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Attendance Policies and Procedures
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Attendance Policies
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Attendance Policies
Absence Procedures
Student attendance has a direct impact upon student achievement, and it is our desire at Aliso Niguel High School to promote positive attendance habits. We invite you to maintain regular communication with our attendance staff. Should your student need to miss school, please call our office at (949) 831-9461 the same day as the absence/tardy or before the absence/tardy, if possible.
If you call after office hours, or receive a recording during business hours, please leave a voicemail. Speak slowly and clearly in your message and provide:
- Student's full name (spell)
- Grade
- Best phone number at which to reach you
Additionally, please leave one of the reasons for the absence listed below:
- Illness, including medical appointments.
- Funerals
- Court Date
- Religious Event
- College Visits
Please note that any absences not listed above, such as personal reasons, personal business, non-medical appointments, car or bike trouble, weather conditions, vacations, birthdays, oversleeping, etc. are considered unexcused. It is up to the discretion of the teachers to allow make up work if your student has an unexcused absence.
Students must be in class at the bell or may be marked tardy or absent by their teacher.
Attendance Hotlines
24-Hour Sick Line (949) 831-9461
Late Arrival / Early Out (949) 831-9469 or (949) 831-9461, Press 2
Tardies
The first 30 minutes of any class, including the start of the school day:
- GO DIRECTLY TO CLASS
- Attendance will be taken by the teacher
- UNEXCUSED TARDIES will result in a Lunch Tutorial
Students with EXCUSED Tardies, such as a medical appointment:
- Check in first with Attendance
- Receive an EXCUSED TARDY slip and then go to class
ALL students arriving 30 minutes or more late to class:
- Check in first with Attendance
- Receive an Excused or Unexcused Tardy slip and then go to class
- UNEXCUSED TARDIES will result in a Lunch Tutorial TBD
To avoid a lunch tutorial, we encourage parents to call Attendance by 9:30 a.m. if their student is arriving late to school for an excused reason.
Students who are tardy to one or more classes after lunch will serve a Lunch Tutorial the next school day. Any Lunch Tutorial not served will result in an Afternoon School, unless prior arrangements have been made with Student Services.
Leaving School Early
It is sometimes necessary for students to leave before the school day is over. In this case, a parent/guardian must contact the attendance office prior to the student leaving campus. Please note that the earlier you reach out to the Attendance office, the more likely it is that your student's pass will be ready when they need to leave campus.
Off Campus Passes
- Attendance requests calls be received before 9:30 a.m. or at least two hours prior to students leaving campus
- Off-Campus passes are then issued
- Students are responsible to come to Attendance--before leaving campus-- and receive their Off-Campus pass
ALL STUDENTS MUST CHECK OUT WITH ATTENDANCE PRIOR TO LEAVING CAMPUS!
Students who leave campus, without prior parent/guardian permission and receipt of an Off-Campus pass from Attendance, are considered truant. Parents are unable to clear the truancy after the fact.
Students who need to leave school during a class period must pick up their Off-Campus pass prior to going to the class they will be leaving from. Students are expected to present their Off-Campus pass to their teacher at the start of class.
Please coordinate with your child the details regarding their early departure from school and where you will pick up your child. The school recommends that students be picked up near the flagpole.
Truancies
Any absence that is not cleared by the office within 72 hours (Ed. Code) will become a truancy and disciplinary action may be taken by the Discipline Office. The primary parent/guardian is notified by email and voice message(s) when the student has been marked absent for one or more classes. Parents/guardians can also check absences through their Parent Portal.
Wolverine+ - 8th Period
Wolverine+ is an opportunity for students to acquire extracurricular help, seek out teachers on a one-on-one basis, work cooperatively with other students, and get targeted support in a small group setting. Students schedule their Wolverine+ classes on a weekly basis through the Enriching Students platform. Students must attend the class they are scheduled for. Wolverine+ is a required part of the instructional program and attendance is taken daily. This class appears as “8th” period on student attendance records.
If you are calling about an absence to 8th period, that means your child either did not follow their Wolverine+ schedule or was marked absent in error. If your student did not attend their assigned class, they will be marked "Unexcused."
Attendance Correction Forms
Students who feel they have been marked incorrectly absent from a class may get a yellow Attendance Correction Form from the Attendance windows. Students are responsible for completing the form, obtaining their teacher's signature, and then returning the form to Attendance. Attendance will make the necessary correction(s) per the teacher's signature.
Make-up Work
Students shall be given the opportunity to make up school work missed because of an excused absence or suspension and shall receive full credit if the work is turned in according to the school's established make-up schedule. (BP-6154a)
Parents/students should contact their teachers via Canvas, and check their teacher’s websites for homework, if they are absent. Any homework left for a student by a teacher may be picked up by the student in the Main/Front office. Office hours are 7:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Independent Study Agreement
Independent Study Agreement are for students planning on missing regular instructional time due to extended absences not to exceed a total of 15 school days per given school year.
The Attendance office needs at least a 10-day notice to coordinate with the teachers and obtain the necessary signatures.
Independent Study Agreements will not be issued the first two weeks of a semester, the last week of a school year, or during final exams. Please plan accordingly.
Parents and students must come to the Attendance office during school business hours to sign each agreement. Please call Attendance to schedule a day and time. State attendance auditors closely audit Independent Study contracts, and all steps must be followed completely. All work assigned is due no later than the date stated on the Independent Study Agreement
Delivering Messages or Personal Items
There is a drop off table in our Main office for parents to leave items for their students to pick up but items are left at your own risk! Sports bags/equipment must be placed in a student’s locker and not in the Main office.
Our goal is to maintain an uninterrupted learning environement. Please note that the Attendance office and Main/Front office does not deliver items or messages to students in non-emergency situations. Students are responsible for bringing everything with them at the start of the day. This includes homework, study materials, uniforms, and lunches. We appreciate your understanding that instructional time should not be interrupted.
Excused Absence - Student Observance of Religious Holidays
The student and/or parent are responsible for arranging with the classroom teacher for make-up assignments. The classroom teacher will make every effort not to schedule tests during or on the school day following religious holidays and will provide make-up assignments or inform students of post-holiday tests prior to the holiday being observed. The student will be allowed two (2) days for each day of absence to make up assignments and/or tests, if tests must be scheduled during the period absence or on the day they return to class. Additional time may be given at the classroom teacher's discretion. (BP-6154a)