ATTENDANCE PROCEDURES

Regular attendance is an important ingredient for a successful education. Students need to be in class every day to benefit from the instructional programs. Classroom activities are difficult to duplicate for absent students. Simply completing daily assignments is not an adequate substitute for missed classes. NRS law states that any student missing 6 unexcused classes on a block schedule may not receive credit.

Emergency absences can never be planned. However, family trips or appointments with health care professionals usually are known prior to the absence. In such a case, students must make pre-absence arrangements with their instructors at least two days prior to the absence.

If unexpected illness or emergencies occur during the day, students will be excused only by the nurse’s or principal’s office. Students are never to leave the campus without first being excused. Leaving school or “skipping” a class for no legitimate reason is unacceptable behavior. The direct consequence for such behavior will be an assignment to an ISS or detention.

Any student who is absent because of illness must have a valid excuse upon return to school a written excuse must be presented to the attendance office. All other absences must be pre-arranged. The attendance office will issue an admit slip which will then allow the student admittance to classes for the remainder of the day. A person who does not present an excuse for being absent from school will be given a “note pending” admit and will have three days in which to bring an excuse. Failure to produce a note to excuse the absence will result in truancy.

In the interest of consistency, the following policies will be observed in the determination of “excused” and “unexcused” absences and tardies. Requests for exceptions not included in the policies should be referred to the Principal’s office.

Excused Absences - Those absences resulting from:

  • School-sponsored activities, field trips, and excursions.

  • Participation in school-approved educational endeavors.

  • Illness or injury which is a doctor or school nurse verifiable

  • Verifiable medical, dental, professional appointments.

  • Natural or verifiable family disasters.

  • Verifiable court appearances.

Unexcused Absences -Those absences resulting from:

  • All absences (regardless of reasons) which are not authorized by notes or phone calls from parents in advance or upon return to school.

  • Personal vehicle failure (inability to start, out of gas, flat tires, etc.)

  • Oversleeping or resting up from strenuous or late-night activities.

  • Work for employers.

Pre-Arranged Forms

ABSENCES
Students that have been absent for any reason will have a minimum of two days for each day they were absent to complete formative and summative assessments that were due while they were absent.

Kris Andersen
Attendance Secretary
kandersen@ecsdnv.net

Timeliness is Expected (T.I.E.) Program

Tardiness to class is a serious problem. When the final bell sounds each period, teachers are required by law to take attendance. When a student arrives late, the instruction is interrupted. Tardiness affects teachers, classmates, and parents in the school-learning environment. Tardies at West Wendover High School is excessive which prompted a committee of teachers and administrators to develop a tardy policy to address this concern.

The West Wendover High School faculty and staff, as well as the Elko County School District, recognize the problem of student tardiness to class as a serious disruption of the educational atmosphere. The distractions caused by students arriving late to class are an infringement on the educational rights of other students. Certain elements of instructional activity and learning are irrevocably missed when students arrive late to class. At West Wendover High School we value every educational minute of instruction. The following is the new policy that was created after many hours of deliberation and discussion. Teachers are encouraged to have an activity at the beginning of each class whereby tardy students lose daily points.

We at West Wendover High School believe that all students deserve a quiet, uninterrupted environment for learning. When students are in class on time, they will have a more successful experience in school and develop a very important skill for life. All students will benefit from following school rules.

Our Timeliness is Expected (T.I.E.) Program went into effect on October 10, 2005. Please understand the intent of this program. Learning to be on time is a basic skill for success every person needs to possess. Not only is your child developing skills for success in school but for the rest of their lives. Being on time at school may require special attention on your part as a parent.

If your child is tardy to any class during the school year, they will receive a TARDY SLIP. As part of the TIE Tardy Program, a parent must accompany the student to school the following day and sign them in at the attendance office between 7:45 AM and 8:25 AM.

If you arrive late to class because you were with another teacher or an administrator, you are to present a pass to your teacher signed by the staff member explaining the reason for your lateness. Otherwise, you will be counted as tardy.

For complete Attendance Policy, please refer to the Student Handbook.