Attendance
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Attendance Procedures
If your child is either going to be absent for the entire day or late for any reason, please contact the school in one of two ways:
- Fill out the attendance form below
- Call the school attendance line at 703-916-2525 before 9:00 a.m. During after-school hours, a 24-hour answering machine will record your message. If the school does not receive a call from the parent, the absence will be considered unverified.
Types of Absences
Excused Absences
Illness of the student, death in the family, doctor’s or dentist’s appointments, and observance of a religious holiday.
Prearranged Absences
If parents are aware of a future absence, they may contact the school to report the absence and the related date. Extended absences, typically for hardship reasons, must be documented and submitted to the school at least three to five school days in advance for review and action.
- Please complete the Prearranged Absence Form
Unexcused Absences
Family trips, childcare situations, non-school-related activities, or missed school bus.
Any child who is absent from school for 15 consecutive days or more must be withdrawn from our enrollment. Upon the child’s return, the parent must again officially enroll him/her.
Attendance Form
Entering the Building
Please ring the front entrance doorbell and let the front office know that you are checking your student in for late arrival or picking your student up for early dismissal. After entering the building, please sign your child out using the computer in the office.