Attendance

The Attendance Clerk is located in the Main Front Office.

Students can be signed out before 2:15. Following that time, students can be picked up in the car rider line after 2:15.

No. Phone calls can not be made to excuse an absence. Per CCSD policy, all absences require a written explanation from the parent/guardian within three school days of return from the absence. Written explanation of absences must include the student’s name, parent/guardian’s full name, parent/guardian’s signature, date(s) of absence(s), and documentation of the reason for absence(s). All documentation required by the school is subject to review and must be approved by the principal. Absences in excess of ten days per year will not be considered excused with a parent/guardian note unless they are accompanied by official medical or legal documentation

Students will only be released to their legal parent/guardian or someone listed on their school documents.  State issued identification is required from anyone signing a student out and the student must be signed out prior to leaving the school grounds.  It is against policy to release a student via telephone or email.

A state or government issues ID and if needed, the most recent custody paperwork.

Excuses must be legible and are valid only for the date(s) stated in the excuse.  All excuses must contain the following information:

• Date(s) of absence
• Name of student in print as it appears on the permanent record
• Reason for absence
• Legal signature of parent or guardian\
• A daytime contact phone number to be used for verification purposes

Request to give permission for a student to leave early needs to be turned into the front office to the attendance clerk before the 1st path of the day is over to allow time for the request to be verified. 

Yes. Anytime a student misses school, an excuse is needed to excuse the absence.

Yes. Students may not leave campus early without signing out. Students with an approved early dismissal on their schedule are to exit the building through the front of the school.

Student attendance can be checked through PowerSchool. Parents can check their student's attendance through the ParentPortal.

No. If your student misses the bus, it is considered an unexcused absence.

No. Absences due to non-school-related trips, vacation, tournaments, retreats, etc. are considered are unexcused/unlawful absences.

Yes. Students will need to turn in proof of their visit (brochure, letter on letterhead from the college, etc.) they visited for it to be considered excused.

The student may turn in an obituary, funeral program, online death announcement, letter from the funeral home, etc., to the attendance office.