Attendance
New Caney ISD believes that attendance is a key factor in student achievement. Thus, any absence from school represents an education loss to the student. Senate Bills 427 and 1112 address the number of days a student must attend school each year. All students, pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade, must adhere to compulsory attendance laws.
If your child is absent, campuses are to contact the parent or guardian in order to maintain accurate attendance records. You may contact the attendance clerk of your child’s school to notify them of any absence. A parent or doctor’s note will be required when a child returns to school. An individual commits an offense if the individual fails to attend school on ten (10) or more days or parts of days within a six (6) month period or on three (3) or more days or parts of days within a four (4) week period.
An attendance committee, required by law, will meet periodically during the school year to review any excessive absences or tardies accumulated by a student. Parents will be notified and should attend the attendance committee meeting. The committee will review the student’s attendance record and determine whether the absences are due to circumstances acceptable to the committee under the law. The attendance committee may refer a student to the New Caney ISD Police Department.
The New Caney ISD administration sincerely hopes that attendance does not become an issue for any student or parent. We encourage your child to be in attendance each day they are physically able. Your support in this matter is appreciated.
Attendance for Credit
To receive credit in a class, a student must attend at least 90 percent of the days the class is offered. A student who attends at least 75 percent but fewer than 90 percent of the days the class is offered may receive credit for the class if he or she completes a plan, approved by the principal, which allows the student to fulfill the instructional requirements for the class. If a student is involved in a criminal or juvenile court proceeding, the approval of the judge presiding over the case will also be required before the student receives credit for the class.
If a student attends less than 75 percent of the days a class is offered or has not completed the plan approved by the principal, then the student will be referred to the attendance review committee to determine whether there are extenuating circumstances for the absences and how the student can regain credit, if appropriate. [See policy FEC.]
Except for absences due to serious or life-threatening illness, all absences, whether excused or unexcused, must be considered in determining whether a student has attended the required percentage of days. In determining whether there were extenuating circumstances for the absences, the attendance committee will consider:
- Whether the student has mastered the essential knowledge and skills and maintained passing grades in the course or subject.
- Whether the student has completed makeup work satisfactorily.
- If the student completes makeup work absences for the reasons listed above at Exemptions to Compulsory Attendance and absences for extracurricular activities will be considered extenuating circumstances.
- Whether the student or the student’s parent had any control over the absences.
- Any information presented by the student or parent to the committee about the absences.