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STUDENT ATTENDANCE

MANUAL

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION SUMMARY OF PROCEDURES STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES PARENT/GUARDIAN RESPONSIBILITIES SCHOOL RESPONSIBILITIES TEACHER RESPONSIBILITIES

APPENDICES A. Nevada Revised Statutes re: Attendance B. WCSD School Board Policy 5400 ? Student Attendance C. Definitions D. IC Report Titles and Codes E. Example of "90% of the Opportunities to Attend" F. Failure due to Inadequate Attendance Options G. Make-Up Work Policy H. Truancy I. Attendance Advisory Board Instructions J. Frequently Asked Questions K. Procedures

1. Taking Daily Attendance 2. Report to find "N" number of Circumstance Absences 3. Attendance MTSS/SARB Flowchart 4. MTSS Tier Pyramid 5. Appeal of Decision to Fail/Retain 6. Unique Conditions 7. Protocol to Challenge Attendance Decision

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L. Templates Appendix 1. ES: Chart re: Number of Minutes for Missed Instruction 2. ES Retention Procedure and Notification 3. Attendance Warning Letters (First, Second) 4. Letter for Notification of Denial of Credit or Promotion 5. Final Appeal of Failure Form 6. Truancy Letters and Forms 7. Pre-Printed Absence Excuse English and Spanish

M. DMV Procedures 1. Administrative Procedure 2. DMV Form

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The purpose of this Attendance Policy Handbook is to provide students, parents, schools, and teachers with a comprehensive explanation of the policy. Please refer questions and suggestions for future editions of this Handbook to Student Accounting.

NRS 392.122 (Appendix A) established that minimum attendance is required for promotion to the next grade. The Washoe County School Board determined 90% of the available attendance opportunities as the minimum number of days for attendance in order to be promoted or to earn credit in a class. A student will be retained in elementary school and middle school and will fail a course in high school if the student falls below the 90% minimum attendance days, no matter what the student's academic mark(s) in the grade/course may be. The entire attendance policy, WCSD Board Policy 5400, is available in Appendix B of this Handbook and on the website: .

Regular daily attendance is a critical component of the educational process. The attendance policy promotes high expectations for student attendance, but allows for certain reasonable absences. In addition, a student who misses class may be able to make up some of the schoolwork, but it is not possible to recover all of the learning that takes place in the classroom on a daily basis. School attendance for Kindergarten through grade 12 is essential to students' academic success and personal growth. Development of habits of punctuality, self-discipline, and responsibility are an integral part of the process of meeting and exceeding state and district academic standards. Students earn credit by being in attendance and by completing the work appropriate to that class. A student will not earn credit/be promoted if attendance falls below the 90% minimum attendance requirement.

Promptness is a recognized virtue in adult life. Even though missed instruction is not counted against a student's minimum attendance requirement it adversely affects the learning process. Missed instruction may affect the student's citizenship grade. Chronic missed instruction (tardiness), excused or unexcused, may be referred for disciplinary action.

The school, to determine appropriate interventions, will review student absences. After site interventions have been exhausted, appropriate consequences will be administered consistent with district practices, state statute, and state administrative code.

Attendance is the shared responsibility and concern of students and parents/guardians with the assistance and support of school staff and the community. The responsibility for implementing the attendance policy rests with the parent/guardian, student, teacher(s), and school.

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SUMMARY OF ATTENDANCE PROCEDURES

ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS

MIDDLE SCHOOLS

Attendance taken twice daily (AM & PM) during the first 15 minutes of class.

Attendance taken each period during the first 15 minutes of class.

90% attendance measured in half days (AM sessions and PM session)

90% attendance measured by whole days for the year

HIGH SCHOOLS

Attendance taken each period during the first 15 minutes of class.

90% attendance measured by period by semester

Teacher code AUK or T

Maximum of 10 Circumstance whole day absences per year

Maximum of 10 Circumstance whole day absences per year absences per period

Maximum of 5 Circumstance absences per period per year

19th Domestic, Unverified, Truant, or uncompleted make-up work results in retention.

MTYR Schools Calendars number may vary.

19th Domestic, Unverified, Truant, or uncompleted make-up work results in retention.

Number may vary with modified schedule.

10th Domestic, Unverified, Truant, or uncompleted make-up work results in course failure. Number may vary with modified schedule. Check for schools trigger number.

Teacher provides make-up work per policy

Teacher reviews ASR weekly and signs the verification log for the entire school year

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