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ATTENDANCE / TARDINESS
The Federal No Child Left Behind Act requires that states, school districts and school be held accountable for ensuring that all students meet high academic standards. On time, daily attendance is a critical component of this educational process.
When a student is absent from school for any reason, call before 10:00am on the day of the absence(505-821-9393 ext.5) Notes are acceptable when you know prior to the absence that your child will not attend on a certain day. An Attendance Clerk may call to verify absences.
Extended absences due to illness, family emergencies, etc., may be excused by one initial notification to the office.
Students between the ages of 5 and 18 years of age are mandated to attend public, private, or home school or a state institution. The APS District reports habitual truants to the Children's Court Liason's office and to the State of New Mexico.
Excessive tardiness inhibits the student's learning. Students with tardy problems will be refered to the office. Parent conferences may be requested to help arrive at solutions to tardiness.
Students who are signed out before the end of the instructional day must have written documentation of the reason or be subject to the same consequences as tardy.
*** If your child is too sick to go outside for recess, or has a fever, she/he is considered too sick to be at school.
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