l.chopinbonilla@lausd.net
maritza.torres@lausd.net
1(310)280-1497
Office Technician
Attendance
Acceptable methods for parents/guardians to communicate an absence reason are:
- Providing a written notice, signed and dated by parent/guardians;
- An email initiated by a parent/guardian from the parent/guardian’s known email address;
- Upload of absence note in Parent Portal – refer to Parent Portal Job aid Attachments
- A phone call to/from the known parent/guardian.
School personnel shall document the phone call with reason from parent/guardian in MiSiS contact log for audit purposes.
- Messaging/Communication via LAUSD approved applications (e.g., Schoology, Parent Portal); for a full list of approved applications for use with students/student information, please visit http://udipp.lausd.net
- Note: UDIPP approval does not mean that the District obtained a licensed to use the application. Please check with ITD and/or Procurement Services.
Unacceptable methods for parents/guardians to communicate an absence reason include:
- An email from an unfamiliar account to the school or to the teacher’s personal device ;
- A text message from any mobile device
- Messaging/Communication through any applications that are not LAUSD approved.
Please scan or email all electronic notes to maritza.torres@lausd.net
Attendance Policy - English
HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL
Attendance Policy and Procedures
Attendance Goal:76% of students attending 96% of the time.
(1 absence every 25 days or fewer than 7 absences for the school year.)
School attendance is vital to student achievement. Students who develop patterns of good attendance are much more likely to be successful both academically and socially. It is the parent‘s/guardian‘s responsibility to provide documentation within then (10) days after the student returns to school in order to prevent absences from being converted to truancies.
Every student is expected to attend school daily and on time, unless there is valid justification for the absence [Education Code 48200]. Please refrain from allowing your child to have parent permitted truancies. These are best described as absences for reasons other than what California law allows, and may include the following: personal business; car problems; no clean clothes; bad/inclement weather, vacation/travel on a school day.
VERIFIED LEGAL ABSENCE*
California E.C. 48205 provides that a student shall be excused from school when the absence is due to:
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Illness / Medical, dental, optometric or chiropractic appointment (please ask medical office for verification or “return to school//work” note)
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Quarantine
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Attending the funeral of an immediate family member e.g., parent, grandparent, sibling, any relative living in the student’s immediate household (1 day in state, 3 days outside the state)
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Illness or medical treatment of a child of whom the student is the custodial parent
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Justifiable Personal Reasons when the pupil‘s absence has been requested in advance and approved by the principal or designee. This may include, but is not limited to, the following: student’s appearance in court; funeral service (other than immediate family member); Observance of religious holiday/ceremony; attendance at a religious retreat (shall not exceed 4 hours per semester); Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day®.**
**Upon receiving appropriate verification that an absence occurred due to one of the reasons listed above, the school will consider the absence to be excused. Absences for reasons other than those listed above are unexcused.
Attendance Procedures at Hamilton High School:
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When returning from an absence, students are expected to provide verification of their absence to the Attendance Office (Room 101 for all students) immediately upon return. Notes must include the dates of the absence, the specific reason, and parent/guardian signature and daytime phone number.
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All absences not cleared within 10 days will be marked truant.
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Phone calls are sent 2 times daily to notify parents of absences and tardies. Parents are expected to contact the Attendance Office, Academic Counselor or Pupil Services and Attendance Counselor when they are notified that their child is absent without permission (parents must update their address and/or telephone number with the Attendance Office within 30 days of the change).
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Acceptance of absence notes from parents is a courtesy. 10 or more days of excused and/or unexcused absences within a school year are considered to be excessive and will require a doctor’s note or approval from the School Nurse or designated school official to excuse subsequent absences. Parents will be notified and it will be documented in the student attendance record when they may no longer write notes to excuse their child’s absence.
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Students with 7 or more absences may be excluded from extracurricular activities, including evening/weekend performances and Athletics. Seniors have a Senior Contract which includes the policy.
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Students with excessive excused and/or unexcused absences will be referred to the Pupil Services and Attendance Counselor for further intervention which may include a referral to the school site School Attendance Review Team (SART), the Local District School Attendance Review Board (SARB) and/or Juvenile Court.
Parents are encouraged to contact the Attendance Office, Academic Counselor or Pupil Services and Attendance Counselor regularly to inquire about their child’s attendance.
Attendance Policy - Spanish
HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL
Poliza y Procedimientos de Ausencias
Meta de Asistencial:76% de los estudiantes asisten 96% del tiempo.
(1 ausencia cada 25 dias o menos de 7 ausencias por cada año escolar.)
La asistencia escolar es vital para el logro academico de un estudiante. Los estudiantes que desarrollan patrones de buena asistencia son mucho mas probable de sobresalir tanto academicamente como socialmente. Es la solemne responsabilidad de los padres o tutores el proveer documentación durante los (10) días después de que el estudiante regrese a la escuela para poder prevenir que esa faltas se vuelvan absentismo ilegal.
Se espera de cada estudiante asistir a la escula diariamente y a tiempo, al menos que haya una justificación válida para la ausencia [Codigo Educacional 48200]. Por favor absténgase de permitir que su hijo falte a la escuela sin razón valida. Estas ausencias por razón injustificable, y diferentes a las permitidas por las leyes de California son y/o incluyen: problemas personales; problemas de carro; que el alumno no tenga ropa limpia; mal clima; vacaciones/ viajes en días de escuela.
AUSENCIAS VERIFICADAS LEGALMENTE*
El Codigo de Educacion de California 48205 provee que un estudiante podra ser justificado de sus ausencias cuado la falta es causada por: Enfermedad/ Medico, dentak, cita optometrista o quiropráctica (por favor pregunte a su oficina medica por una verificación o una nota de “regrese a la escuela o trabajo”).
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Cuarentena
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Asistir a un funeral de un miembro inmediato de la familia, por ejemplo: padres, abuelos , hermanos, o cualquier otro miembro de la familia quienes vivan en el hogar (1 dia dentro del estado, 3 dias fuera del estado).
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Enfermedad o tratamiento medico del tutor legal del menor.
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Razones Personales Justificables por falta de un estudiante tienen Justifiable Personal Reasons when the pupil‘s absence has que ser solicitadas por adelantado y aprovadas por el director or persona designada. Esto puede incluir, pero no se limita a, lo siguiente: cita para aparicion del estudiante en la corte; serviciio funerario (de una persona que no sea familia inmediata); celebracion o dia festive religioso; asistencia a un retiro religioso (no podra exceeder 4 horas por semester); “el Dia de Llevar a mi hijo(a) al trabajo”**
**Una vez que se reciba una verificacion apropiada que el alumno estuvo ausente por alguna de las rezones enlistadas, la escuela considerara si la ausencia es justificable. Cualquier falta por alguna razón otra a las enlistadas anteriormente serán injustificables.
Procedimientos de Ausencias en Hamilton High School:
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Cuando regresen despues de estar ausente, los estudiantes deberan proveer verificacion de su ausencia a la oficina de Asistencia (Oficina 101 para todos los estudiantes) inmediatamente despues de su regreso. Toda ausencia que no sea verificada dentro de los siguientes 10 dias seran contadas como faltas ilegales.
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Llamadas telefonicas son eviadas dos veces por dia para notificar faltas o retardos. Los padres deberán contactar a la Oficina de Asistencia, Consejero Academico o Consejero de Asistencia y Servicios Escolares cuando sean notificados que su hijo(a) estuvo ausente sin permiso( padres deberan de actualizar su dirección y numero telefónico en la oficina de asistencia dentro los primeros 30 dias de que ocurra el cambio.)
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Aceptacion de notas de ausencias de los padres es una cortesia. 10 dias o mas de faltas justificadas o injustificadas dentro del año escolarson consideradas excesivas y requerirán una nota del doctor o aprobación de la enfermera escolar o persona designada para justificar tales ausencias.
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Estudiantes con 7 o mas ausencias seran excluidos de acctividades extracurriculares, incluyendo actividades por la tarde o durante el fin de semana y activiades atléticas. Los estudiantes del 12º grado tienen un contrato que incluye la poliza
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Estudiantes con faltas excesivas justificadas o injustificadas seran referidos al consejero de Asistencia y Servicios Escolares para future intervencion que podra incluir una referencia para El Equipo de Revision de Asistencia (SART), o al Gabinete del Revision de Asistencia del Distrito Escolar Local , y/o corte juvenile.
Padres, se les recomienda contactar a la Oficina de Asistencia o Consejero Academico o Consejero de Asistencia y Servicios Escolares de forma regular para preguntar a cerca de la asistencia de sus hijos.
