We know mornings can be hectic, alarms mysteriously stop working, and sometimes everyone gets into the car before realizing someone is still looking for a shoe. 👟
Here are the attendance basics for students and parents/guardians:
📝 Absences
All absences must be excused by a parent or guardian during the term in which the absence occurred.
Parent tip: Don’t wait until the end of the term to remember that your student was absent three weeks ago. Future-you will appreciate it. 😄
⏰ 1st Period Tardies
Parents or guardians may excuse up to 5 first-period tardies per term.
Once those five are used, students may choose to work off additional tardies by:
Working with a teacher
Attending Math Lab
Students: Five may sound like a lot… until you realize you've already used four. 👀
Parents: Yes, we know mornings happen. That's why there are five. 😉
🚶 Tardies During the School Day
Tardies that occur during the school day cannot be excused by a parent or guardian unless the student was previously checked out through the office.
Students may choose to make up these tardies.
In other words: “But my mom said it was okay!” doesn't magically erase a tardy.
🏫 Closed Campus
Salem Junior High is a closed-campus school.
Students may not leave campus without being properly checked out through the office by a parent or guardian.
And yes, this includes lunch. 🍕🥪
Want to leave campus for lunch? A parent or guardian needs to check you out through the office.
Students: The sidewalk is not a secret exit.
Parents: Please help us keep track of your humans. We like knowing where they are. 😄
👯 Group Check-Outs
We do not allow group check-outs.
We know it can be tempting to think, “Since you're checking out my student, can you just take these five other kids too?”
Unfortunately, that's not how this works. 😂
Because group check-outs create additional challenges for teachers and staff, each student must be checked out individually through the office.
Lunch-Time Check-Outs 🍕
Trying to find a student during lunch can sometimes feel like a Where’s Waldo adventure! To make things easier, please check students out a little before lunch or after lunch is over.
Let’s save everyone the lunchtime scavenger hunt!
⭐ The Attendance Golden Rule
Be here. Be on time. Stay on campus. Follow the check-out rules.
We promise we're not trying to ruin anyone's day. We're just trying to keep track of approximately a million junior-high-sized humans while making sure everyone is safe, accounted for, and where they're supposed to be.
Thanks, parents and students, for helping us make attendance a little less dramatic! 💙
