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Attendance
The Renwick Board of Education, administration, and staff believe that regular attendance is necessary to fully realize the benefits of educational opportunity. Students who attend on a regular basis will have a better opportunity to receive instruction that is continual and in a logical progression. The best learning takes place when students are present on a daily basis, contributing through the regular exchange of ideas, and receiving direction under the supervision of a certified staff member.
Reporting Student Absence or Early Pick Up Notification
- Call the school office at 316-444-2628. Leave a voicemail before 7:45 a.m.
- Send an email to aes@usd267.com.
- Send a direct message via ParentSquare to Lisa Klabo.
- Send a written note to the school office the day before (or earlier if possible).
Extended Student Absence
- If students will be absent 3 days or more, please submit a Notice of Absence form to the school office. Principal will approve the absence and forward to student’s teachers to sign and provide assignments if applicable. This form will excuse the absence and not count toward the 8 days per semester policy or truancy.
- Please complete one form per student and use the form per assigned grade level.
- K-4 Notice of Absence form
- 5-8 Notice of Absence form
Release Time
- Students with a parental request are released during the school day weekdays 8:05 - 8:15 a.m. for parental choice or religious activities.
- A waiver must be on file with a parent signature and may be completed during online enrollment.
Excused Absences
The following are considered valid excuses for absence within the limits established by the Board of Education absence policy JBD:
- Personal illness, serious illness or death in the family, family emergency and personal business, doctor or dental appointments, religious observances, school activities, and other absences which are deemed necessary by the parents and approved in advance by the administration.
Unexcused Absences
- A student is unexcused when he/she is absent without a valid excuse for absence.
- Examples of unexcused absences (not intended to be an all-inclusive list): hair appointments, oversleeping, missing the bus, working on homework or skipping school.
- Students who have an unexcused absence from school on the day of an activity will not be allowed to participate in the activity that day.
Excessive Absences
- Students will be limited to 8 excused absences per semester.
- Any absence past the 8 day limit will not be excused unless it is for illness verified by a licensed physician or for absence approved in advance by the administration.
- Exceptions: students who are hospitalized or suffering from a long term illness while under the care of a licensed physician will be exempt from this provision. Long term illness is defined as an illness which keeps a student out of school for at least 4 consecutive days.
- In addition, all doctor and dental appointments verified by an appointment card will be exempt from this provision.
Truancy
- Kansas State Laws 72-1111 and 72-1113 require school attendance by all children between the ages of seven (7) years and sixteen years (16). If a child is not enrolled in a public or nonpublic school, such child is truant. If a child is inexcusably absent on either three (3) consecutive days or five (5) or more days in any semester, or seven unexcused absences in a school year, whichever comes first, such child is truant.
- See Renwick Board of Education policy JBE Schools are required BY LAW to report all truancy violations to the Secretary of Social Rehabilitation Services (SRS).