Regular
attendance is critical to school success. As the old saying goes, “We
can't teach them if they are not here.” In today's schools using the
teaching techniques which have been found to be most effective, it is
very difficult for students to make up the learning opportunities which
occur in the classroom. We realize that people get sick and we
appreciate the need to stay home when an illness occurs. However,
please make every effort to have your child in school on time every
day.
Excused and Unexcused Absences
Absences related to illness, injury, death in the family or court appearances will be considered excused absences.
Students must bring a note from home, signed by the parent, stating the cause of the absence.
UNEXCUSED ABSENCES –
REMEMBER,
IF A NOTE FROM THE PARENT OR DOCTOR IS NOT ON FILE YOUR CHILD’S ABSENCE
IS UNEXCUSED WHICH IS UNLAWFUL. PLEASE SEND A NOTE ON THE DAY YOUR
CHILD RETURNS TO SCHOOL. Please see
Board Policy #403 Attendance Policy.
Educational student leave may be excused with prior approval. You must complete a
Request for Approved Educational Student Leave form. The principal will notify you as to how the absence will be coded.
Please remember that North Carolina law requires that our children
attend school. Vacations, business trips, and family reunions are not
valid reasons for excused absences.
Tardiness
Students
who come to school after the tardy bell rings (8:00 AM) will have to be
brought in by a parent. Parents will have to park in the visitor
parking lot and the parent will have to sign their student in on the
Lobby Guard computer in the office. Please remember that the car line
is often very long. Plan your time accordingly so that your child will
not be late.
Make sure you allow additional time for the car rider line when the weather is cold or rainy. If a bus is late, the children riding that bus will not be counted as tardy.
Glen Arden Elementary School
Attendance/Tardy Procedures
Your child’s academic success is very important to us here at Glen Arden. For your child to receive the best education possible, we are implementing a new Attendance/Tardy procedure. This procedure will be implemented on December 1, 2017.
School starts at 8:00 am. It is very important that your child is at school on time. If your student arrives to school after 8:00 it is required that an adult come into the office to sign their child into school. If a student reaches 5 tardies, the student will be required to attend an after school support session until 3:30 on an assigned day at a cost of $5.00. Parents/Guardians will be responsible for transportation.
If your child is attending Glen Arden on a Discretionary Release, excessive tardies and/or absences will disqualify your child from being able to attend Glen Arden and he or she would have to go to their assigned school.