Attendance Overview

 

   

 

       ACPHS Attendance Overview

    ACPHSattendance@cusd80.com

        480-424-8703 Absence/Tardy reporting line

 

High School Administration, faculty and staff encourage students to be at school on time every day. Student attendance closely matches student academic achievement. The attendance policy is intended to involve parents, to teach students responsibility and to provide for optimum instruction and academic accountability.

 

1. Tardy To Class

Students are expected to be seated in their classrooms ready to begin class prior to the bell ringing. A tardy is defined as “not being in an assigned seat when the bell rings”. Additional disciplinary measures may be taken against students who are habitually tardy by the grade level Administrator.

Parents must call 480-424-8703 every time to excuse a tardy for their student within 24 hours; this only applies for first period.  A parent/guardian may not call in to excuse a tardy that occurs during passing periods; students are expected to arrive to class on time.

2. Absences

After the first *15 minutes of class time is missed, a student is considered Absent. In other words, a Tardy (“T”) will change to an Absence (“A”).

 

1. Excused Absences

A parent/legal guardian must call the attendance office within 24 hours of the absence to officially excuse students from school. When a parent signs in/out a student, they must be signed in/out at the Attendance Office. No student will be permitted to leave campus without a pass from Attendance. Students are responsible for making arrangements with their teachers to complete make-up work for excused absences.

 

 

2. Unexcused Absences

Unexcused absences are considered truancies. If a student misses a period in the middle of the day, the unexcused absence will be considered as ditching class “D” code and will be referred to Administration. A parent/guardian email/phone call will not be justification as an excused absence.

 

3. Consequences for Absences The following actions will be taken after 7 absences per semester and after 10 consecutive absences.

 

1. Seven Absences

After 7 class period absences (excluding documented illness) per semester, the student may be placed on an attendance contract, dropped from the class to an alternative program, or dropped from the class with an “F”.

2. Ten Consecutive Absences

After 10 consecutive days of absences per semester, the state requires schools to automatically withdraw the student.