Attendance Reporting Form
For your convenience, we have an online Google Form that can be used to report absences/dismissals.
School Tardiness
Report to the Main Office with a parent note explaining the reason for being late.
Absences
Use the online Absence Reporting Form or call option #1 at 518-439-7460 any time, day or night, when your child will be absent from school. Your child should get missed assignments from Aspen or another student for short-term absences.
Illegal Absences
These guidelines apply exclusively to students who are illegally absent for one or more days. (They do not apply to students who are legally absent for reasons of illness, bereavement, religious observance or other educational purpose.)
Students and parents are advised that current or improved levels of achievement are not likely to be attained as a result of illegal absences. Some assignments cannot be duplicated and missing these activities might, in fact, affect the student’s grade.
Teachers are not obligated to provide assignments in advance for illegal absences. If teachers do provide the assignments, the students are required to return the assignments completed on the day they return to school to receive full credit. If not returned on the first day back to school, the grading/credit is subject to the teacher’s late policy.
The day of the student’s return to school, parents and students may request a list of assignments owed. A list of assignments owed will be provided within two days of the request. If the student receives the work after they return, from the time the work is provided, the student has one day for each day absent to complete the assignment for full credit.
Leaving for an Appointment During the School Day
Parent-signed notes should be brought by the student to the Main Office during homeroom. Please include the time leaving and the nature of the appointment (e.g. doctor, dentist, etc.) Parents who have a cell phone should call the main office upon arrival in the parking lot and students will then be escorted to the front door. Parents who do not have a cell phone should ring the front bell and wait for the student to be escorted. It is not necessary for parents to accompany them back into school.
Make-Up
In the case of a long-term absence, parents should contact the Guidance Office before 9:00 a.m.
Assignments may be picked up in the bins located outside the Main Office, the day following a request after 3:30 p.m. Students are given 2 days for each day absent to make up missed work. A written excuse signed by the parent is needed upon return.