The Board of Education has established the following rules and regulations regarding attendance, absences and excuses for students. These rules and regulations are intended to comply with Missouri Compulsory Attendance Law (167.031 RSMo.) which establishes compulsory attendance for all children between the ages of seven and sixteen unless their education is provided by other acceptable means or otherwise excusable under the law.
Excusable Absences
In case of absence, it is the responsibility of the parent/guardian to notify the school. If the school is not notified on the day of absence, a note from the parent/guardian will be required on the first day of the student's return to school. The absence will be recorded as unexcused if a note or telephone call is not received.
Excusable absences include, but are not limited to:
The following procedures should be followed by students who are absent so as to prevent academic difficulties:
A student who complies with a subpoena to testify in a criminal proceeding, attends a criminal proceeding, or who participates in the preparation for a criminal proceeding will not be disciplined for violation of the District’s attendance policy. Similarly, such student’s parents/guardians will not be in violation of the state’s truancy schedule §167.061.
Unexcused Absences
Absences for reasons other than the categories of excusable reasons, or that do not have the proper documentation for an excused absence as determined by the principal, will be considered unexcused.
An absence will be recorded as unexcused if a note or telephone call is not received within 24 hours of the absence. An AMI absence will also be recorded as an unexcused absence.
Excessive Absences
A student shall be allowed fifteen (15) days per school year (107.75 hours). Excessive absences,
excused or unexcused, have a detrimental effect on academic progress and may be one factor considered in promotion/retention decisions.
Students who attend school regularly and punctually generally have better academic success and enjoy school. Attendance letters will be sent home after the following accumulated absences per school year:
1st) 25 hours
2nd) 50 hours
3rd) 75 hours
4th) 100 hours
Tardies
Students arriving at school after 8:05 will be counted as tardy and must be accompanied by an adult and checked in at the office upon their late arrival.
Leaving Early
All students leaving school prior to 3:35 must be checked out at the office by an adult or risk being considered truant.
AMI-Day Expectations
The district has 5 AMI days that can be used instead of snow days, AMI days do not have to be made up on a regular school day. This year, we will use AMI days before using snow days for weather
cancellations. During an AMI weather day, students will be learning virtually or completing worksheet packets from home. On AMI days, attendance will be determined by the completion of lessons and
activities in the following manner:
attendance day.
day of in-person attendance.
*For students who do not complete the lessons in the timeframe and manner listed above, students
will be marked as absent (unexcused).
Any exceptions to the items cited above shall be approved by the Board of Education. Each principal may have written policies that further detail procedures for making up work and reporting absences.