1. It is the parent/guardian responsibility to assure their student(s) attends school every day.

2. Parent/guardian must call the school each day their student(s) is absent to acknowledge the student’s absence on that day to ensure the child's safety.

3. Students who miss 10% or more of class periods for any course that meets in a
semester will be chronically absent in that course(s).

4. If the student must miss class for any reason, it is the parent/guardian's responsibility to see that a written/verbal excuse, explaining the cause of the absence, is provided to the school prior to, during, or within three days after an absence. Failure to do so within three days of the student's return to school will result in the absence being coded as Unverified (AUK). Excuses provided after the three days will remain coded AUK. All absences will count against the student’s chronic absenteeism. Students are given the opportunity to complete Instruction Related Activities or Concepts Missed and the absence code will be marked (IRA) Instruction Related Activities or Concepts Missed for the first 5 absences per semester in HS and for the first 10 absences per year in ES/MS and then marked (MET) Instruction Related Activities or Concepts Missed in Excess of 10 days in accordance with NRS 392.122 after the 5 for HS and 10 for ES/MS thresholds are met. Absences are only marked IRA or MET if the teacher has determined that the instruction-related activities or concepts missed are completed.

5. The 5 absences per semester in HS and 10 absences in ES/MS can be marked as present using the IRA code described above. All other absences are unexcused. The IRA coded absences are intended to provide flexibility to students who are ill and cannot attend school. Parents must realize that those 5 days per semester in HS and 10 days per year in ES/MS in which instruction-related activities or concept missed can be made up so the student is marked present will likely be needed for illness. It is the parent’s responsibility to budget the absences that the student might have such as with medical appointments, vacations, and other time out of school so that when a student is sick and must stay home they have that
flexibility and it does not affect any attendance consequences that might be imposed such as retention in the same grade for the next school year or failure of the course.

6. It is the responsibility of the parent/guardian to monitor their student’s attendance for accuracy by using the Infinite Campus Parent Portal and to notify the school should inaccuracies be found. Inaccuracies will not be corrected after the last day of school for the year in which the absence occurred.

7. Parent/guardian should make every reasonable effort to schedule medical appointments, legal appointments, vacations, tutoring, and other activities for times outside the student's school day/calendar. Students who excessively miss instruction
(10 times or more) or are excessively tardy (10 times or more) may be withdrawn due to their part-time enrollment.

8. If the student has any health problems that have been verified by a Health Care Professional, the parent/guardian must provide a note from the Health Care Professional to the school verifying the whereabouts of the student. The attendance will be coded EMD. This absence code will count against the student’s chronic absenteeism.

 a. Students who will miss more than 5 consecutive days for illness should be evaluated for a 504
plan and/or Home Hospital Instruction so that chronic absenteeism does not come into play.

 b. Once the student starts Home Hospital, the student will be coded AEL when services begin.
This present code will not count against the student’s chronic absenteeism.

 c. If an excuse note from a Health Care Professional cannot be provided, a parent must
provide a written note for the absence to the school and the attendance will be coded
MED. This absence code will count against the student’s chronic absenteeism.

9. A Parent/guardian must provide advanced written notification to the school of the student’s absence to be considered pre-arranged. A minimum of two days in advance is
required for the absence to be pre-arranged and a week in advance, if the absence is for 3
or more days.

  a. Pre-Arranged absences will be coded Domestic DOM. This absence code will count against the student’s chronic absenteeism.

10. It is the student's responsibility to request Instruction Related Activities or Concepts Missed which
are missed, exams, quizzes or concepts ON THE DAY the student misses any part of the class or ON
THE DAY the student returns to class after an absence. It is the student's responsibility to abide by the school/teacher's procedures for when and how to request this work or concept understanding. The
student has a limited number of days in which to return the Instruction Related Activities or
Concepts Missed (number of days absent plus one, starting the day the work was provided by the teacher).

11. It is the responsibility of the parent/guardian to communicate regularly with the student and the student-teacher(s) regarding attendance issues/concerns and to attend conferences relating to attendance when requested by the school.

12. If the student exceeds 10% or more absences of school days and the parent/guardian believes that they have a reason for an attendance appeal, they should request a final appeal of attendance requirements from the school administrator (MS/HS ONLY).

13. Maintain accurate contact information update phone numbers, email/address, home address, emergency contact or any new information within 2 school days of changes to the school office.

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