Attendance Salter Elementary
ATTENDANCE Salter Elementary (Grades 1-3)
School Early Morning Drop-Off School Starts at: No sooner than 7:15 a.m.
School Ends at: 7:45 am 2:45 p.m.
Arrival
Cars are to unload students at the designated locations. Students who arrive after the tardy bell must
be accompanied by a parent and checked in through the main office.
be accompanied by a parent and checked in through the main office.
Dismissal
Elementary Students
Walkers/Car Riders: All students who are car riders or walk will be dismissed to their parents.
Parents should be on time and in the lineup in the designated area. Teachers will direct traffic and
supervise children.
If there is a change in the usual method of transportation, the parent/guardian must place this
request in writing (a note, School Status, email) indicating the specified method of
transportation and if applicable the length of time for the change in afternoon transportation
(daycare van, ride home with a friend, or be dismissed as a car rider). All notes will be verified
by the front office. Notes that aren’t verified will not be honored and the transportation method
will not be modified. We will not accept any afternoon change of transportation by phone.
Walkers/Car Riders: All students who are car riders or walk will be dismissed to their parents.
Parents should be on time and in the lineup in the designated area. Teachers will direct traffic and
supervise children.
If there is a change in the usual method of transportation, the parent/guardian must place this
request in writing (a note, School Status, email) indicating the specified method of
transportation and if applicable the length of time for the change in afternoon transportation
(daycare van, ride home with a friend, or be dismissed as a car rider). All notes will be verified
by the front office. Notes that aren’t verified will not be honored and the transportation method
will not be modified. We will not accept any afternoon change of transportation by phone.
Dismissal Elementary
● Walk on the sidewalk.
● Students will be dismissed to the cars in line by staff members.
● Students will not be allowed to walk through the parking lot or across the street to meet
vehicles.
● Running and chasing others is not allowed.
● Loud talking and horseplay is NOT allowed.
● Watch for your ride.
● Loud talking and horseplay is NOT allowed.
● Watch for your ride.
Definitions
Absent from school is defined as not being present in class at least half of the day. Students who
check out or are absent are not permitted to be on a school campus unless they have been given
permission by the administrator. Any student in grades 7-12 who is considered absent will not be
able to participate in after-school activities (practice, games, etc.)
Note: It is the parents’ responsibility to provide school and court officials the correct mailing
address and telephone number. Any changes made during the school year need to be sent in
writing to the school and juvenile court officials. Proof of residency is required.
Excused Absence is when the school receives a documented written doctor’s excuse, legal
excuse, or prior permission of the principal. The school will also accept a written note from the
parent which documents one of the following:
● Illness of the student
● Death in the immediate family of the student
● Inclement weather which would be dangerous to the life and health of the student as
determined by the principal
● Legal quarantine
A phone call to the school about an absence is not sufficient documentation. The State of
Alabama requires a written note on file within three (3) school days upon the student’s return.
No more than (10) absences per year authorized by a parent/guardian will be excused during the
school year. After the accumulation of (10) parent authorized absences per year (not documented
medically or legally) then medical or legal documentation must be presented for additional
absences to be excused. (Board Policy 5.43)
Students on school approved trips are not counted absent from school while participating in
activities under the supervision of a school system employee. The student is responsible for
making up all classroom work missed while on the approved trip within the same time frame as
other make-up work.
check out or are absent are not permitted to be on a school campus unless they have been given
permission by the administrator. Any student in grades 7-12 who is considered absent will not be
able to participate in after-school activities (practice, games, etc.)
Note: It is the parents’ responsibility to provide school and court officials the correct mailing
address and telephone number. Any changes made during the school year need to be sent in
writing to the school and juvenile court officials. Proof of residency is required.
Excused Absence is when the school receives a documented written doctor’s excuse, legal
excuse, or prior permission of the principal. The school will also accept a written note from the
parent which documents one of the following:
● Illness of the student
● Death in the immediate family of the student
● Inclement weather which would be dangerous to the life and health of the student as
determined by the principal
● Legal quarantine
A phone call to the school about an absence is not sufficient documentation. The State of
Alabama requires a written note on file within three (3) school days upon the student’s return.
No more than (10) absences per year authorized by a parent/guardian will be excused during the
school year. After the accumulation of (10) parent authorized absences per year (not documented
medically or legally) then medical or legal documentation must be presented for additional
absences to be excused. (Board Policy 5.43)
Students on school approved trips are not counted absent from school while participating in
activities under the supervision of a school system employee. The student is responsible for
making up all classroom work missed while on the approved trip within the same time frame as
other make-up work.
Make-up Work – Excused Absences
If a student is absent for any excused reason as previously defined, the student shall be allowed
to make up all major assignments and other work missed during said absence or absences at a
time agreeable to the teacher(s). Teachers shall not be required to re-teach lessons, but students
shall be given a reasonable opportunity to learn the lessons missed due to excused absences. All
make-up work must be completed by the end of the nine week period.
Unexcused Absence is when the parent/legal guardian does not send a written note explaining
the absence within three (3) school days following the absence or when the nature of the absence
is not for legitimate reasons as defined by Alabama law.
Make-up Work – Unexcused Absences
Teachers are not required to provide make-up work or examinations for students absent for
unexcused reasons. Teachers at their discretion may require students absent for unexcused
reasons to make-up homework, class work, etc. on a non-credit or credit basis in order to help
such students maintain academic pace.
Check-in/tardy is defined as arriving at school after the tardy bell has rung.
Check-ins will be coded excused or unexcused according to the “excusable absence” policy. All
students who arrive late to school must be checked in by their parents through the school office.
Late arrivals to school will be unexcused unless the student or parent/guardian presents a doctor's
excuse or other documentation consistent with that required for excused status under the
Attendance Policy. Each unexcused check-in constitutes a tardy to school for purposes of this
policy. Students with more than 6 check-in tardies to school may be assigned discipline. Note: A
student who has unexcused class absences resulting from unexcused check-ins will not be
eligible to make up work missed in such classes.
Check-out is defined as leaving school prior to the end of each respective school’s regular day.
Board of Education policy states that students are not permitted to leave the school during the
regular school day except in case of emergency or on written permission by the parent or
guardian. Students with more than six (6) check-outs from school may be assigned discipline
A student is permitted to leave the school campus during regular school hours only in accordance
with the provisions that follow:
● A student’s parent(s) or guardian(s) may come to the school in person and check his/her
child out of school. ID is required.
● A student may not be checked out of school by any person other than his/her parent(s) or
guardian(s) or someone specifically designated by the student’s parent(s) or guardian(s)
in the student’s check-out file in PowerSchool. ID is required.
If a student is absent for any excused reason as previously defined, the student shall be allowed
to make up all major assignments and other work missed during said absence or absences at a
time agreeable to the teacher(s). Teachers shall not be required to re-teach lessons, but students
shall be given a reasonable opportunity to learn the lessons missed due to excused absences. All
make-up work must be completed by the end of the nine week period.
Unexcused Absence is when the parent/legal guardian does not send a written note explaining
the absence within three (3) school days following the absence or when the nature of the absence
is not for legitimate reasons as defined by Alabama law.
Make-up Work – Unexcused Absences
Teachers are not required to provide make-up work or examinations for students absent for
unexcused reasons. Teachers at their discretion may require students absent for unexcused
reasons to make-up homework, class work, etc. on a non-credit or credit basis in order to help
such students maintain academic pace.
Check-in/tardy is defined as arriving at school after the tardy bell has rung.
Check-ins will be coded excused or unexcused according to the “excusable absence” policy. All
students who arrive late to school must be checked in by their parents through the school office.
Late arrivals to school will be unexcused unless the student or parent/guardian presents a doctor's
excuse or other documentation consistent with that required for excused status under the
Attendance Policy. Each unexcused check-in constitutes a tardy to school for purposes of this
policy. Students with more than 6 check-in tardies to school may be assigned discipline. Note: A
student who has unexcused class absences resulting from unexcused check-ins will not be
eligible to make up work missed in such classes.
Check-out is defined as leaving school prior to the end of each respective school’s regular day.
Board of Education policy states that students are not permitted to leave the school during the
regular school day except in case of emergency or on written permission by the parent or
guardian. Students with more than six (6) check-outs from school may be assigned discipline
A student is permitted to leave the school campus during regular school hours only in accordance
with the provisions that follow:
● A student’s parent(s) or guardian(s) may come to the school in person and check his/her
child out of school. ID is required.
● A student may not be checked out of school by any person other than his/her parent(s) or
guardian(s) or someone specifically designated by the student’s parent(s) or guardian(s)
in the student’s check-out file in PowerSchool. ID is required.
State of Alabama Parental Notification Early
Warning Truancy Prevention Program
Warning Truancy Prevention Program
A parent, guardian, or other person having charge of any child officially enrolled in Alabama
public schools (K-12) shall explain in writing the cause of any and every absence of the child no
later than three (3) school days following return to school. A failure to furnish such
explanation shall be evidence of the child being truant each day he is absent. The child shall also
be deemed truant for any absence determined by the principal to be unexcused based upon the
State Department of Education’s current School Attendance Manual. Seven unexcused absences
within a school year constitute a student being truant for the purpose of filing a petition with the
Court. The Interagency Committee on Youth Truancy Task Force recommendations known as the
Early Warning Truancy Prevention Program timeline for reporting truancy shall define the
truancy status of any student as follows:
First Truancy/Unexcused Absence (School Letter--Warning)
Parent/guardian shall be notified by the school principal or his/her designee that the student was
truant and the date of the truancy. Parent/guardian shall also be provided with a copy of
Alabama’s compulsory school attendance laws and advised of the penalties that can be applied
and the procedures that shall be followed in the event that other unexcused absences occur.
public schools (K-12) shall explain in writing the cause of any and every absence of the child no
later than three (3) school days following return to school. A failure to furnish such
explanation shall be evidence of the child being truant each day he is absent. The child shall also
be deemed truant for any absence determined by the principal to be unexcused based upon the
State Department of Education’s current School Attendance Manual. Seven unexcused absences
within a school year constitute a student being truant for the purpose of filing a petition with the
Court. The Interagency Committee on Youth Truancy Task Force recommendations known as the
Early Warning Truancy Prevention Program timeline for reporting truancy shall define the
truancy status of any student as follows:
First Truancy/Unexcused Absence (School Letter--Warning)
Parent/guardian shall be notified by the school principal or his/her designee that the student was
truant and the date of the truancy. Parent/guardian shall also be provided with a copy of
Alabama’s compulsory school attendance laws and advised of the penalties that can be applied
and the procedures that shall be followed in the event that other unexcused absences occur.
No Earlier Than the Fifth Unexcused Absence (Early Warning--Court)
The parent, guardian, or person having control of the child shall participate in the early warning
program provided by the juvenile court. Attendance shall be mandatory except where prior
arrangements have been made or an emergency exists. Failure to appear at the Early Warning
Program shall result in the filing of a complaint/petition against the parent under Code of
Alabama (1975), Section 16-28-12(c) (failure to cooperate), or a truancy against the child,
whichever is appropriate.
No Earlier Than Seventh Unexcused Absence, But Within Ten (10) School Days (Court)
File complaint/petition against the child and/or parent/guardian, if appropriate.
The parent, guardian, or person having control of the child shall participate in the early warning
program provided by the juvenile court. Attendance shall be mandatory except where prior
arrangements have been made or an emergency exists. Failure to appear at the Early Warning
Program shall result in the filing of a complaint/petition against the parent under Code of
Alabama (1975), Section 16-28-12(c) (failure to cooperate), or a truancy against the child,
whichever is appropriate.
No Earlier Than Seventh Unexcused Absence, But Within Ten (10) School Days (Court)
File complaint/petition against the child and/or parent/guardian, if appropriate.