Attendance and VOE Information

You may report your student absent on the day of their absence by email or by calling the attendance line (each day your student is absent) and leave the following information, or you may send a note which includes the following:

• Student’s Name and ID #
• Date(s) of Absence(s)
• Reason for Absence(s)
• Parent/Guardian Name and signature
• Contact phone numbers
• You will receive an automated phone call on the day your student is absent from school.

If the day of absence has passed, a note with a signature will be required. A phone message will not be accepted.

All students must be signed out by an authorized person with photo ID.

Students who drive to school may check themselves out provided they have a parent note authorizing them to do so and a Permit to Leave form issued by the Attendance Office to be released from class at the time specified on the note.

Students that drive can drop off the note at the attendance office (located at front entrance of the school) preferably before school begins. The note should include:

• Student’s Name and ID #
• Date of Release
• Time of Release
• Reason of release
• Parent/Guardian Name and signature
• Contact phone numbers
• Permission to drive off campus (if applicable)

Please send email request an hour in advance in order to give the student office aide ample time to locate your student. A permit to leave early will not be sent to a student if we do not receive the request before 2:15 pm.

Please provide any doctor’s note to the attendance office when the student has been excused from school by a doctor.

PLEASE USE THE LINKS FOR THE FOLLOWING FORMS:

If you use assistive technology and experience difficulty accessing the information below, please contact the attendance office.

College Visits – Juniors and Seniors are allowed two college visits days per year and must submit proper documentation from the college. Proper documentation includes a completed College Visit Verification form bearing an official stamp or seal OR verification provided by the college on their own form or letterhead stationery which includes student name and date of the visit and college representative signature. Click here for CV form-CV (College visit form)pdf

Religious holidays for which the proper form is completed and submitted to attendance office: Mission trips, church camps and conventions are not considered religious holidays. Click here for REL form-REL (Religious) Verificationpdf

If you know, in advance, your student will need to be absent, complete a Parent Request for Approved form (also known as a Pre-Approved Absence Form). Your student should submit the completed form to his or her Assistant Principal for approval. The form is available in the attendance office. Click here for parent request form-Parent Request for Excused Absencepdf

Court appearances for which court documentation is submitted to the Attendance Office.

• State Law requires that students must be in attendance 90% of the time to receive credit. This translates to 5 absences for each class during a semester.
• Any class with 5 or more absences may result in the loss of credit in that class.
• If you are denied credit, you are required to take the class again. NO CREDIT BY EXAM!

To obtain a driver’s license in the state of Texas, a student between the ages of 15 and 18 must provide to the Texas Department of Public Safety a form obtained from the school verifying that the student has met the 90 percent attendance requirement for the semester preceding the date of application. The student can request this form Online only. Requests are typically processed within 48 hours (2 school days from request). Students should remember that buildings are closed during spring and winter break as well as holidays and should plan accordingly.