CLASSROOM ATTENDANCE
ATTENDANCE
Florida State law is the basis for Community Christian Academy’s attendance policy.
In order to obtain the maximum benefit from our academic program, students should be in class every day. The following rules are designed to help the student maintain good attendance, help parents fulfill their responsibility, and have their children receive all the educational benefits to which they are entitled. In order to be considered present for the day an elementary or middle school student must be in class a minimum of four hours. High school attendance is determined by the individual class period. Florida attendance statutes are specific about the number of days a student may be absent. In accordance with state and county policies, any student having 10 days of unexcused absences in a semester course, or 20 days of unexcused absences in a yearlong course, are subject to failing the course.
EXCUSED AND UNEXCUSED ABSENCES
All absences are considered unexcused unless a note, phone call or e-mail is received from the parent. Ninth -twelfth grade students who are more than 15 minutes late to a class are considered absent to that class, and will not be allowed in class because of disturbing other students. Habitual, intentional or unexcused absences will usually result in disciplinary action and/or an academic penalty. Any student with 10 or more unexcused absences may not pass the grade or course. The Administrator can waive this policy in extreme cases.
If a student in grades K5-5th misses more than 20 days per year (excused or unexcused), it could affect the student’s promotion. Parents may be required to supply additional information regarding these absences.
Florida School Law states: “Each parent of a child within the compulsory attendance age will be responsible for such child’s attendance as required by law.” Further, “When a child of compulsory attendance age is absent without permission of the person in charge of the school, the parent of the child shall, as soon as practical after learning of the absence report, explain the cause of such absence to the teacher or principal of the school.” Students with 10 days unexcused absences in a semester course, or 20 days unexcused absences in a yearlong course, may receive an "F" in that course. The principal can waive this policy in extreme circumstances.
Absences will be excused for the following reasons when accompanied by a note from the parents:
a. Illness or injury for more than 3 days (must have a doctor’s note)
b. Illness or death of a member of the student's immediate family
c. Medical or dental appointments
d. Court appearance
e. Unforeseen traffic delays
Absences will not be excused for the following reasons:
a. Any of the above without a parental note
b. Illness or injury for more than 3 days without a doctor’s note
c. Oversleeping
d. Vacations during the school year without prior approval from the administrator
e. Missing school for any other reason than those listed above
SCHOLARSHIP ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS
Students enrolled on a McKay and Step Up for Students scholarship missing 18 days or more per school year, excused or unexcused, may jeopardize their scholarship status.
VPK and ELC students please refer to the Preschool Handbook for attendance requirements.
Deliberate absence without the parent’s knowledge and permission will result in a grade deduction of up to two points per absence from the student’s 9-week grade average and/or a detention/suspension. A student who is continually truant will be referred to the juvenile authorities who handle truancy problems.
AFTER CARE
Students are not allowed to be on campus without adult supervision. If a student is on campus after school without supervision, they are required to report to after-care. Students who fail to report to after care will receive an office referral and be subject to appropriate discipline as handled by the school administration. It is not the job of the after-care staff, or the teachers to round-up students who are lingering around campus after school and athletic events. These situations result in a lack of accountability for our students and their safety and will not be tolerated.
Any student who is not in his first hour class at the time of the bell is tardy and will not be admitted until he has reported to the school office. In order for a tardy to be excused, a phone call, note or e-mail must be received by the school office.
A middle school/high school student that arrives after 8:15 AM will be held in the office until second hour, and be counted as absent for the first-hour class.
Any student, at all grade levels, who accumulates five late arrivals to school, except for documented professional (ex. medical/dental) appointments or other authorized reasons that constitute an excused absence, shall be deemed absent from one school day which will count toward the limit of 10 days missed per semester, or 20 days missed per school year.
TARDY TO CLASS (MIDDLE & HIGH SCHOOL)
On the third tardy to a specific class during each academic quarter, students will be assigned 1 hour detention. The student will be charged $10.00 detention fee that must be paid at the time of the detention.
On the fifth tardy to a specific class the student will receive an unexcused absence for that class that will count towards the limit of 10 unexcused absences per semester. If a student accumulates more than 10 unexcused absences in any one class they will not pass the course for that semester.
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