Stone Valley Middle School

 

Parents or Guardian:  If you are calling your student out of school due to illness, please briefly detail symptoms of illness on the attendance line. If you choose not to leave illness details, you will receive a call from the attendance office asking for more information.  It is our responsibility to maintain the health and safety of our school community and we ask for your cooperation. Your student’s private health information will not be shared beyond administrative or nursing staff.   

 

Missing the Last Ten School Days for 2023-24 and Independent Study Contracts at the End of the School Year.

Parents or guardians must notify the school regarding all absences whether excused or unexcused.

AR 5113 States that all absences which are not cleared within two days after a student's return to school shall be recorded as unexcused (CUT).

Absences must be cleared within two days of returning to school otherwise the absence will become a cut and the student may receive consequences.

 

Parent/guardian must call the attendance recorder (855-5899) on the morning of or within 48 hours of the absence.  Please provide the following information:

1.    The date(s) of the absence(s).

2.    Spell the student’s last name.

3.    State the first name of the student.

4.    State the reason for absence.

5.    Identify yourself (i.e. parent, guardian, etc.)

 

Parent/guardian must call the attendance office to report a partial day absence (925 855-5899) to notify the school that a student is coming to school late.  In order for a partial day absence to be excused the following requirements must be met:

 

If a student becomes ill at school, they must report to the nurse’s office. If the nurse or secretary determines the student should be sent home, the parents will be notified. A student may not be released unless a parent or guardian has been contacted.  Students will only be released to the parent or guardian or emergency contact on Infinite Campus.

 

Make-up work resulting from an excused absence must be completed within a reasonable period of time commensurate with the length of the absence.

Excused absences include the following:

*Excessive illnesses (calling in ill on 10 or more days) may require a doctor’s note to be excused.  For more information, please see SRVUSD District Board Policy and Administrative Regulation 5113.

 

A call from the Districts automated line will alert parents of the absences. Students with excessive absences and illnesses may be sent to the SARB team and receive further consequences.

Unexcused absences include the following:

 

Only tardies due to illness and medical appointments will be considered excused.  In order to excuse a tardy, a parent/guardian must sign in student in the office and provide a note from the medical or dental office/facility stating the reason for the tardy.

 

Students who are more than 30 minutes late to class will receive a Very Tardy. Students with excessive Very Tardies may receive a detention and begin the SARB process.  A Very Tardy is considered an Unexcused Absence.

 

Absences may ONLY be cleared by a telephone call personally made by the parent or guardian. Calls made by the student or persons not authorized to clear a student’s absence violate rules for attendance and may result in student disciplinary action.