Regular, on time attendance at school provides a foundation for academic and social success. At Lincoln we place an emphasis on community and routine. When children are tardy or miss school, they miss out on essential connections and interactions with the classroom community as they start their day together. It is also difficult for teachers to find time to re-teach lessons that students miss. If your child’s attendance becomes a concern to his/her teacher, you will receive notice, possibly requesting a meeting to create an attendance plan.
Parents are responsible for notifying the office of student tardiness and absences. The Lincoln Options Attendance Line, 596-6403, is a 24-hour voicemail number that you can call anytime. Please use this rather than our main line for attendance reporting. You may also send a note to the teacher and office. Your notification should include the reason for your child’s absence or tardiness, and, if due to illness, any significant information about the illness, i.e. fever, vomiting, or medical diagnosis of contagious illnesses such as strep throat, chicken pox, etc. We cannot excuse your student’s absence if no reason is provided. All planned absences of 3 or more days must be pre-approved by Marcela Abadi, principal. Request for Planned Absence forms are available in the office and must be completed and signed by the class teacher and Marcela in order for your student’s absence to be excused.
A student is marked unexcused if he or she is absent from school and the office does not receive notice which include the reason for the absence on or prior to the day of the absence. Olympia School District Policy states: When a student reaches 10 or more total unexcused absences during the current school year, or 5 in one month, the District is required to file a court Becca Bill petition. Unexcused absences cannot be amended after 72 hours from the date of the absence. The District may also file a court petition if a student reaches 20 or more excused absences during the school year.
Please be sure to register for Family Access and monitor your child’s daily attendance record to assure accuracy. It is your responsibility to monitor your student’s absence records for accuracy. You have 72 hours to notify the office of attendance errors or excuse absences. If you have any questions, please feel to contact Wendy Trevorrow or Annie Maclay
at 596-6400.