• Attendance Information 

    • Report Absences Here                                            

    • This form is only to be used to report an absence from school.  Early Dismissal procedures are outlined below and are not to be entered in the Absence Reporting Form. *Emails for absences will not be accepted*   Students arriving to school late or returning to school from a medical appointment may continue to sign in to school and turn in their doctor's note in to the front desk.  

    • This form will be considered a parent note unless a Doctor's note, Court documentation or Funeral documentation is uploaded to this form.  

    • Parent notes (including this form) will only be accepted within the same 6 week grading period as which the absence occurred. 

    • The Board reserves the right for the School to request additional documentation to excuse an absence.  

    • Absences due to an extended illness (excess of 5 consecutive school or 5 cumulative days in a single semester) may require a statement from a physician.  

    Early Dismissal 

    On the occasions that you need your student to be dismissed from school early, please send in a note stating the reason and time of dismissal with your student.  Students should bring the note into the front office before the school day begins so they can be given an early dismissal pass to leave class at the appointed time.  This limits interruptions to classroom instruction as we do not have to call into the classroom to call students down for early dismissal.  The note must include the Student’s first and last name, date, time of dismissal, reason, who will be picking up and parent signature.  Emails will not be accepted.    

    Attendance Reminders / Contact Information 

    • School Phone (704) 290-1510      

    • School Fax (704) 243-0153 

    Please understand that every parent note may NOT be coded as “excused.” Absences do NOT go away when they are excused, they are just coded to indicate excused.  If your student is not in the building, they are “absent” regardless of the reason.  

    For example, parent notes for car trouble, personal business, family business, family emergencies, family trip (unless preapproved by the designee), no reason listed and sports showcases are NOT excused under county policy. ( School Board Policy ) 

    • Medical/Dental appointments MUST be documented with an actual doctor note from a doctor’s office, in order to be excused under medical. 

    • Absences due to court/legal appearances should be documented with a note from the court/lawyer. 

    • Absences due to a death in the family need to have either a copy of the obituary, a link to an obituary, a church bulletin or a funeral card along with a parent note.  

    • Parent notes for an illness/injury are excused.  However, further documentation may be requested.  We accept only 5 parent notes per semester.  A doctor note will be required for any other absences. 

    • Any educational opportunity must be pre-approved by the school's designee no later than 2 weeks PRIOR to the event.  Approvals are based on attendance and current grades when asked. Educational Opportunity Information 

    • Absence notes should be uploaded.  Per county policy, all notes MUST be turned in within the 6-week grading period in which the absence occurred to be considered excused (we will take medical/Dr. notes at any time).  

    • Absences will be coded unexcused in PowerSchool until an excuse is received. Please allow 72 hours for excuse notes to be coded in PowerSchool.