Contact the Front Office if your student is absent or late to school:
Attendance Clerk - (510) 234-4433 ext. 1000
For school records and emergency purposes, please inform the Front Office as soon as possible about changes in address, phone numbers, email addresses, or emergency contacts.
Parent/Guardian Responsibility for Reporting Absences
Parents/Guardians must call the attendance office each time the student is absent. Calls should be made between 8:00 a.m. and 8:45 a.m. When a student returns to school after being absent, they must bring a note that includes their full name, the reason for the absence and the specific dates of absences, and signed by their parent/guardian. A medical form from the student’s doctor attesting to treatment may also suffice when appropriate. Without this note, the student may not be allowed into class or may be required to serve detention until the note is produced. Notes are required for both absences and tardiness but do not necessarily excuse absences or tardiness. The Dean or Principal may ask for further clarification regarding student absenteeism.
Unexcused Absences, such as truancy, will result in an in-school suspension from the Dean of Students or Principal.
Attendance Policy
Daily attendance in each class is required. Classes missed do not relieve students of the work covered in those classes. Assignments and homework posted on Schoology are expected to be completed on time. Students absent from any and all classes FIFTEEN times during a semester for any reason are ordinarily ineligible for semester credit. Each individual case will be reviewed by the Dean, in consultation with the Principal, who will make the final decision relative to semester credit. Excessive Absence letters will be sent to parents on a regular basis from the Attendance Clerk.
A student participating in any co-curricular event must be in school for one-half of all classes to participate in any co-curricular event that day. Lack of attendance on a Friday means forfeiting participation in weekend co-curricular activities.
Tardy Policy
Students are expected to be in their assigned seats when the bell rings to start the class. Any student who does not meet this expectation is considered tardy. Students tardy to school or any class during the day must obtain an admit slip from the attendance office.
Rationale:
- Tardiness reduces the instructional time of the late student.
- Tardiness interrupts the class the student is entering, resulting in a loss of instructional time for all the students.
- For students to be successful and productive, they should develop habits of punctuality. These habits will contribute to academic success as well as career success.
Corrective Action:
- If a student is tardy to their first block of the day, they will be assigned one mandatory after-school detention, which takes place daily.
- Students are allowed three (3) occasions each quarter where a parent/guardian can call before 10am that same morning and excuse their tardy, relieving them from an after-school detention. The only exception is if the student provides a physical or electronic copy of a medical note with a physician's signature.
- If a student is tardy to school on three (3) or more occasions in any given quarter, they may be assigned to a mandatory, on-campus, two-hour Saturday detention in addition to the daily detentions they’ve already served.
- Failure to attend a mandatory after-school detention will result in the student being assigned one additional after-school detention.
- A parent/guardian conference will be scheduled with the Dean and Principal if the number of tardies becomes excessive or consistent.
School Passes: Medical/Tardy/Early Dismissal
Medical appointments should be made outside school hours. Teachers whose classes will be missed should be notified ahead of time. If students leave early for any reason, parents/guardians must sign the student out before the student leaves. It is unacceptable to send Uber, Lyft, or another transport service to pick up a student during the school day since a student must be signed out by an adult guardian when they leave campus.
