Please phone the school by the end of 1st hour on the day your child is absent or send a note to the grade level office within 48 hours after the absence. A student will be recorded as "Unexcused", if communication is not made. PREARRANGED ABSENCES require a note to the grade level office, in advance of the absence, from the parent/legal guardian. This will be approved by the principal.

Absences are excused for sickness, dental or doctor appointments when necessary, death in the family, certain religious holidays, and for reasons deemed appropriate by the administration in advance of the absence. The student will be expected to make-up work missed. A student who has an absence shall, by the end of the second day of school, make arrangements with the teacher(s) for any makeup work. It is the student's responsibility to make these arrangements.

All absences are recorded even though the absence is an excused one. Students have one (1) day for each day's absence to make-up missed work. If a parent requests work for the student, teachers must be given 24 hours to respond to the request. Students will be marked absent from the first day of school.