Attendance

It is the responsibility of the Learning Coach (LC) to ensure that daily school attendance is taking place. It is also the responsibility for the LC to notify the school of student absences in accordance with established school procedures. When it is necessary for a student to be absent, it is the student’s responsibility to see that all work is made up.

If the student is ill or unable to attend the live required Class Connect, the student or LC must inform the teacher.

As a public school we are responsible for creating and maintaining attendance records for students. At our school we define attendance as the following:

• A student attending live Class Connect sessions

• A student receiving and responding to communication from a teacher

• A student completing an assignment

• A student participating in daily lessons

Students need to complete one of the above requirements within 5 school days for each of the courses they are enrolled in in order to be marked as present.

Students who do not meet these minimum attendance requirements for any course (or combination of courses if enrolled in more than one course), for part or all of 5 or more days in which school is held, without an acceptable excuse, are considered to be habitually truant and, therefore, in violation of Wisconsin’s Compulsory Attendance Law. Wis. Stat. § 118.15 (1) (a). The law requires that a child attend school regularly until graduation from high school, or until the end of the semester in which he/she turns 18 years of age, or until he/she is excused from attendance by the school board.

Where can I find the school handbooks for further information on attendance?

Please go to Online K-12 School in Wisconsin - Wisconsin Virtual Academy (wiva.k12.com) and use the drop down menu under "Policies & Documents". The handbooks are divided by grade bands. (OR scroll down below for clickable links to each of the handbooks!)

If a future absence is scheduled to take place such as a vacation, complete the planned absence form at least three days prior to the absence.

Please use the form below to submit the information for the absence.

• Phone 608-838-9482 Option 0

If a student does not log into school in the morning hours, you may receive an automatic outreach in the form of a text, email or call. This notification does not count as an unexcused absence, but it is a friendly reminder that schooling needs to take place for the day. If your student has already logged in for the day, you may disregard this reminder.

Wisconsin law requires that public school districts report pupil count data to the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) relative to two dates during the school year. It is important for your student to log in on these days.

Attendance count day #1 (3rd Friday in September) – September 19, 2025

Attendance count day #2 (2nd Friday in January) – January 9, 2026

Use the links below to navigate to your students corresponding grade and school.

Submitting a doctors note or other necessary documentation for absences may be completed in the following ways:

• Snap a picture of the paperwork with your phone and email to attendance
• Take a screen shot of the document and email to attendance
• Certified staff can e-mail the document directly to wiattendance@wivcs.org

Please remember that the document will need to have the student's name, date(s) for the absence, and the name of the provider/contact information if follow up is needed.

Email:

Wiattendance@wivcs.org