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New Principal Named for OKES
Celebrate Literacy Week
2021-22 Communication Survey Announced
Comment on our proposed 2022-23 Calendar
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2021-22 Resource Guide Available
Flagler Schools Virtual Teacher Recruitment Fair
Flagler Schools and AdventHealth Ink Partnership
National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists
Opportunity to Provide Feedback on Dress Code
Health Literacy Grant
Flagler Schools Ends COVID-19 Dashboard
Superintendent Mittelstadt Announces New Principal
New Student School Board Members Take Seats
STEM Academy Applications
Review of Adopted Math Instructional Materials
2022 Spelling Bee Champion Crowned
Free and Reduced Price Meal Applications
Sunshine State Scholars Named for 2022
Save the Date: Free Student Athletic Screenings
A Season of Giving
Top Administrators Named
BTMS Custodian is a Rock Star
District Rezoning
2022 Teacher and Employee of the Year Named
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Research shows that school attendance and student achievement is directly correlated. Imagine how hard it is to miss a day or two of algebra and then have to get back on track as the whole class is moving forward knowing information that you missed!
We understand that students sometimes are ill or have genuine reasons to miss school, such as doctor or therapists visits, required court appearances, funerals, and so forth.
State law and district attendance policy allow the parent to write notes to document and excuse up to 10 days of student absence for illness or excusable reasons per year; 5 days in the first term (August–January) and 5 days in the second term (January–June).
Beyond those 10 days, if a student has a serious reason to miss additional days, the school principal can review parent requests to excuse up to 5 more days per year, for a total of 15 days. That is a lot of time out of school especially when students have to make up the missed work and keep up with the new work. Students do not receive credit for work made up for unexcused absences which impact grades.
Beyond 15 days per year, only doctor/therapist or court notes are accepted to excuse absences. It is very important to document all days of absence with a note which must be turned in at school even if the reason for absences does not allow the day to be excused. It is important to note that family vacations are not excusable days. Questions about attendance should be directed to the attendance clerk at your child's school.
When students begin to accrue "unexcused absences," the district is required to monitor the student's attendance. Calls are made to the home on the day of absence. Letters are sent home when the students begin to have more unexcused absences. When the unexcused days total 10 in a 90-day period or 5 in a 30-day period, the school counselor has to hold a Student Study Team (SST) meeting to talk with the parent/guardian about why the student is missing school and make a plan to get the unexcused absences to stop. Remember, students can easily fall behind in learning when they miss days of school.
If the unexcused absences do not stop, the district is required to refer the student and family for additional services. Failure to have a child attend school is a law violation. In very severe cases, the parent/guardian may be called into court to explain the situation to a judge and can be placed on probation. No one wants to see this happen, so it is very important that the home and school work together toward success for the students!
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