Lancaster High School Attendance Policy

Attendance Policy

ANTELOPE VALLEY UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT

10-DAY ATTENDANCE POLICY

  1. After 10 periods or 600 minutes, whichever comes first, of unexcused absence in one class for one semester no credit may be earned for that class. Unexcused absences are at-home suspension, truancy, and absences for which no verifiable reason has been given by the parent or guardian.
  2. Parents will be notified of this policy at the beginning of each school year or upon the enrollment of the student. Parents will be sent notification by mail of the number of unexcused absences their student has in each class at the following times: first quarter progress report, first quarter report card, second quarter progress report, third quarter progress report, third quarter report card, fourth quarter progress report. Notification of unexcused absences may be sent more frequently than outlined above or at differing times due to school block schedules.
  3. A separate notification, warning of the possibility of receiving no credit for a class, shall be sent at the time a student reaches 7 unexcused absences or 420 minutes of unexcused absence, whichever comes first, in any class period.
  4. Parents may clear, by note or phone call, any non-suspension or non-truant absence during a period of time not to exceed 10 school days after the occurrence of the absence. After the 10-day window of opportunity a doctor’s note indicating a diagnosis is required to clear an absence.
  5. If a student is absent from school for a portion of the day for illness or a doctors visit, the parent or guardian must properly check the student out of school through the attendance office. If this procedure is not followed, the student’s period absences may be marked as unexcused.
  6. There is no appeal process for loss of credit in a class if a student has more than 10 periods or 600 minutes, whichever comes first, of unexcused absence at the end of a semester in that class.
  7. Students may opt to attend voluntary Saturday school for a minimum of four hours to clear an all-day absence which has not been cleared by a verifiable excuse. Period absences, at-home suspensions, and truancies may not be cleared through Saturday school. Students may attend Saturday school voluntarily up to five times in one semester. Parent permission is required for the student to attend voluntary Saturday school. A student may not attend voluntary Saturday school for absences more than 20 school-days past. (Click on the link to Voluntary Saturday School for more information about this program.)
  8. The Superintendent is directed to establish procedures to implement this policy. Annually, an evaluation of this policy shall be reported to the Board of Trustees.

ANTELOPE VALLEY UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT

Voluntary Saturday School Program

The Attendance Committee recognizes the need to allow an alternative attendance option in its new 10-day attendance policy. We hope that parents will be proactive in their student’s attendance and take the responsibility to clear absences as they occur. The purpose of voluntary Saturday School is to allow students with all-day absences to engage in instruction on a Saturday in order to reduce the number of absences. Eligible types of absences to be reduced are any unverified, all-day type. Suspensions, confirmed truancies, and period absences may not be reduced through this program.

  1. A student may attend the program no more than five times during a semester.
  2. The student must sign up for the program by no later than the Thursday, 3PM, prior to the Saturday school date. Parent permission by writing or verbal contact is needed for the student to attend voluntary Saturday school.
  3. The Saturday school teacher will monitor the progress of the students who are voluntarily attending.
  4. The Saturday school teacher will have the final decision as to whether the student receives credit for the day or no credit. This decision will be based upon the amount of work completed by the student. A student may be dismissed from Saturday school, with loss of credit, due to inappropriate behavior.
  5. The following Monday the Saturday school teacher will deliver to the administrator over the program a list of students who received credit for voluntary Saturday school.
  6. Upon successful completion of the Saturday school the student will have one full-day of unverified absence re-coded in the computer attendance files to represent attendance to a voluntary Saturday program. This absence will now be considered excused and will no longer count against the student in relation to the 10-day attendance policy.
  7. A student may not attend voluntary Saturday school for absences more than 20 school-days past.

 

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