ATTENDANCE POLICIES - Greece Athena Staff Blog

STUDENT ATTENDANCE (Cont’d.)2010 7110R3 of 4StudentsIf deemed necessary by appropriate school officials, or if requested by the parent/person in parentalrelation, a school conference shall be scheduled between the parent/person in parental relation andappropriate staff members in order to address the student's attendance. The student may also berequested to attend this conference in order to address appropriate intervention strategies that bestmeet the needs of the student.Attendance IncentivesIn order to encourage student attendance, the district will develop and implement gradeappropriate/building-levelstrategies and programs.Disciplinary ConsequencesUnexcused absences, tardiness, and early departures will result in disciplinary sanctions as describedin the district's Code of Conduct. Consequences may include, but are not limited to, in-schoolsuspension, detention, and denial of participation in interscholastic and extracurricular activities.Parents/persons in parental relation will be notified by designated district personnel at periodicintervals to discuss their child's absences, tardiness, or early departures and the importance of classattendance and appropriate interventions. Individual buildings/grade levels will address procedures toimplement the notification process to the parent/person in parental relation.Intervention Strategy ProcessEach school Attendance Officer is charged with the responsibility of bringing to the attention of theschool principal, assistant principals, and other appropriate staff, any pattern of excessive absences,tardiness, or early departures. In order to effectively intervene when an identified pattern of unexcusedabsences, tardiness, or early departures occur, school administrators and designated district personnelwill pursue the following:a) Identify specific contributing factor(s) of the pattern (e.g., grade level, building, timeframe, type of unexcused absences, tardiness, or early departures);b) Contact the district staff most closely associated with the contributing factor. In specificcases where the pattern involves an individual student, the student and parent/person inparental relation will be contacted. For example, the Assistant Superintendent of StudentServices for students who are habitually truant, the district Physician for studentsexperiencing chronic illnesses, etc.;c) Discuss strategies to directly intervene with specific contributing factor;d) Recommend intervention to the Assistant Superintendent of Student Services if it relates tochange in district policy or procedure;e) Implement changes, as approved by appropriate administration;f) Utilize appropriate district and/or community resources to address and help remediatestudent unexcused absences, tardiness, or early departures.(Continued)