Attendance

ATTENDANCE

School attendance is the law per California Education Code 48200. Los Angeles Municipal Code 45.04 expects students to be at school, on campus learning, unless it is for one of the listed 5 valid reasons listed below.

In order to support student achievement, LAUSD set an attendance goal for all students to maintain a Proficient/Advance attendance rate of 96% or higher throughout the school year. Use this table to track your attendance progress to meet our goal of 96% or better!

It is important that your child is present at school every day and on time. Here are some suggestions to establish positive attendance habits:

Create morning and evening routines
Schedule all appointments for your child during non-school hours
Post school calendar and schedules in a visible place
Plan family vacations on non-school days
Help your child develop a positive attitude towards school
Communicate with your child’s teacher on a regular basis

TARDIES

Students are considered tardy if they arrive after 8:05 a.m. 8:06 is considered tardy.

3 unexcused tardies is equivalent to 1 absence.

- - 8:06-8:25 Tardy slip issued to student. Teacher will mark tardy on MiSiS.
  - 8:26 and after- Report to the main office. Student will be issued a blue tardy slip and office staff will notate the arrival time and reason for tardiness.

ATTENDANCE INCENTIVE PROGRAM

Monthly Perfect Attendance 0 absences and 0 tardies/early pick ups

End of Year Outstanding Attendance 7 absences and 2 tardies/early pick ups

End-of-year Perfect Attendance 0 absences and 0 tardies/early pick ups

- - Annual perfect attendance students (0 absent, 0 tardy, 0 early out) will be entered into a drawing for two tickets to a theme park.
  - Annual perfect/outstanding attendance students will be invited to a special field trip or event at the end of the school year.

LEAVING EARLY

Children may never go home early or leave school without being officially checked out by the office. If your child must leave school during school hours for any reason, the parent, or person on the emergency contact, must appear in person at the school office to pick up the child. All adults MUST have a photo ID to check out a child early. Children may not be released to anyone not on the emergency contact list. Remember, leaving early also counts towards your child’s attendance as the expectation is that students remain on campus from 8:05 am - 2:28 pm on school days. (3 early outs equates to 1 absence. This does count against your child for perfect attendance recognition purposes.)

ILLNESS

If your child is ill:

Call the school the morning of the absence (323) 225-6005 or a send message to your child’s teacher via Class Dojo or email.
Let the school know if your child has a contagious disease, such as pink eye, lice, chicken pox or measles.
Children are susceptible to colds and childhood disease, and for this reason parents are asked to cooperate in safeguarding other children from infections by keeping their own child at home if he or she has a cold, sore throat, cough, headache, nausea (vomiting), fever, etc.
Send a note when your child returns. Include your child’s name, date and reasons for his/her absence and your signature. We have included some easy to fill out forms for you to submit on your return. See image here.

Any absence that exceeds three days must be excused with a doctor’s note.

These are the only legal reasons for excused absence:

Illness
Medical or Dental appointment (bring a note from the doctor)
Death of an immediate relative
Quarantine of the home – must be verified
Immunization exclusion up to 5 days

TRUANCY

Any absences NOT CLEARED in MiSiS within 10 days becomes a TRUANCY on your child’s record. (C.C.R. Title 5, Section 306 and E.C. 48260)

***If you are on a permit to attend Multnomah, your PERMIT will NOT BE RENEWED if poor attendance is a factor. ***