WNESU Attendance Procedure
WNESU Attendance Procedure
As daily school attendance is critical to successful school performance, we want all students and their
families in WNESU to have support in ensuring student attendance at school.
The process and procedures to ensure that students are in school and learning follows below.
Process and Expectations:
Absences
It is our shared responsibility to be sure that every student is safe and accounted for on every school
day. If your student is absent from school, please notify the school within 30 minutes of your school’s
start time. Consult your student’s school handbook for specific notification procedures.
Tardiness
Being on time sets a positive tone for the day and emphasizes the importance of education. Students
are expected to arrive at school no later than the stated start time for their school. Students arriving
after this time are considered late and will be marked tardy. Tardiness happens from time to time, but
regularly coming in late means the student misses the opportunity to be greeted by everyone, eat
breakfast, settle into the day, learn the schedule for the day, and generally get off to a positive start. If a
trend of tardiness begins to appear, we will ask the parent/guardian to create a plan with the school to
ensure that students arrive on time.
Approach
We utilize a team approach for school attendance, including the student, their family, and school
officials, to explore with the student and family what obstacles are hindering school attendance. A
student-centered plan will be developed to increase school attendance. Follow-up steps are set to
assess if the plan is working for the student and the family. Records are kept in the school files of all
contacts related to this plan made with the family of the student. Interventions of last resort regarding
attendance typically involve the Windham County State’s Attorney and the Department of Children and
Families. Involvement of those agencies happens after habitual absences and very low family
involvement with the school.