JL LONG ATTENDANCE PROCEDURES

 

Please see the procedures listed below for student absences:

  

 

Absences

● The attendance clerk will process student absences and update attendance records.

● Parents or students must turn in letters/doctor notes within 72 hours of the student’s absence

● Truancy letters are auto-generated by the district.

○ If you receive a truancy letter and the absences have been corrected then the truancy letter is void.

 

4 Levels of Truancy

Tier 1 - Official Attendance Notice

Tier 2 - 3 unexcused absences in a 4-week period > Conference > Warning letter

Tier 3 - 5 unexcused absences in a 6-month period > Conference > Online course for parent

Tier 4 - 7 unexcused absences in a 6-month period > Conference > Warning letter 

 

● Parents or students must turn in letters/doctor notes withinwithin 72 hours of the student’s absence in the Counseling Suite by grade level.

○ Letter must include:

■ Full name

■ Grade level

■ ID number

○ Letters will be time stamped and processed by the attendance clerk and registrar.

○ Please DO NOT email the registrar, attendance clerk, or the principal with doctor’s notes/letters.

○ Verify absence corrections in PowerSchool. If you do not have a PowerSchool account then please contact the registrar, Jessica Martinez (jessicamartinez4@dallasisd.org).

 

 

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