PROCEDURES FOR EXCUSING AN EARLY DISMISSAL
Students may be excused for leaving campus during the school day ("Early Dismissal") [per the California Education Code] by properly following the procedure defined below:
1. Parents call the Attendance Office, or student brings a note to the Attendance Office prior to departure stating the time and reason for dismissal.
2. Student arrives to the Attendance Office at the time of the Early Dismissal and is signed out while getting an Early Dismissal pass.
3. If the student returns to school on the same day, the student must return the Early Dismissal Pass to the Attendance Office.
Likewise, students who become ill during the school day must report to the Health Office prior to leaving campus. The Attendance Office will issue an Early Dismissal Pass if the student needs to go home.
CONSEQUENCES FOR AN UNREPORTED ABSENCE OR EARLY DISMISSAL
In the event that an absence goes unreported, or excessive absences accrue, the following consequences will occur.
AUTO DIALER
Homes of students who are reported absent from one or more classes receive a telephone call during the evening hours if the absence has not already been reported by a parent/guardian.
IUSD ABSENT LETTER
As a part of the Irvine Unified School District's effort to inform parents of accumulative student absences, once a student's absence reaches 5, 10, and 15 days, letters are sent home. This letter is informational, includes all unexcused absences and truants, and is an attempt to offer communication to parents.
SATURDAY SCHOOL
If an absence is not reported within three school days it becomes a truant on their attendance record, and the student will be assigned a Saturday School.
SARB (STUDENT ATTENDANCE REVIEW BOARD)
At the point that a student's absences and/or tardies become excessive, an administrator may initial the SARB process.
ARRIVING LATE TO SCHOOL (TARDY)
A student late to any class, any period of the day is considered tardy. Students more than 30 minutes late to a class are considered truant that period and need to stop by the Attendance Office before entering that class. Each teacher has an individualized Tardy Policy.