Attendance Procedures

Student Absences:

If you know your child is going to be ABSENT please call the Attendance Office at 382-2511 Ext.21700. Please call first thing in the morning to alleviate us making a call home to you. When your child returns to school please send them in with a written note, stating the date of absences, for your child to hand in to his/her homeroom teacher. An unexused absence may result in discipline action being taken by the assistant principal.

Note: If your child will be absent for five or more days because of serious illness, injury, or other excused absence please contact an assistant principal and the child’s counselor.

Tardy:

If your child will be TARDY please call the Attendance Office at 382-2511 Ext.21700. Send your child in with a tardy note signed by a parent or guardian, stating the reason why the child is late with the date and time the child should be signing into school. The student should report to the attendance office when he/she arrives to school to sign-in. He/she will be given a pass to report to class. If your child does not have a tardy note upon arrival the child will be marked unexcused tardy until a note is provided. An unexused tardy may result in discipline action being taken by the assistant principal.

Dismissal:

If your child is leaving school for an early DISMISSAL please call the Attendance Office at 382-2511 Ext. 21700.The child should report to the attendance office in the morning to be given a dismissal pass. Please send your child into school with a note signed by a parent or guardian stating the reason why your child must leave early, the date, time of dismissal and if they are returning.The student should return to school with his/her dismissal pass to sign back in at the attendance office.

If a last minute appointment was made for your child and you must take them out of school please call ASAP. You must either fax a note to 382-2539 or meet your child in the attendance office for he/she to be dismissed.

Melissa Conte, Attendance
Email: mconte@niskyschools.org
(518) 382-2511 Ext. 21700

Attendance Policy from Code of Conduct