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2902 E. Shea Blvd.
Phoenix, AZ 85028

 

602.449-3000

 

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602.449-3001

 

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602.449-3005

 

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Attendance Administrators Contact
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Attendance Dean —
Cain Jagodzinski

cjagodzinski@pvschools.net
 
 (602) 449-3069/ 3070
        Attendance Senior Clerk —
        Julie Bever 		(602) 449-3069/ 3070

 

Every day counts2008-09 Attendance & Tardy Policy

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Regular attendance is not only an essential part of your child’s learning process it is also key in their pursuit of a quality education. Students should remain out of school only when absolutely necessary, as much of the classroom activity cannot be made up. The benefit of lectures, discussion, and participation is lost forever to those who are absent. Attendance is the responsibility of both the students and parents. Here is how to help your child be successful:

If Your Child is Absent

What number do I call if my child is absent? 

Please call our attendance hotline: 602-449-3069/ 3070 , which is available 24 hours a day

When do I call if my child is absent? 

A parent must call the day of absence.  If no call is received, Shadow Mountain calls home that evening using the auto dialer to your home number.  A parent must call within 24 hours of the absence to excuse the absence.  (For example, if son or daughter is absent on a Monday, we need a call by 2 p.m. on Tuesday)

What happens if there is no call to excuse the absence by 2 p.m.?

The absence becomes unexcused or marked as a truancy.  If a student accumulates four truancies and is under 16 years old, they may be cited into C.U.T.S. and fined a $50 assessment fee.  Students over 16,  may be dropped with a failing grade and placed in study hall.  Students will not be given credit for work missed during truancies.

How many excused absences can a student have?

A student can accumulate nine excused absences per semester.  Any additional absences after nine will require a doctor’s excuse or note and is considered excessively absent.  If no note is given, the absence turns into a truancy and after four truancies, the student may lose credit in that class.  Credit will not be given for work missed when a student is marked truant.

If I have additional questions, what do I do?

  • Monitor your child’s attendance and timeliness online by logging onto:  https://smhspogb.pvschools.net/
  • Verify the number our automated dialer uses to call home for school communication
  • Please call the Attendance Office at
    (602) 449-3001, before there is a problem.
  • Set up an appointment with the Dean of Students by calling (602) 449-3069.

If Your Child is Late or Tardy

What happens if my child is late for first period?

School begins at 7:30 a.m.

  • If your child arrives after 7:30 a.m. and before 7:40 a.m. your child is to go straight to the front office, present their school id, and receive a yellow “admit-to-class” pass.  This pass does NOT excuse them from being tardy. 
  • The only acceptable excuses for tardies are medical, legal, or dental.  Parent phone calls will not excuse the tardy.
  • If your child arrives after 7:40 a.m. they are marked absent and sent to class.
  • Consequences for first period tardies will be issued at the reception desk and students will be expected to attend lunch detention on the day of the tardy.  After the 4th  first hour tardy, a meeting with the Dean of Students will take place and other consequences may include Saturday or after school detentions.
  • SMHS does not excuse late arrivals. In the case of a late bus, students will be given a pass to class without penalty.

How does the tardy policy work for classes other than first hour?
  • Students have six minutes to get to class.  If they are late, they report to class and are marked tardy.  Teachers will assign lunch detentions for each tardy.
  • After the fourth tardy, a meeting with the Dean of Students will take place and other consequences may include Saturday or after school detentions.
  • If students arrive ten minutes after the tardy bell without a pass, they will be marked truant.  Truancy consequences then apply. 

If I have additional questions what can I do?
  • Monitor your child’s attendance and tardies online by logging onto:  https://smhspogb.pvschools.net/
  • Verify the number our automated dialer uses to call home for school communication
  • Please call the Attendance Office at
    (602) 449-3069/ 3070 , before there is a problem.

 

SMHS believes that academic success requires attendance on a regular basis.  Regular attendance is an essential part of the learning process and state law requires it.

AZ LAW

The state of Arizona requires that all students attend school 90 percent of the school year.  PVUSD students attend school 180 days per year, which means that a SMHS student has nine sick days a semester.  When a student reaches nine absences a semester, a doctor’s note may be required to excuse any further absences.

A student whose absences may have materially affected academic progress may fail that course, receive a lower grade, or be dropped from the course.  Students must carry a minimum of four classes in order to be enrolled as a full-time student.

When a student has 5 or more unexcused absences, the student can be cited to a Court Unified Truancy Suppression Program (C.U.T.S.) and cited a $50 assessment fee.  Consequences through the Maricopa County Juvenile Court can include:  suspension of student’s driver’s license or inability to get a driver’s license until their eighteenth birthday and/or formal court proceedings.

What happens if I am truant?

  • Students who are truant will NOT receive credit for work on the day/period of truancy.
  • A truancy is an unexcused absence or anything over 10 minutes late to class.
  • Parents will be automatically notified by the SMHS phone dialer system.
  • Lunch detention, after school detention and/or in school suspensions will be issued.
  • You may be dropped from class with a grade of an “F”.
  • You may be cited $50 to C.U.T.S.

What if I’m tardy to first hour?
School starts at 7:30 a.m.

  • Students tardy to FIRST PERIOD MUST go straight to the front office, present school I.D., and receive an “admit-to-class” pass.  This pass does NOT excuse student from being tardy.
  • If you are tardy to first period, you will be issued a 20-minute lunch detention from 11:40-12:00 in room #953 to serve the same day of the tardy.
  • PVUSD does not excuse late arrivals unless it is medical, legal or dental.  Phone calls will not excuse a tardy.
  • Over ten minutes late is a truancy.

What about second- to seventh-period tardies?
Six minutes are given between classes

  • Under ten minutes late is tardy.
  • Teachers will issue lunch detentions for second- to seventh-periods.
  • After the fourth tardy, students will serve after-school or Saturday detentions.