Attendance Policy

GPS District Attendance Policy found on page 10 of the GPS Elementary Student Handbook:

Students who are not in school 90% of the school days (18 absences) may be retained. Documentation and successful completion of the grade level is required before a student will be considered for promotion. 

Students who are not in school 90% of the school days in which they have been enrolled, may be reported to the county as truant. See Policy JE, JE-R, JE-E and JHB. 

All students should be in class every day unless they are ill. It is very important that the school be notified as soon as possible if a student will be absent. If the school is not called, an automated call will be made to inform you of the absence. 

An excused absence is one in which the parent has notified the school within 24 hours of the student's absence and the school administrator has approved the absence. When a parent knows that the student will be absent for more than one day, one phone call to the school or an absence request through the Infinite Campus Parent portal will be sufficient. 

Parents are urged to schedule doctor, dentist, and other appointments for students at times outside the school day. This will reinforce the importance of school and will prevent the student from falling behind in classwork. 

When requesting work missed during an absence, please contact the school office before 11 a.m. to provide adequate time for the teacher to prepare materials to be sent home or picked up at the end of the school day. 

Any student who has 10 consecutive unexcused absences from school will be withdrawn. The parent must accompany the student for re-admittance. 

The District will provide appropriate educational opportunities for any student identified as homebound or as having a chronic health condition requiring management on a long-term basis that will affect regular school attendance. See Policy JHD, JHD-R, JHD-EA, JHD-EB, and JHD-EC.