Attendance

• Students are expected to be in their assigned seats at the scheduled time.

• Students eating breakfast will walk directly from the bus to the dining hall.  Upon completion of eating breakfast, the students will walk directly to their classroom.

• Students not eating breakfast will walk directly to their classrooms.  If necessary, use the restroom before entering the classroom.

Absence

• If a student is ill and will be absent, the parent/guardian should call the school attendance line at 703-580-5215 to report the absence.

• All absent students must return to school with a signed parent note including (1) student's name, (2) date of absence, and (3) reason for absence.

• All student absences are recorded as unexcused until a note is received (after three days without a note, an unexcused absence will result).

• If you know in advance that your child will be absent, please send a note ahead.  Calls are made home daily to all students on the absentee list.

• If your child must be out of school for an extended period of time, approval from the principal must be requested in writing.

Tardiness

• Students not in school by 8:40am are marked tardy.

• Students arriving after 8:40am need to be escorted into the main office and signed in.

Early Dismissal

• Students who need to leave school early should bring a note from home stating the time of departure, reason for leaving and a phone number to reach a parent or guardian.  Notes requesting early dismissal should be given to the teacher upon arrival, who will send it to the office.

• A Parent, guardian or designated person must come to the main office to sign a student out for early dismissal. Students will only be released to those individuals listed on the emergency card.  A photo I.D. is required.

• If you need to pick up your child prior to dismissal, you may do so before 3:00pm.  We cannot release a child between 3:00pm and 3:10pm.  We will be dismissing all children at 3:10pm and need all cars out of the bus circle.

• A student who leaves and then returns to school the same day will need to come to the office with their parent/guardian before returning to the classroom.  DO NOT escort your child directly to the classroom.

• Regular late arrivals and early dismissals are strongly discouraged.

Make-up Work

• Students with excused absences are given a day to schedule make-up tests and assignments for every day of absence.

• Students with unexcused absences are not given additional time for make-up tests and assignments.