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Attendance Office
Attendance Policy
Phone: 349-5350
(Voice Mail on 24/7)
This is the only number you should be calling for attendance.
Regular attendance to class is one of the most important aspects of a student’s educational program. This ensures the effectiveness of the learning process and provides for an environment which is conducive to group and individual learning.
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Call attendance line each day a child is absent or coming in late/tardy.
The phone number is 349-5350 and has 24-hour voicemail service. If calling after school hours, or receive no answer during the day, the message will be received by the attendance secretary Amy Lehman. In your message please provide the following information: the student's full name, grade, and reason for their absence, or coming in late.
When the student returns to school, please have an excuse note submitted to the office as soon as the student arrives to school.
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If a student is late/tardy, please call the Attendance Office prior to 8 a.m., so that a call won’t be generated home.
Please note: the attendance policy requires you to come into the building and sign your child in at the Greeter's Desk if the student will be arriving after 8 a.m. After signing in at the Greeter’s Desk, the student will then be given a pass to admit them to class.
**If a parent can't sign their student in due to emergency, then please call ahead, or provide the student with a note to submit.**
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If a student needs to have an early release from school for a specific reason (medical, dental, orthodontist, etc.), the student should provide a note to the office right after arriving on the morning bus. The notes are then entered into the Attendance file that is shared with teachers each day.
This will allow the student to leave class a few minutes early to be at Greeter's Desk for their pickup time. The school strives to refrain from calling into rooms while classes are in session. Teachers should allow students to leave class if a note was provided. If a note is not provided in advance, teachers may question a student about leaving, and the school may need to verify the information. Early release notes are essential to having students on time for pickup.
*If you forgot to provide a note, or an appointment was made with little or no prior notice – then please call ahead ASAP – in the event that a student is in a physical education class or is outside of the school building they can then be located.*
**The only exception where you do not have to come in to sign your student in/out is at the end of the day dismissal at 2:50 p.m. As long as your student is aware that you are coming, they can meet you at the front of the building at dismissal.**
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All homework requests are made through Schoology. All students can stay in contact with their teachers through Schoology.
When your student is absent from school due to being tardy, leaving early for an appointment, or is absent for the day, please be sure to remind them to speak to all their teachers upon their return to obtain missing work, make up tests, or quizzes. Students can also make arrangements to stay after school if they need to get caught up on any instruction they missed.
If your child has been out sick for 3 or more consecutive days, please send them in with a doctor’s note.
Teachers are not obligated to provide for the following unexcused absences:
- Family vacations
- Travel sports teams, or sports teams that are not affiliated with the Spencerport Central School District
- Take your child to work day
**Please send your child in with a note explaining their absence or tardy when they return to school the following day. It is better than not being notified at all.**
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Counselor Name Grade Level Phone Number Andrew Burroughs 6 585-349-5342 Erin Bell 7 585-349 - 5345 Elena Blood 8 585-349 - 5343 -
Name Role Phone Number Tracy Powlowski School Social Worker 585-349 - 5361 Paige Kast School Social Worker 585-349 - 5363
Determination of Excused and Unexcused Absences, Tardiness and Early Departures
Based upon the Spencerport Central School’s education and community needs, values and priorities, the School District has determined that absences, tardiness and early departures will be considered excused or unexcused according to the following standards:
a) Excused Absence: An excused absence is an absence, tardiness or early departure due to personal illness, illness or death in the family, religious observance, quarantine, required court appearances, attendance at health clinics, medical or dental appointments or other such reasons as may be approved by the Board of Education.
b) Unexcused Absence: An unexcused absence is an absence, tardiness or early departure which does not fall into the above categories (e.g., family vacation, babysitting, haircut, obtaining learner's permit, road test, oversleeping) or any absence for which a reason is not provided.