KHS Attendance

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  • Parents/guardians are responsible under the School Attendance Laws of New York State for their children's regular attendance and punctuality.

    Our office can be contacted using the information on the right.
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Attendance Q & A

  • What is considered an excused absence?

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    Absences for illness, medical/dental appointments, funerals and vacations that are approved are a few examples of excused absences. 

    All absences should be followed up with a note and/or email within 48 hours of the absence, or before a planned absence. 
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  • What is considered an unexcused absence?

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    Any absence which is not explained by note/email will be considered unexcused.

    Some examples of unexcused absences are personal, car issues, hair or nail appointments, and job interviews.
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  • How will teachers know whether students have excused or unexcused absences?

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    When students return from their absence, they can stop in the attendance office with their note and collect a pink slip for excused absences.

    This should be shown to each teacher so they can update their files accordingly. 
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  • How many unexcused absences can my child have?

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    There are only 9 allowed absences per semester course and 18 for a full-year course.

     
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  • If my child exceeds the 9/18 absences what should we do to obtain course credit?

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    If your child exceeds 9 absences for a half-year course, or 18 for a full-year course, they are eligible to have a credit appeal meeting. This allows them to make a plan with the teacher and school to make up the absences and earn credit.

    The form for credit appeal meetings is located below in the file library. 
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  • How do I get in touch with the attendance office at KHS?

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    Contact information for the attendance office is listed at the top right of this page. 
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File Library

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  • Attendance Works

    Attendance Works promotes equal opportunities to learn and advances student success by inspiring and catalyzing policies and practices that prevent and reduce chronic absence.

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  • NYSED Student Support Services-Attendance

    The information presented on this page covers student, parent and school and responsibilities in school attendance, the content of pupil attendance records, the identification of problems and initiation of appropriate actions for improvement and the development of school attendance policy.

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