Attendance
Student Attendance, Absences & Tardies
Colorado statutes and district policies continue to stress the importance of parent/guardian involvement and responsibility in ensuring their student’s educational development.
The Colorado Compulsory Attendance Law was created to make sure that students from the age of six to 17 attend school. The District has a goal to reach 95 percent attendance for all schools, all grade levels and for all students.
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When a student misses more than 10 percent of any marking period, whether excused or unexcused, they may be considered chronically absent.
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When a student misses any part of a school day, and an excuse is not provided, a student becomes truant.
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Students who are “skipping” school regularly, or who are absent from school for reasons that do not meet the statutory criteria above, are considered truant from school.
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Habitually truant students are those students who miss more than four days of school in a month, or ten days of school in one year.
Absences & Responsibilities
- All absences (including late arrivals and early dismissals) are to be called in to the Attendance Office at 719-328-2030 by a parent or guardian.
- If students must leave the campus early, they must sign out with the Attendance Office (room before leaving.
- If you have been absent, it is your responsibility to obtain and make-up all missed work when you return to school. You are granted one day of additional make-up time for each day of excused absence. The principal may extend the period of makeup work for special circumstances.
Tardies
After three tardies, a parent phone call will be made. If tardies continue beyond that, disciplinary action will ensue. If you arrive tardy, it is imperative that you sign-in with the attendance office before going to class. After checking in with the attendance office students are to enter the classroom with minimal disturbance to the other students.