ATTENDANCE INFORMATION
The following information is provided to assist you in understanding our attendance
policy. Please remember that absences should be excused with a note from home within
two days of the absence.
RELEASED ABSENCE:
The school must have parent contact prior to the student leaving the school building
for any reason. Students who leave the school building without establishing parent
contact with school personnel before leaving will be marked unexcused. When
possible, students must bring a note with the release time to the attendance office,
before they leave the building.
IF A STUDENT IS ILL AT SCHOOL and wants to go home, the student must see
the nurse. The school nurse will only be in the building for a limited number of hours
each day. Therefore, you must check out through the attendance office if the nurse is
not available. We will call parents or guardians for permission to leave school.
IF A STUDENT NEEDS TO LEAVE SCHOOL FOR ANY OTHER REASON, the
student must see the Attendance Office before leaving. The Attendance Office will
attempt to call the parent at home or work for permission for the student to leave. If the
student has a note signed by the parent or phone contact with a parent, the Attendance
Office will issue the student a release slip.
EXCUSED ABSENCES:
Illness, doctor/dental appointments, family emergencies and funerals constitute excused
absences. Students will have two school days to clear an absence. After that, the absence
will remain unexcused.
UNEXCUSED ABSENCES:
Missing the bus, oversleeping, alarm not working, going out to lunch, going to work,
staying home to do homework, studying for a test, etc. are examples of unexcused
absences. Parents are notified the day of an unexcused absence by the computerized
phone calling system. These calls generally take place between 5 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. that
evening. If you prefer to be notified by the computer at a phone number other than your
residence, please advise the attendance secretary at (503) 353-5829.
CONSEQUENCES FOR UNEXCUSED ABSENCES:
Long detention or Saturday school is assigned for unexcused absences. Failure to attend
detention will result in a Saturday school. Failure to attend Saturday school will result in
additional consequences. NOTE: This policy may be changed during the school year
due to Board action.
PREARRANGED ABSENCE:
An absence should be prearranged when a student will be absent for three or more days
for a school-related activity, field trip, family business or college visitations. Prearranged
absence forms can obtained in the attendance office. After teachers have signed and
administrative or counselor approval has been obtained, return the form to the attendance
office. Prearranged absences should be arranged five school days prior to the excused
absence.
PARENT CONTACT:
Students absent from school must have a note from home. If the student has forgotten the
note, the student is welcome to call home from the Attendance Office. Staff will verify
with the parent the reason for the absence. All unexcused absences must be cleared
within two days following the absence.
Parents are encouraged to call the Attendance Office at (503) 353-5829 if the student
is home ill. The student will then be excused for the day.
CHECK STUDENT’S ATTENDANCE:
From CHS home page: Go to PARENT ASSIST. Enter your USER NAME and
PASSWORD. If you do not have this information please call the Counseling Office at
503-353-5810 x38114.
MAKE-UP WORK:
Teachers will provide a procedure for make-up work in the course outline. When
students are absent from class, at the discretion of the teacher, it is the student’s
responsibility to cover missed assignments outside instructional time.
ACTIVITY PARTICIPATION:
A student may not participate in practices, competition, or performance on a day in which
he/she is unexcused for more than half of the student’s instructional day. (Students are
expected to attend complete class periods.)
10-DAY DROP:
Oregon State Law requires that we withdraw students who miss ten or more consecutive
days of school. If a student is absent for any reason for 10 consecutive days, they will be
withdrawn from school and will have to re-enroll when they return.