Attendance

Teachers will take attendance in PowerSchool at the start of each instructional block, recording which students are present/tardy/absent for the day. Students are expected to be present and participate in each class at the correct time, following the school’s daily schedule. Once a student returns from an absence, missing work should be requested from each teacher.

DISMISSAL PRECAUTIONS

School personnel shall not release a student during the school day to any person not authorized by the student's parent/guardian to assume responsibility for the student. Students shall be released only by request and authorization of the parent or guardian listed in PowerSchool. The requesting party must provide legal documentation in order to receive the student. A formal check-out system shall be maintained in each Orange County Public School when a parent or guardian requests an early dismissal.

EARLY DISMISSAL

Students who are being dismissed early must receive a pass from the attendance office prior to checking out. Students expecting to be picked up should remain in class until they are called. Leaving school grounds without prior approval or properly checking out with the attendance office will result in disciplinary action. 

EXCUSED ABSENCES

The parent/guardian has communicated, with supporting documentation if required, to school officials the reason for their child’s absence and school officials consider the reason valid. Excused absences include but are not limited to: student illness, death or serious illness of a family member, doctor, dentist or therapist appointments, pre-approved travel for family emergencies or vacation, subpoenas for court, and religious observances.

WORK COMPLETION DURING ABSENCES

The following guidelines shall be followed by the Administrator(s) when implementing School Board Policy JEDA for make-up work by students with excused absences, unexcused absences, and absences due to suspension.

• The student or parent/guardian is responsible for initiating contact with a school official to obtain make up work.
• Make up work due to excused or unexcused absence(s) shall receive  full credit upon successful completion and submission of any/all assignments. Students will be given a reasonable amount of time to complete make-up work, generally one day for each day of absence.
• Pre-assigned work is due upon the student’s return to school, work received after the pre-assigned deadline may reflect a grade reduction. 
• Performance-based classes and labs requiring written work reflecting the learning objectives may be substituted for the original assignment.
• In-school suspension procedures for accessing make-up work will be obtained associated
• Students are expected to turn in work on time. Late work will be accepted by the teacher in accordance with the current three-week learning cycle, except in extenuating circumstances--illness, death, other excused absence, etc. Late work will receive reduced credit. Work from more than one previous learning cycle will not be accepted.

TARDINESS

1st Block Tardies: 

• Students should check in with the attendance clerk if they have an EXCUSED TARDY to receive a tardy pass to class.
• 1st block begins promptly at 7:25, and students should be in their seats at this time. Students arriving at 7:25 am are late to school and an unexcused tardy will be recorded.

2nd-4th Block Tardies: 

• Students who are more than 10 minutes late to class, without a pass, are considered skipping and will receive an office referral.
• Students arriving to class without a pass, after the tardy bell, will be assigned a tardy unexcused.
• Tardies are tracked by class and teacher.