Please remember to have your child attend school each day.  The California Department of Education states, "education law requires everyone between the ages of six and eighteen years of age to attend school, except sixteen and seventeen year-olds who have graduated from high school or passed the California High School Proficiency Exam (CHSPE) and obtained parental permission to leave".  If your child reaches a specific number of absences it necessitates that Aldar Academy notify the district which begins the SARB (www.cde.ca.gov/ls/ai/sb/) process.  This process can affect income coming into the home (from state agencies) and involve many outside agencies (including law enforcement) per the California Department of Education, "the goal of SARB is to keep students in school and provide them with a meaningful educational experience, SARB do have the power, when necessary, to refer students and their parents or guardians to court".

ATTENDANCE OFFICE HOURS: 8:30 AM to 3:00 PM

TELEPHONE:  485-9685, then leave a voicemail when prompted.

Regular attendance and punctuality are key elements in determining your success at Aldar Academy. Irregular attendance will negatively affect class progress and grades. Parents/guardians, please feel free to call and check your student(s) attendance at any time.

I.  EXCUSED ABSENCE(S) PROCEDURES.  All students have five (5) school days to clear their absence(s), for school's attendance records; beginning on the day they return to school. Students who do not clear their absence(s) within the five (5) days will be considered truant from school.

A.  If a parent/guardian calls the attendance office 485-9685, leaving a voicemail each day absent, a written note is not necessary.

B.  Bring notes from a parent/guardian to the attendance office at the beginning of school. The note should have the student's name; date(s) of absence(s), reason for the absence(s), a current telephone number where the parent/guardian can be reached, and signed by the parent/guardian.

C.  Teachers are not required to provide students the opportunity to make up missed assignments/tests due to unexcused absences.

D.  A verification note from your doctor’s office is required for all medical and dental appointments.

II.  ABSENCES AND/OR LEAVE OF GROUNDS ARE CLASSIFIED AS FOLLOWS:

A.  Excused: Illness, doctor or dental appointments, and death in the immediate family.

B.  School approved field trips and activities.

C.  Unexcused: Absences due to truancy, missing the van/bus, oversleeping, personal problems, and home suspensions.

III. LEAVE OF GROUNDS.  Aldar Academy’s campus is closed. No student is to leave campus.  Leaving campus is a violation of the closed campus policy.  The steps to acquire a Leave of Grounds slips are:

IV.  SIGNIFICANTLY LATE. 

  Students are considered significantly late if they are more than 10 minutes late to the beginning of the school day.

A Significantly Late (arriving after the first ten (10) minutes of school) can only be cleared by verification (doctor, dentist or clergy note) that the student was at a doctor or dentist appointment; religious service, or bereavement. No other reasons will clear a Significantly Late.