Wicomico County Board of Education Approval Status Index Code Title: Student Attendance Procedures SFS-GEN-PR-002 First Adopted: 05/14/14 Legal Review: 08/13/24 06/10/14 Approved Revisions: 08/13/24 12/08/22 09/04/20 08/28/19 06/10/14 05/14/13 Effective: 08/14/24 12/09/22 09/04/20 08/29/19 06/11/14 05/15/13 Page 6 of 12 WICOMICO COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION P.O. BOX 1538, 2424 NORTHGATE DRIVE, SUITE 100 SALISBURY MD 21802-1538 SFS-GEN-PR-002 iii. School Office Personnel will record and maintain daily attendance records for all students including tardies, early dismissals, and absences. iv. While the School Principal may appoint designees for the delegation of roles and responsibilities regarding attendance management, the School Principal maintains the highest level of responsibility for the currency and accuracy of all attendance records, as well as the administration of attendance intervention plans. b. Students are “present” for a full day when they have attended greater than 50% of the school day. c. Students are “present “for a partial (half) day when they have attended between 10% and 50% of the school day. d. Students are “absent” when they are not physically present on school grounds and not participating in instruction or instruction-related activities at an approved offgrounds location for less than 10% of the school day. e. Students reporting late to school/class when the day/period begins are considered tardy. Leaving school/class before the day/period ends is considered early dismissal. School personnel will designate tardiness and early dismissal as lawful or unlawful and treat it under the same criteria as a lawful or an unlawful absence. Excessive tardiness and early dismissal are not accepted or excused and are addressed in the Wicomico County Code of Conduct. f. The parent/guardian must submit requests for late arrivals or early dismissals. A student may not leave campus during the day without written consent from his/her parents and approval from the designated staff member. A student leaving school for medical or other appointments must present a written excuse from a parent/guardian. The attendance staff will attempt to verify all early dismissal laws prior to issuing the student an out-of-school pass. g. The parent/guardian must submit the written explanation within five school days of the student’s unexcused tardy/tardies or late arrivals. Tardies that may not require a medical note or other approved documentation may be considered in the form of written parent notification, not to exceed 5 days per school year h. The parent/guardian must submit the written explanation within five school days of the student’s return to school from an absence. This written explanation does not constitute the basis for a lawful absence but can be used to assist in the determination process. Absences that may not require a medical note or other approved documentation may be considered in the form of written parent notification, not to exceed 5 days per school year.Parents/guardians will be informed if the absence is determined to be unexcused/unlawful. Written explanations submitted beyond 5 school days from the student’s return to school will be placed in the student’s attendance file, however the absence will be coded as unlawful.
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