Attendance

Late Arrivals to School:

Attending school on time, all day, every day will give your child the best chance of succeeding in middle school and eventually graduating from high school.

· Students: If you arrive within the first 5 minutes of the school day, go directly to class. If you arrive after 8:05am, report to the Attendance Office before entering the classroom to “check in” and receive a hall pass to give to your teacher. Your parent/guardian will need to contact the attendance office to excuse the late arrival.

· Parents/Guardians: Excuse your student’s late arrival as soon as possible by sending a note with your student, calling the attendance

office at 425-408-6310 or sending an email to cpmsattendance@nsd.org. Provide your student’s name, student ID #, and reason for the late arrival.

Tardy Policy 

Students who are absent from a class for more than 15 minutes are considered absent.

Students who are less than 15 minutes late to a class are considered Tardy.  A parent /guardian can excuse a student’s late arrival to school but class period tardies can only be excused by a teacher or administrator. If you have questions about your student’s class period tardy, please contact their teacher directly.

 

Early Dismissals from School

Please plan ahead for early dismissals from school and limit only when truly necessary, as your student misses valuable learning instruction time and it is the least disruptive to the classroom learning environment.

· Students: Report directly to the Attendance Office before school to turn in a note and receive a hall pass to give to your teacher during the class you are leaving early. Then meet your parent/guardian to “sign out” from the attendance office before leaving campus early.

· Parents/Guardians: Pre-arrange as soon as possible, preferably in the morning on the same day by sending a note with your student or calling the attendance office at 425-408-6314. Provide your student’s name, student ID #, date and time the student needs to be picked up, and reason for the early dismissal.

· At time of dismissal: Meet your student in the Attendance Office at the planned time to “sign out” and be prepared to show a valid photo ID to staff. It is advisable to allow extra time to park on campus when picking up your student from school.

Early Dismissals cannot be accommodated the final 15 minutes of the school day unless prearranged that morning or earlier.

Releasing your student from school to someone other than a parent/guardian:

· Requires written permission in advance to authorize someone other than parent/guardian or an emergency contact to pick up your child. Please be prepared to show a valid photo identification.

· Releasing students to taxis, Uber, Lyft, or any other private hire company is prohibited. Northshore School District does not permit “releasing care and custody” of a student to an unknown entity that has not gone through the school district’s screening process. Northshore School District takes careful measures to screen our staff, volunteers and vendors who transport our students, therefore students may not be

transported for an early release or other activities during school via private hire companies.

 

A pre-arranged absence request form, available in the Attendance Office or linked above, is required if a student will be absent for 5 or more school days. 

Vacations should be planned to coincide with the school calendar, during legal holidays and school breaks, when possible. If it is truly unavoidable that your student must miss 5 or more school days, complete a pre-arranged absence request form as soon as possible to be submitted at least 2 weeks in advance

Extenuating medical related absences must be reported to the attendance office, school nurse and counselor as soon as you are aware.

For absences of 20+ days, contact the school registrar.