School District of Amery Attendance Policy Adjustments for 2020-2021
For additional attendance information specific to the High, Middle, Intermediate or Elementary School, please check with the school office or school webpage.
AHS Attendance
AMS Absence Policy
We are committed to being flexible with the attendance of students as we all cope with the circumstances surrounding COVID-19.
The guiding principles of student attendance in the School District of Amery are:
- School attendance is the shared responsibility of the student, their parents/guardians, and the school district.
- The School District of Amery recognizes the positive relationship between regular school attendance and success in school.
- The attendance policy of the School District of Amery seeks to maximize the school attendance of students.
The requirements of school attendance in the School District of Amery are:
- Students are required to be at school, each day, all day.
- Students are required to be in school by the start time of the building they attend school in.
- Students are required to be on time to all classes they are enrolled in during the day.
- If not at school, students must be excused through the office by their parent or guardian.
- A student may only be parent excused for 10 days of school per school year.
- Days which are medically excused are not counted as parent excused.
- Students will not be required to get a doctor’s notes for all days out due to sickness.
- Any days of school missed due to COVID-19 will be tracked separately for each student.
- When a student is not in school and not excused by a parent or guardian, they are truant.
- Students who are truant are subject to a school and legal consequence.
Attendance Tracking
Attendance is tracked daily in PowerSchool and is available to you through the online PowerSchool parent portal or through the PowerSchool app. Four common attendance codes you may see in PowerSchool are:
PAR
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Parent Excused
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Used when you call to excuse your child from school.
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EXC
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Doctor/Court Excused
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Used when student provides a note from a medical provider or a court,
or you are contacted by school to pick up your child due to illness.
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SIC
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Sick Day Used
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Used when a student is sick but does not have a doctor’s note.
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COV
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COVID-19 Day Used
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Used when a student misses school due to a COVID-19 related reason.
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