Attendance

Regular school attendance is critical if a child is to attain his or her full potential. Attendance counts every school day and includes tardies and early leaves. The LAUSD attendance goal is for all students to maintain a Proficient/Advanced attendance rate of 96% or higher throughout the entire school year. This means students must have no more than 7 absences during the entire school year to attain Proficient/Advanced attendance. Attendance staff will periodically review, each student's attendance pattern. Parents and guardians will be notified if there is a concern that the student's absences or tardies are threatening his or her educational progress.

 

• Know your child's school calendar! 
• Provide school with absence notes for all dates your child has been absent including any doctor's notes and/or medical documentation related to your child's absences from school. 
• Inform school immediately of any residence changes and/or changes to parent/guardian contact information. 
• Plan vacations on scheduled time off. 
• Return from school breaks by scheduled dates. 
• One day of school missed takes your child a WEEK to catch up! 
• Students who attend school regularly are more likely to graduate! 
• Unexcused absences including unexcused tardies and/or early leaves of more than 30 minutes will count as truancies. 
• Absences can affect your child's grades. 
• Unexcused absences can lead to legal consequences for your family.