Attendance

SUBMIT STUDENT ATTENDANCE

REPORT ATTENDANCE

For information about how to complete the Attendance Reporting Form, we invite you to view this screencast.

SJA ATTENDANCE POLICY

Please view the SJA Handbook for the full attendance policy.

ABSENT
Illness: Please complete the Absence Reporting Form, which can be found on the Parent Resources page on MySJA.
All other reasons: Advance notice from a parent must be sent via the Absence Reporting Form at least one day before the absence for it to be considered by Assistant Dean of Women Brianna Sommers. Planned absences should be scheduled around each student's individual test calendar and should be avoided during end-of-year and standardized testing dates. 

Parent notification of a student's reason for an absence must be turned in by the end of the school day or the absence will be considered unexcused and will not be changed.
 
Absences are recorded per class period missed. Seven accumulated absent class periods will equate to one full day absent. An unstructured period is considered a class period for students. A student may not miss more than 10 full days (70 classes) or 10 times in a single course within in a semester, regardless of whether absences are excused or unexcused.

TARDY
The warning bell rings at 7:25 a.m., and the tardy bell rings at 7:28 a.m. A student who does not arrive to her first hour class prior to the tardy bell must report to the Attendance Coordinator’s office for a tardy slip. Beginning with the third unexcused tardy, an infraction is given. 

Please note that all notifications of absences or tardies must be sent by a parent though the Attendance Reporting Form. We cannot accept requests from students. Traffic is considered an unexcused reason for a tardy outside of extenuating circumstances. 

CHECK-IN, CHECK-OUT PROCEDURES 
To help maintain a learning environment that is as uninterrupted as possible, students should be aware of their check-out time prior to the start of class, inform their teacher before class begins and quietly leave at the appropriate time without disrupting instruction. Students cannot check out on the iPad without speaking to Mrs. Amanda Stinson, Mrs. Kacie Engemann or Nurse Marie Vukovics to ensure they are on the checkout list.

Illness or Injury: Any student wanting to check out due to illness or injury must report to the nurse’s office. If this checkout is completed in the main office without reporting to the nurse's office, the missed class time will remain unexcused. The nurse will call the student’s parent to obtain permission before the student leaves. Forms filled out for a future sick checkout will not be accepted.

Medical Appointments: Most routine visits to the doctor should be scheduled outside of school hours. For appointments scheduled during school hours, a parent must fill out the Absence Reporting Form and specify the time of the late check-in/early check-out. A signed and dated note must be submitted through the Attendance Reporting Form or a physical copy can be turned in to the main office when the student returns to campus. If a signed note is not turned in within three days of the appointment, the absence will remain unexcused on the student's record. Students who check out during lunch period for appointments will also be required to provide a doctors note.

Any other check-outs outside of medical appointments and illness must have prior approval. This includes check-outs during lunch periods.