State law requires students to attend school
and be "physically in the classroom" a prescribed number of days,
depending on course duration, to successfully receive course credit(s). The
Students will be
assigned a homeroom when they first enter CCHS. Homerooms are designed to assist the
students with guidance, planning, scheduling, parental communications, and other
related student/teacher activities. The administration considers the homeroom
class to be an integral part of the curriculum.
Attendance is mandatory for homeroom as well as for all other classes on
the student's schedule. Students in a
position to graduate in the spring ceremonies will be moved to a graduating
homeroom at the beginning of the school year.
HOMEROOM
TARDIES
Homeroom is held during the
middle of the day. Students not
reporting to homeroom by the final bell will be considered cutting and will be
handled by the administration accordingly.
Tardies are not acceptable to any class
including homeroom.
Students are expected to obtain
a green hall pass from their teachers or
have their agenda book signed before they leave the room during the class
period. A hall pass will be required of
all students excused from any class.
Students who have permission to leave class are to conduct themselves in
a quiet and orderly manner to and from points of destination without
tarrying. The hall pass is to be visible
at all times. A hall pass is not
required for a student called to the office by an administrator.
On occasion it
will be necessary for a student to briefly remain with a teacher at the end of
a period in order to complete an assignment.
If this expected time exceeds five minutes then students are required to
obtain prior permission from the receiving teacher which grants them permission
to be late to their class. This is in
efforts to avoid attendance complications.
If a student is to remain in a
class more than five minutes, the sending teacher must obtain a note of
agreement from the receiving teacher prior to holding the student. If the student is having difficulties with class
performance or has a large amount of work to complete, it is advised that the
teacher address this after school as to not conflict with other classes.
Absences from the school shall be unexcused unless they are excused
pursuant to the provisions of this policy.
No student in Grades 9-12 may miss more than 5 unexcused days in a 90
day course, 10 unexcused days for a 180 day course, or 2 unexcused days for a
quarter course and receive credit for the course. Additionally, except in extreme
circumstances, no student may miss more than 10 days in a semester course, 20
days in a yearly course that meets everyday, or 5 days in a quarter course and still receive credit for the course.
Students at the high school level who have not reached age 17 and who
have exceeded legal limits regarding absences and, as a result, will not
receive credit must (nevertheless) attend school. Absences in Grades 9-12 shall
be counted on a course-by-course basis.
The school principal or his designees are the only individuals that may
excuse an absence. The school principal
or his designee may excuse an absence for the following reasons:
1. Students who have doctor,
dentist, or clinic appointments or who have donated blood at school.
2. Students who have documented
circumstances beyond the control of parent or student.
3. Students who are participating in
interscholastic activities such as field trips, athletic contests, academic
competitions, music festivals, student conventions, and similar activities.
4. Students who are engaged in bus
driver training.
5. Absences excused by notes from
parents. Parents may excuse up to twenty
absences in a 180 day course, ten in a 90 day course, and five in 45 day
course, for the following reasons:
a.
A student who is temporarily ill and
whose attendance in school would endanger his health or the health of others;
b. A student whose immediate family member has a
serious illness or death.
6. Late registration as a result of
moving into the district after school starts.
Students who were enrolled last school term but come after the opening
date will accumulate unexcused absences unless they present valid written
excuses.
7. Students who transfer from
another district will have attendance and academic records transferred and the
absences will be counted.
8. Out-of-School Suspension (
9. Any other absences that the
principal or his designee deems appropriate.
a. The Associate Superintendent or his designee is authorized to excuse
student absences on other good and sufficient bases.
10. Non-traditional religious
holidays must have board approval.
PROCEDURES FOR EXCUSED ABSENCES
An excused absence is important because of its
impact on make-up work and the awarding of credit.
¨ To be eligible to make up work, a
student must present an excuse to proper school authorities within three (3)
school days following the return from an absence or absences.
UNEXCUSED ABSENCES
Students who either don’t attend or leave school without permission will
be considered as cutting school.
Class-work missed while a student is absent may not be made up if the
absence is unexcused. A grade of zero will
be assigned for such work. After three
(3) consecutive absences or a total of five (5) unexcused absences, school
officials shall identify the reasons for the student's continued absence and
proceed to take corrective action in accordance with policy JBE. Additionally, students and their
parents/guardian should be counseled and/or notified of developing attendance
problems at the end of each grading period and during interim periods as
necessary.
The administration stresses the importance of school attendance in
academic success. Attendance can
determine the awarding of credits and/or promotion to the next grade level.
CLASS
ADMISSION PROCEDURES
The following procedures are to be followed when reporting to school
after an absence:
1. Students are to take the excuse to the attendance office.
2. The attendance office will give
the student a class admission slip.
3. The class admission slip is to be
taken to each teacher. Failure to show the
admission slip to the teacher will mean the absence will be unexcused. (See
Procedures for Excused Absences)
4. The teacher is to initial the
admission slip and the student is to keep the slip with his/her records.
5. If a student is signed out before
attending all classes, he/she is to present the sign out slip to the teacher of
the classes that he/she did not attend on the day of return. Teachers may also admit students to class
based on admission codes on Class XP.
When a parent
finds it necessary to sign a student out of school before the end of the day,
the parent or an authorized adult must personally come to the school to get the
student and sign him/her out. A
telephone call or written permission is acceptable only if an authorized school
official can reasonably verify the authenticity of the call or note. When a student leaves school early, he/she
must sign out through the Attendance Office only. Failure to sign out properly may result in
disciplinary action being taken against the student. Students dismissed from school early for any
reason are not to trespass on the grounds of any school during the remainder of
the day. They must leave CCHS in a
timely manner. If they must wait for a
ride, they should remain in class until the attendance office calls for
them. Students who fail to follow these
procedures may be disciplined.
CHECKOUTS BECAUSE OF ILLNESS
A student who becomes ill while at school is
expected to tell his/her teacher and get permission to leave the class and go
to the Attendance Office. The attendance
clerks will try to contact the parent or guardian before the student is
officially dismissed. If the parent is
not available, the student will be sent to the main office and he/she will be
placed in the sick room. Students who do
not follow this procedure may not be able to account for their whereabouts and
may be disciplined as a result.
Any student who will miss class to participate in a field trip or a
non-school related event must have a signed Student Field Trip form from each
teacher(s) whose class he/she will miss.
The sponsor/teacher will give the student a Field Trip form. The student will present the form to the
teacher(s) the activity affects.
Teachers may not deny permission to miss class for a field trip, if the
form is signed by the appropriate administrator. However, teachers may make any
comments regarding makeup work or excessive absenteeism in the comments portion
of the form.
MAKE‑UP WORK
Students who have medical excused absences may take up to the days missed because of illness to make up the missed work. Students that have a non-medical excuse are required to turn in all make ups the day after they return to school. Students whose absences are unexcused will not have the privilege of making up work or tests and will be given a zero (0) on tests and/or work. Exception: a student may be allowed to make up work ONE time during a school semester for the first out-of-school suspension absence(s) in order to give adequate and necessary support to school attendance. Teachers should develop meaningful make up work procedures that are an integral part of a student’s overall grade.
State
law requires students to attend school and be "physically” in the
classroom a prescribed number of days, depending on course duration, to
successfully receive course credit(s).
The
1. Students should get a printout of their attendance
from their teacher, the attendance office, or their class counselor if they
feel they are close to the "over" limits. Each teacher will post a
list of students who have exceeded the maximum number of absences allowed by
law in their respective courses (approximately 2-3 weeks prior to the
conclusion of the course). This
preliminary list will ONLY contain students who are over in number of days FOR ANY REASON. At the conclusion of the course, this list
will be generated again to include the remaining approximate two weeks. Also, an additional list will be generated
identifying those students who have exceeded the maximum number of UNEXCUSED
absences in their respective courses.
These unexcused attendance course codes are U's. The main thing students need to remember is
that they do not want ANY unexcused
absences on their attendance records.
In order to
correct attendance discrepancies:
·
Students are to
check with their respective course teachers
first for Class XP coding errors or a missing school activity code.
·
Students are then
to check with their class guidance
counselor for non-coded excuses.
·
Next students
check with an administrator for non-coded
"P" excuses.
·
Finally students
check with the attendance office for
non-coded parent/medical notes.
·
Students who are
still over in days due to extenuating circumstances will need to pick up an
attendance appeal form from the attendance office or their class guidance
counselor.
2.
Students lose
credit when they:
·
Have 6 absences in
a quarter course (any reason)
·
Have 11 absences
in a semester course (any reason)
·
Have 21 absences
in a yearly course (any reason)
·
Have 11 absences
in an “A/B” course (any reason)
·
Have 3 absences
in a quarter course (UNEXCUSED)
·
Have 6 absences
in a semester course (UNEXCUSED)
·
Have 11 absences
in a yearly course (UNEXCUSED)
·
Have 6 absences
in an “A/B” course (UNEXCUSED)
3. Students may appeal for course credit due to EXTENUATING
CIRCUMSTANCES. All extenuating circumstances course credit appeals
must be submitted to the attendance office within ten (10) days of the report
card issue date for the respective course.
Students who appeal but are denied course credit by the attendance
committee may then appeal their days to the Associate Superintendent.
A - Unverified (UNV)
B - Bereaved (BER)
C - Truant (CUT)
D - Death in Family (DTH)
E - Excused (EXC)*
F - Funeral (FNR)
H - Homebound (HOM)*
I - In School Suspension (ISS)*
K - Religious/Board Approved (REL)*
L - Late Bus (BUS)*
M - Medical (MED)
N - Note from Home (NOT)
O - Out of School Suspension (
P - Principal's Excuse (APR)*
Q - Court (CRT)
S - Sign out (SOT)
T - Tardy (TDY)
U - Unexcused (UNX)
V - School Activity (ACT)*
W - Weather (WEA)*
X - Sign out (SOT)
Z - Unexcused Tardy (UTD)
*
Indicates excuse codes not counted
against student attendance for receiving course credit.