Attendance Guidelines and Procedures
REPORTING A SCHOOL ABSENCE
To report a Full or Partial Day absence, please contact us by 8:00am.
Call : 925-828-3198
Email: Jessica Golden, jgolden@srvusd.net
All absences must be reported to the school Attendance Office/Line, even if it does not meet the requirements for an excused absence. When leaving a message or providing a signed note/email, the parent/guardian should include:
- Student’s full name (spell the first and last name) and grade
- Reason for the absence (failure to provide reason results in absence marked as Unexcused)
- Date(s) of the absence(s)
- Parent/guardian name and relationship to the student
METHODS OF VERIFICATION FOR REPORTING ABSENCES
The following methods may be used to report or verify student absences:
- Phone call, signed written note or email from parent/guardian.
- Conversation between attendance office and parent/guardian (in person or telephone) or voicemail
- Visit to the student's home by the verifying employee, or any other reasonable method which establishes the fact that the student was absent for the reasons stated.
- Physician's verification.
- When excusing students for confidential medical services or verifying such appointments, district staff shall not ask the purpose of such appointments but may contact a medical office to confirm the time of the appointment.
- When a student has accumulated 10 full-day excused, scattered absences in the school year as verified by methods listed in #1-3 above, subsequent full or partial day absences for illness or physician’s appointment shall require physician’s verification or to be excused by method of the district's chronic illness form.
AR 5113 States that - All absences that are not cleared within two days after a student's return to school shall be recorded as unexcused (CUT).
OVERALL ATTENDANCE EXPECTATIONS
San Ramon Valley Unified School District believes there is a direct relationship between consistent attendance and student success. Students with good attendance achieve higher grades, feel more connected to their school community, realize success, earn the necessary credits for graduation, and learn positive habits that will support future college and career readiness and success.
At Neil Armstrong, all students are expected to attend school daily, and they are expected to arrive on time, except for excused absences.
ATTENDANCE RESOURCES
