Attendance Procedures

Dee Dee Cunnyngham  (858) 484-1300 ext 3806

When your child is absent, please call the attendance hotline at 484-1300 option 2 before 9:00 am each day the student is absent. A parent/guardian must make this call. Whenever possible, absences for medical visits should be cleared with a doctor/dentist note.

Tardies: Students arriving late to school must come to the Attendance Office accompanied by a parent/guardian or with a note stating the reason for their tardy. Parents may excuse up to three tardies for personal reasons per semester. Tardies after this point will result in the student being assigned to after school detention. All tardies accompanied by a doctor/dentist note will be excused. Remember – Tardy students walking into class impact the learning environment for everyone. Please be on time.

OCIS Contract: Should there be a planned absence of five days or more, please see the attendance assistant as soon as possible to set up a homework contract for the student. This contract allows the student to complete work that he/she would be doing if they were in class and helps the school to continue to receive funding from the state. A contract should also be used for extended illnesses, planned surgeries, etc. A minimum of 3 days is required to set up an OCIS Contract; a week’s notice is preferred. Home tutors may be appropriate for some extended medical problems. Please notify us as soon as possible if you feel your child may be eligible for such support.

Early Release: If you need to pick your student up from school before the end of the school day, please send a note to the office before school on that morning, specifying the time you will pick them up, so that we can have them in the office waiting for you. If you determine during the day that you will need to pick up your child early, please, call (858) 484-1300 ext 3906 as soon as possible. This will prevent delays for you (such as trying to find your child while he/she is running cross-country) and will help us to minimize interruptions to the classroom learning environment. All students must be signed out in the office before departing early!