Reporting Attendance

To report that a student will be absent send an email to attendance@agafoundationk8.org. Be sure to include your child’s name, grade, day of absence, and reason for absence. 

Excused Absences – from Policy 5.5: Attendance

Students must be in school unless the absence has been permitted or excused for one of the reasons listed below:

1. Illness of student
2. Illness of an immediate family member
3. Death in the family
4. Religious holiday
5. Required court appearance or subpoena
6. Special events (Examples of special events include important public functions, educational enrichment activities, conferences, state/national competitions, college/university tour/visit, and exceptional cases of family need. A school administrator will use professional judgment to determine application of “special event” as an excused absence and indicate the specific number of days granted.)
7. Scheduled medical or dental appointment
8. Student has a communicable disease

Students on field trips, attending alternative to suspension programs, or in internal suspension programs are not considered absent. 

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