Posted August 2, 2024
Isabella Bird Community School is committed to providing quality educational experiences to all of our students to ensure they are achieving at their highest potential. Absences, whether excused or unexcused, are detrimental to the learning process because classroom experiences such as class discussion, peer collaboration, and student-teacher interaction cannot be replicated outside the classroom. When children are absent from school, they miss out on consistent instruction that is needed to develop basic skills. Children in early grades are particularly susceptible to falling behind in fundamental reading skills, which can have a snowball effect that impacts future learning. All students at Isabella Bird Community School are expected to maintain a 95% attendance average over the course of the school year.
If your student(s) will not be in attendance or will be late on a given day, contact us in one of the following ways, preferably by 8:30 am:
When calling the attendance line please include your student(s) name, your name, and the reason for the absence. Notifications without a reason will automatically be marked as unexcused absences. While letting your student’s teacher know about an upcoming absence can be helpful, this does not take the place of contacting the front office.
The following reasons constitute an excused absence:
Any other absences will be considered unexcused. An absence becomes unexcused after two days without an acceptable excuse from a parent/guardian.