Attendance Information
School Hours
8:00 AM - Instruction begins
8:20 AM - Tardy
8:25 AM - Partial Day Absence excusable with official healthcare note
2:30 PM - Early Release ends
3:20 PM - Dismissal
We want to strive for no more than 5 absences in the year. Please ensure that you are bringing scholars to school, ON TIME, every day.
As a reminder:
• Tardies after 8:20 are a partial absence.
• 3 partial absences equates to a full day.
• Dropping off a student at 10 AM or later is a full day absence.
• Picking up early is a partial absence.
• Try to schedule appointments around instructional days.
• “Strive for no more than 5!"
Of course, if a student is sick, please do not bring them to school.
Make sure to communicate dismissal changes to your homeroom teacher through Classdojo.
Partial Day/Full Day Absences
For students arriving at 8:25 AM (or later), or leaving prior to 2:30 PM (early release), an official document is required to be submitted to excuse loss of instruction time. Early release is 10:00 AM- 2:30 PM.
Full Day Absences
For a justifiable reason, Full Day Absences may be excused with a parent's note, healthcare note, government document for a citizenship appointment / court order, for up to 3 consecutive days; additional days require a healthcare note or court order to excuse loss of instruction time.
Attendace Notes
Email the school office with an Official Document or Parent Note with the following information within 3 days of a student's return to school:
- Student's name
- Reason for absence
- Date(s) of absence
- Parent contact number and / or email
Justified Absences
- Illness - parent note will cover up to 3 consecutive days
- Medical or Dental Appointment - healthcare note required
- Death in Family - service documentation
- Observance of Religious Holiday - indicate holy day observed
- Citizenship Appointment - not passport appointments
- Court Required Appearance
3 or more unexcused or T99/Partial Day absences will trigger Attendance for Credit & the Dallas ISD Truancy Department
DISD Truancy Department Parent Services
