Attendance in school is considered extremely important for the success of a student in their academic work. Students will be required to be in school a minimum number of days. This number will be no less than 162 days. The following action will take place with absences that are considered as truant from school.
The building principal/designee will send a letter to the parent of a student who has missed ten (10) cumulative days at their respective attendance center. (Code No. 501.10E1)
A mediation meeting will take place between the parent, truancy officer and building principal/designee, and student as appropriate, when the student has missed fifteen (15) cumulative days of school. At this meeting a detailed student specific attendance contract will be developed. This contract will include such items as consequences for breeches of the contract up to and including referral to the county attorney for prosecution which may happen upon the student missing the eighteenth (18) cumulative day of school.
The truancy officer will be responsible for the attendance of students in grade one through 16 years of age. (Students who turn 16 years of age during the school year must complete that year under compulsory attendance law.) The truancy officer will do the following:
- Monitor daily attendance with assistance from building secretaries.
- Will mediate at required parent conferences.
- Will refer parents to the county attorney.
- Will investigate and monitor persons referred to the county attorney.
- Represent the
Independence Community School District
The truancy officer will inform the superintendent of any scheduled mediation meetings.
