Tardy Policy/Attendance
Unexcused Tardies
Every instructional minute counts and student tardiness interferes with the learning process. Please be respectful of your teacher and fellow classmates and be on time for class.
A tardy is defined as arrival to class after the tardy bell rings. Arrival at class more than 30 minutes late will constitute truancy in addition to the tardy consequences.
Teachers may give classroom consequences for tardies, which should include natural consequences. Teachers will outline their consequences in their syllabus.
Parent Square will automatically phone parents alerting them each time their student is tardy. If you feel you have received a message notifying you of a tardy, in error, please contact your child’s teacher.
Students who reach the following cumulative number of tardies in a quarter will receive the following administrative consequences in addition to the teacher’s consequence:
# TARDY CONSEQUENCES
5: Administration conference with student and parent contact
10: Administrative Meeting, District Attendance Review Team (School Attendance Review Team) Contract for Tardies, Loss of off campus pass, assign Administrative Detentions
15+: Administrative Meeting, Activity Restriction, Administrative Detention
SATURDAY SCHOOL Rules
1. All TUSD handbook rules must be followed.
2. Student handbook violations will result in early dismissal, parent contact, and referral to an Assistant Principal and may result in loss of hours served. Students who leave early will not receive credit for any hours served.
3. No hats, gum, sunglasses, food, drinks, or electronic devices (other than TUSD approved devices) are allowed.
4. Students should come to Saturday School with a charged device.
5. A student must have permission to leave his/her seat for any reason.
6. Late arrivals will not be admitted.
Pre-SARB Procedures
|
Number of Unexcused Absences |
Consequence |
|
3 days/24 periods of unexcused absences |
Initial Truancy Letter sent home |
|
6 days/48 periods of unexcused absences |
Second Truancy letter. Parent meets with the site administrator |
|
9 days/66 periods of unexcused absences |
Third Truancy letter. Parents meet with the site administrator. |