ABSENCE AND ABSENCE EXCUSES
Regular and prompt attendance is the responsibility of both parent/guardian and student. Our goal is to provide students with the best educational opportunities available. Regular attendance is essential to achieving this goal. For this reason, we strongly encourage the scheduling of medical/dental appointments and vacations when school is not in session. Each day of classroom instruction is essential. Students are responsible for inquiring with their teachers about missed assignments upon returning to school after any absence. Please see the make up policy. Absences from school shall be excused only for health reasons, family emergencies, and justifiable personal reasons, as permitted by law, Board policy, and administrative regulations.
LEAVING SCHOOL EARLY
Students leaving school early for any reason must be issued a "BLUE SLIP" from the Attendance Office. Parents should call at least 24 hours in advance to arrange this. Please have your student pick up a blue slip in the a.m. in the Attendance Office. The student can then be waiting in the office for the parent's arrival. Parents must sign students out with school staff in the Attendance Office. Only people authorized on the Student Enrollment Card and in possession of a matching picture ID will be allowed to pick up a student during school hours.
TRUANCY
Any student who is out of class without permission or leaves campus without permission is considered TRUANT. Parents will be notified. Truancy will affect grades and citizenship in classes missed.
TARDIES
Students are expected to be in their seats with all necessary materials (books, paper, pencil, etc.) and be ready for work when the tardy bell rings. Students in Physical Education classes are inside their respective Locker Room and changing into their gym clothes when the tardy bell rings. School begins promptly at 8:35 a.m. All students not in their class by 8:35 a.m. must sign in at the Attendance Office. Students are assigned detention if they are tardy more than five (5) times in each semester. EXCESSIVE tardies will affect citizenship grades and are part of the End of the Year activity criteria.
Tardiness is tallied on a semester basis and can be monitored in PowerSchool. A plan for correction of repeated tardiness will be individually devised and enforced. Teachers may allow a tardy to be made up before or after school. The Attendance Clerk determines whether tardiness is to be excused. A note or phone call from the parent will not necessarily excuse a student’s tardy. Each teacher is expected to follow the school’s tardy policy. The policy is as follows:
- For the first three unexcused tardies, the teacher takes appropriate action, and may contact the parent by phone or a note to be signed and returned.
- If the teacher has contacted a parent, the teacher may refer the pupil to the counselor upon the fourth and all subsequent tardies. The Counselor will contact the parent. The student may be assigned disciplinary consequences.
Tardies may affect a student's participation in the End of Year Activities and Promotion Ceremony. Please refer to the End of Year Activity and Promotion Criteria.
HALL PASSES
Any student with permission to leave the room during the class period or performing a duty that takes him/her through the halls must have their Hallway Passport signed by a faculty member. Hall passes will not be given to students to return to lockers for textbooks or materials.
CONTRACTS OF INDEPENDENT STUDY
Please log on to the PowerSchool Parent Portal. On the left hand side, select "FORMS", then "INDEPENDENT STUDY WRITTEN AGREEMENT" and submit after completing the required fields.
After submitting a contract, feel free to confirm with the main office at 858-302-3150 or by emailing Deb Duncan at dduncan1@sandi.net
Contracts are only considered for students who will be absent for 3 or more days and are granted through the Attendance Office.
The school qualifies for state funds when a student enters into a contract and completes the contract within the guidelines and timelines given. A contract does not guarantee passing grades. Grades will be determined by the supervising teacher for quantity and quality of work submitted by the due date. Parents must give the school adequate advance notice to prepare a contract. Students with Individual Education Programs are not eligible for a Contract of Independent Study.