Attendance Policies
Parents: High school attendance is ultimately the responsibility of the student and his/her family. It is important that parents and students recognize the direct relationship that exists between academic success and regular school attendance. Students should remain out of school only when absolutely necessary.
Students are allowed 10 absences (excused or unexcused) per semester. The eleventh total absence may result in loss of credit unless there are extenuating circumstances. School-related absences do not count toward your student’s total absences.
You may access your student’s grades and attendance through PARENTVUE on the school website.
Please contact the library if you need assistance with PARENTVUE.
Attendance Hotline: 480-752-8855
Types of Absences
- Personal illness
- Doctor or dentist appointment (which cannot be made before or after school)
- Serious family illness
- Death in family or of a close friend
- Important family business
- Religious holiday
Parental Notification of Absences
Automated attendance calls for students with an absence will be made daily to the primary phone number listed on the student’s record. If you have questions or concerns regarding an attendance call, please contact the student's teacher for that period by telephone or email.
If absences are excessive, an attendance contract may be discussed and signed by the Attendance Coordinator and student.
Checking out through Attendance Office
How to Excuse a Student during the School Day
When a student needs to be excused for an appointment or other appropriate reason, you may choose one of the following options:
- Send a note with him/her to bring to the attendance office at the beginning of the school day. This will ensure your student will be down in the office when you arrive to pick him/her up.
- Call the Attendance number and choose the Off-Campus Pass request hotline.
- Please be sure to leave your message ONE hour prior to the time you would like the student to leave campus. This will ensure your student will be down in the office when you arrive to pick him/her up.
- If your student can drive themselves, you may use either of the above options to allow himself/herself to leave campus for an appointment or other appropriate reason.
- If you choose to come in and check your student out in the attendance office, please be sure to allow enough time to sign him/her out, and for attendance to send someone to bring your student down to the office.
Homework and Makeup Work
If you do not have an e-mail, call the school at 480-752-8888 and ask to be transferred to the necessary teacher(s). Homework requested from teachers in this manner may be picked up in the front office at a time you have arranged with the teachers.
Tardies
If a student arrives late to the first period, he or she will not be admitted to class but instead must proceed to sweep. If a parent or legal guardian does not check the student in through the attendance office or a note is not provided by a physician, the student must report to sweep in room E-052. Two sweeps in one week will result in one day of lunch clean-up for the offending student. Failure to appear for lunch clean-up will result in a one-day suspension.
Students arriving late after the first period is over must always check in through the front office upon arrival. Parents may send a note with the student or call the attendance office to excuse the absence and/or tardy.