The beginning of the school year is a good time to review some policies where cooperation between home and school helps keep things running smoothly. The first is our attendance policy. Absences, excused or otherwise, always cause some disruption in the educational process of the student who was absent. Irregular attendance or tardiness not only limits the student’s own learning, but also interferes with the progress of those pupils who are regular and prompt in their attendance. The complete attendance policy can be found on page 17 in your student’s copy of the Student Handbook in the front of their student planner which is also available on my web page on our school website: www.ikm-manning.k12.ia.us. The policy relates individual class attendance and credit for that class. The basic premise of the policy is that a student will be put on “No Credit Status” if they have 6 or more unexcused absences from any given class in a semester. As with any policy there is an appeal process and special circumstances are taken under consideration. As a parent/guardian, your cooperation is needed in the form of encouraging good attendance and communicating with the school any time your child is absent from school. If you know in advance that an absence will be necessary, give timely notice to the school office. If the absence was unanticipated, the parent/guardian should call the school on the day of the absence by 9:00 a.m. If that is not possible, the parent/guardian should send written notice to school the day the student returns. The school will make the determination of whether an absence is excused or unexcused. Consequently it is necessary for you as parent/guardian to provide specific reasons for absences, i.e. doctor appointment, family trip, etc. If there is no communication from home on the day of the absence or the day the student returns or specific reasons are not provided, the absence may be considered unexcused or truancy. Please try to keep all absences to a minimum and if you are unsure whether or not an absence would be considered excused or unexcused you should contact the school. There are limits on the number of absences in some categories that can be excused. For example; personal illness verified only by parent/guardian (10 per year), work at home (5 per year, prior notice required), family event with parent/guardian (5 per year), college visitation (2 per year, Juniors & Seniors only). Your cooperation in communicating with the school regarding student absence is greatly appreciated. Attendance information for your student is available through our Parent Online access on our school webpage or you can contact the high school office.
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