A+ participants are expected to attend school regularly. A+ participants must graduate with a minimum cumulative (grades 9-12) attendance rate of 95%. (An attendance rate of 94.9% will not be rounded.)
Attendance is based upon all days when school is in regular session. Only the days and times calculated for Average Daily Attendance (ADA) will be used to determine the 95% attendance requirement. The attendance office will keep the official record for each student.
Parents/guardians and students will be provided with information on the students attendance at the end of each semester. However, it is the responsibility of each A+ participant to closely monitor his/her attendance.
The A+ attendance policy may provide relief in cases where the absence was beyond the control of the A+ participant via an review process. Each A+ participant should read and understand the attendance policy.
Anytime an A+ student is absent for one of the "Eligible Exceptions", the student may bring required documentation to the A+ office to be filed in case an attendance review needs to be made. This precaution will ensure that required documentation is already gathered and on file. Attendance review will not be granted for the following:
Truancy
Suspension
Personal/Family Vacation
Transportation
Absences due to Final Exemptions
| Absences Eligible For Exception Review |
DOCUMENTATION
REQUIRED |
Hospitalization
|
Physicians letter
|
| Chronic Health Problem |
Physicians letter
|
Court Appearance
|
Court letter
|
| Funeral |
Parent letter and copy of death certificate, obituary, or memorial pamphlet |
| Religious Holiday |
Letter from clergy |
Personal/Family Calamity
|
Parent and school
counselor letter
|
Catastrophic Illness/Injury
|
Physicians letter
|
| College Visit |
Letter from College
Admissions Office |
In the event a student has been ruled ineligible, attendance appeals may be directed to the A+ Schools Appeals Committee when a student believes that he/she has been declared ineligible unfairly. To appeal, the student or parent/guardian must notify the A+ Schools Coordinator in writing of his/her intent to appeal within 10 days of receiving an ineligibility letter.
An A+ Appeals Committee shall hear the appeal within 10 days of receiving a written request and return its decision to the student in writing. The A+ Schools Appeals Committee will consist of the following individuals: an assistant principal, the students counselor, a member of the advisory committee, and the A+ coordinator (who will
be a non-voting member in the appeals process).
The student may appeal the A+ Appeals Committees decision to the Superintendent of Schools or his/her designee.
A+ attendance requirements are not to be confused with the general attendance requirements of the Rockwood School District as printed in the student handbook.