09/25/2010 SCHOOL COUNCIL - KC COOMBS SCHOOL

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All students, when their absences reach 50% of the maximum number of school days, will be contacted, in writing, by the school principal. All students, upon reaching their maximum number of absences, will be contacted by the school principal. At the same time, the attendance officer will be contacted to investigate the child's attendance. All students who exceed the number of absences will be truant. The attendance officer will be requested to take legal action. (S.C. 6/2/92, Rev. 9/6/95, 7/11/01, 8/4/04, 9/5/07) (S.C. 9/5/07) SCHOOL COMMITTEE STATEMENT REGARDING CONSISTENT ATTENDANCE The School Committee believes that school attendance is critical to student achievement. As a result, we strongly discourage the taking of family vacations when school is in session. We believe this to be detrimental to your child's progress. In situations where a vacation must be taken when school is in session,we ask that the school principal be notified. Our experience has shown that providing assignments to be done during a vacation is not productive. Such school work undermines the quality of the vacation and is generally not a productive educational exercise. For this reason, we do not require teachers to design any out of school activities for students while on vacation. Students are held accountable to make up any school work missed when they return. TARDINESS If a child is tardy, the parent/guardian or persons designated by them must bring the child to the office to check in and the child will obtain a pass for class. The parent/guardian will submit or send a dated, written note stating the reason for tardiness. A PK-2 student entering school after 8:25am is tardy. For PK afternoon session, a student entering after 12:15pm is tardy. If tardy, a child cannot attain perfect attendance for the year. EARLY DISMISSAL Parentstguardians or persons designated by them are not to pick up children in the classroom. They must report to the school office to sign the child out. Children will only be dismissed from the office,not the classroom or other school grounds. Children will only be dismissed to the designated person with a valid driver's license. Parents/guardians or designated individuals picking up a child must come into the building. They must sign the appropriate log in the office and office personnel will send for the child to come to the office. No child may leave the building without dismissal from the office. No child may be picked up curbside as an adult waits in a vehicle. Office personnel cannot determine who is actually in the vehicle and who has taken the child. Therefore, the adult must come into the building to ensure the safety of the child during dismissal. 13