Written by: Greg Kottcamp, Assistant Principal This year’s October Count will be taking place during the window of September 24th - October 8th. School funding is largely based on student enrollment and attendance during this window. We are reminding families of this event to stress the importance of proper attendance expectations for students and parents. During this time of Hybrid and 100% Remote learning, it can be confusing to know what to do when a child isn’t feeling well enough to attend school. Below you will find a list of Frequently Asked Questions about attendance. What should I do if my child is marked absent but says that they attended the class online? If students are marked absent, families should contact the teacher to understand why the student was marked absent. This goes back to our A-B-C style of communication. Students, parents, and teachers should be directly communicating with one another. If there is an attendance correction to make, the teacher will email the correction to the attendance office. If my child isn’t feeling well on a day they are supposed to attend school, do I have to change them from hybrid to remote learning? No, when students are not feeling well they should be kept home from school. They can attend classes online without having to be changed to “Remote Learning”. However, it is important that parents call the attendance office (303-982-5771) to excuse their child from in-person classes on those days. Teachers are required to mark students absent when they don’t attend in-person classes, even if the students attend the class online and explain it to their teachers. A parent call is required. What if my child isn’t feeling well enough to actually take part in the online/remote classes? If your child is in the Hybrid or 100% Remote Learning model, and they are not feeling well enough to take part in their online/remote classes, parents will need to call the attendance office (303-982-5771) to excuse their child. It would be a good idea to add the attendance line as a contact in your phone. How do I know if my child is in the 100% Remote Learning model? Students that are in the 100% learning model will have an 8th period class titled “Remote Learning” in their schedule. If your child has been remote since the start of the year and you don’t see the “Remote Learning” class in your child’s schedule please contact their counselor. Can I still change my student to the 100% Remote Learning Model? Yes. Email the child’s counselor and let them know that you would like to change the student’s schedule to 100% Remote Learning. This change will be in place for the rest of the semester. Students should contact their teachers and let them know that they have made the change to remote. Teachers will then confirm with the student that they have contacted their counselor and have made the change officially, which can be seen by the addition of an 8th period class on their schedule called, “Remote Learning”. What is the “Remote Learning” class that 100% Remote Learners have on their schedule for 8th period? The 8th period on a schedule is just used as a placeholder to communicate certain pieces of information. In this case, the “Remote Learning” class indicated to teachers (as well as students and parents) that this student is attending all classes online. This is not an extra class that students need to attend, it just communicates that the student is in the 100% Remote Learning model. Comments are closed.
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