check in at the attendance desk to be signed in. To excuse the tardy, please refer to the school procedures outlined above in the Tardy to School section. A parent/guardian may not call in to excuse a tardy that occurs when a student is traveling from class to class; students are expected to arrive at class on time.

Ditching a Class: Students caught ditching will be assigned Saturday School and/or ISS (In School Suspension) can receive other suspensions for multiple occurrences.

Excuse A Tardy

Want to be "excused" for being tardy? Follow these steps...

• 1. Students must check in at the attendance desk to be signed in.
  2. Parent/guardian call 480-813-7703. 

NOTE: Give notice within 24 hours. 

NOTE: A note from the doctor’s office, dentist's office or court system will also excuse a student in lieu of a parent calling/emailing.

NOTE: 10 "Unexcused tardies" will result in five (5) days of lunch detentions.

NOTE: Excessive "Excused tardies" could also result in Saturday school. (8:00 a.m. - noon). 

NOTE: A parent/guardian may not call in to excuse a tardy that occurs when a student is traveling from class to class.

 

Report Absent Online

To report a Full-Day general absence online, please complete the following step:

Please send a Parent Square Message to the attendance techs

NOTE: The parent/guardian reporting the absence must use an email matching the one on file in the Infinite Campus.

 

Report An Absent by Phone

480-812-7703 24/7 

 

Call from a parent or guardian phone number matching the number on file.

·       Provide:

o   Student’s full name with the correct spelling.

o   Student’s ID number.

o   Date(s) of Absence(s)

o   Reason for the Absence(s)

 

Student Driver Release

Student Drivers that wish to leave early

Follow these STEPS.

1. Email chsattendance@cusd80.com  

• STUDENT NAME
• ID#
• DATE & TIME OF RELEASE
• PARENT/ GUARDIAN NAME
• PHONE # 

2.Call the attendance office to give verbal confirmation. 

480-812-7703.

 

The attendance office will call the student down at the attendance office at the time asked.

The student must sign out through the student attendance office to receive a pass to leave campus.

 

Saturday School 

A student will be assigned to Saturday School for any of the following reasons...

·       Ditching Class

·       25 Unexcused Tardies for All Classes Combined

·       (All tardies must be excused within 24 hours of the tardy by email/phone       

·       Other Reasons- Assigned by Administration

 

SATURDAY SCHOOL PROCEDURES

In the JSU Library

8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (Noon)

·       Students need to arrive at 8:00 a.m. If students are later than 8:15 a.m., they will be reassigned.

·       Students should enter through the gate by the front office near the attendance doors.

·       Students are expected to work the entire time. Teachers may provide work if students do not have any.

·       The monitors will provide restroom breaks as needed, the students will be signed out for the restroom and sign in when they return.

·       Students should not leave the room unsupervised.

·       NO food or drink is allowed except for water.

·       Students will have a ten-minute break without their cellphones. They are allowed to eat a snack provided by the students.

·       The monitors may send a student home at any time if the student is disruptive. In which case, the administrator will add more consequences.

·       If a student does not attend, they will receive Two (2) days of In School Suspension on the following Tuesday and Wednesday.

 

Saturday School Dates

·       August 9th

·       August 23rd

·       September 13th

·       October 18th

·       November 1st

·       November 15th

·       December 6th

·       January 10th

·       January 24th

·       February 7th

·       February 28th

·       April 11th

·       April 25th

·       May 9th