Attendance

Policies

Miami Lakes Educational

Center 2012-2013

Student’s Responsibilities

•Attend classes one

hundred and eighty

(180) days each school

year

•Request the make-up

assignments for all

excused absences/tardiness

from teachers upon

return to school or

class within three days

•Complete the make-up

assignments for

classes missed within

three (3) days of the

return to school

•Be reported as

present for the school

day In order to

participate in athletic

and extracurricular

activities.

Board Policy 5200 -

Attendance

Parent’s/Guardian’s Responsibilitie

s

•Report and explain an

absence or tardiness to

the school

•Ensure that the child

has requested and

completes make-up

assignments for all

excused absences/tardiness

from his/her teachers

upon his/her return to

school or class

•Appear before the

Attendance Review

Committee at the

scheduled time to

provide information

relating to his/her

child’s absences and to

support prescribed

activities.

Board Policy 5200 - Attendance

Attendance Policy

Excused

AbsencesUnexcus

ed

Absences

Tardies

Personal illness of

student

Medical

Appointment

Death in

immediate family

An approved

school activity

Other absences

with prior approval

of the Principal

Excused Absences

Observance of a

religious holiday or

service

Military Connected

Students

School sponsored

event or educational

enrichment activity

Court appearance of

the student,

subpoena by law

enforcement

Excused Absences

Any absence that

does not fall in

to

one of the above

excused absence

categories is to be

considered an

unexcused

absence.

Unexcused Absences

Unexcused Absences

Vacations

Personal services

Local non-school event, program or sporting activity

Older students providing day care services for siblings

Illness of others

Non-compliance with immunization requirements (unless lawfully exempt)

Consequences –

Excessive Unexcused Absences

•Student

accumulating ten

(10) or more class

unexcused absences

in an annual course

or 5 (five) or more

class unexcused

absences in a

designated semester

course will have

quarterly, semester

and final grade(s)

withheld pending an

administrative

screening and

completion of

assigned

interventions by the

Attendance Review

Committee

Consequences (continued) If a student has accumulated

fifteen (15) unexcused absences in a 90 day period, a

referral to the Department of Juvenile Justice will be made.

1 -2 unexcused tardies - Warning

Tardy Policy

3 – 4 unexcused tardies –

After School Detention

5 or more unexcused tardies –

Administrative Action

Unexcused

Sun. Mon. Tue. wed. Thur. Fri. Sat.

After School

Detention

2:30 pm – 3:00 pm

Building 5 Room 5138

1 -4 excused tardies - Warning

Tardy Policy

5 or more excused tardies

–Administrative

Action

Excused

Remember!

Be on time for school!School

starts at 7:20 am

Attend school

everyday!