Southcity  Christain School Attendance Management Plan 

Attendance Policy can be found on School Docs 

Key Information from our Poilcy Includes::

Our Attendance Commitment

• Importance of Attendance: Regular attendance is essential for student achievement.

• Legal Requirement: Students are required by law to attend school every day the school is open.

• Shared Responsibility: Maintaining regular attendance is a partnership between the school, students, and parents/guardians.

Parent & Caregiver Responsibilities

• Notifying Absences: Parents must notify the school as soon as possible (before or during the school day) if a student will be absent or late.

• Providing Reasons: A reason for any absence must be provided no later than the end of that school week.

• Leaving School Grounds: Students may not leave school during hours unless a parent requests permission and signs the student out at the office.

• Communication: We encourage parents to contact us immediately to discuss any barriers that may prevent a student from attending regularly.

School Procedures

• Attendance Monitoring: The school maintains accurate records for every half-day we are open.

• Missing Students: If a student is missing or does not arrive, we will check our records and notify parents in a timely manner.

• Reporting: Attendance data is provided to the Secretary of Education daily, and the Principal reports regularly to the Board on attendance trends.

Attendance Management Plan

Our school maintains a formal Attendance Management Plan that is available online. This plan includes:

• Strategic priorities and attendance targets.

• Specific interventions and strategies for different attendance thresholds.

• Processes to identify and respond to patterns or underlying causes of absences.