Attendance Information

If your student is ill or will be absent from school, call the direct-dial Attendance Line 612-798-0760. (Please do not call the main office about attendance matters.)

Parents/guardians should contact the school by 10 a.m. the day of the absence.

If you need to speak to Attendance Administrative Assistant Mrs. Williams personally, call 612-798-2640.

Parents can check NetClassroom to view their student’s attendance record.

If your child is TARDY to school:

• Students who arrive at school between 7:50-8:15 a.m. are tardy and must sign in at the Convocation Center lobby desk and list the arrival time.
• Students who arrive at school later than 8:15 a.m. are considered absent from first-hour class and must see the Attendance Administrative Assistant in the Convocation Center Lobby or in the Attendance Office for a pass before going to class.
• This procedure must be followed for all other late arrivals after period one. 
• A written excuse or a call to the Attendance Office phone line is required when students are absent. Otherwise, the periods missed are considered skips.

Trimester limits on absences and tardies:

• Absences: Within a trimester, a student who misses more than eight (8) periods in any one class for nonschool sponsored events might not receive credit for that class. Nonschool sponsored events include family vacations, illness, medical appointments, driver license exams, college visits, weather delays, and suspensions. Students who exceed the eight-absence-per-trimester limit will still be excused if they have a doctor’s excuse due to a serious illness.
• Tardies: Students receiving seven (7)  tardies to first period will be contacted by the Attendance Office as will their parents. Each additional tardy results in the student not being allowed to enter their first period class.  The student will remain in the Attendance Office for the period and will be marked absent from the class.  This absence is included in the eight-absence limit described above.

Special Permits – Plan Ahead!

• Students need a pass to leave school for a portion of the day for appointments or nonschool related events.
• Students must have a written note from a parent if the student needs to leave during the school day. The student must bring this note to the Attendance Office Administrative Assistant in the Convocation Center Lobby before school begins to get a special-permit pass. Students are not allowed to leave school without a pass. Parents can pick students up outside the Convocation Center entrance.
• Last minute calls to the school requesting that a student be dismissed during the school day are discouraged and should be considered only in urgent cases. The office cannot contact students with messages except in urgent situations.
• Absences approved with special-permit passes are included in the student’s eight-absence-per-trimester limit. (See above.)

Extended Absence Forms:

• Family vacations and other nonschool related events lasting more than two days must be approved two weeks in advance.
• Students must bring a written request from a parent/guardian to the Attendance Office. They will receive an Extended Absence form that must be signed by a parent/guardian, each of the student’s teachers, and the principals. This form must be completed and submitted to the Attendance Office before the student leaves for the vacation or event.  These absences are included in the eight-absence limit.

Click here to print a copy of the Extended Absence Form.

The Attendance Office is located on the second floor next to the AHA main office.