DEFINITION

A tardy student is defined as any student who is not inside the classroom when the tardy bell rings.  To address this occurrence, especially at the start of first hour, Tardy Practices have been established.

PURPOSE

To reduce classroom interruptions caused by students arriving late to class
To reduce the number of students loitering on campus.
To teach the “lifelong” skills of promptness.

Tardy: Defined as when a student arrives into the classroom after the last bell has rung – without a pass.

Excused Tardy: Defined as a student who has an excused pass to class from the Attendance Office.

Cumulative Tardies (1st – 5th periods):

Students who arrive to class after the final bell, will be marked tardy and provided with a verbal warning by the classroom teacher.

Students who arrive after 7:30 will need to report to the attendance office.

After the 5th tardy, the consequences for further cumulative tardies will be in effect: a mandatory tutoring session (2:20pm-3:30pm) will be assigned in lieu of a suspension (7:20am-2:20pm). If the tutoring session is not completed as assigned; the suspension will be assigned the following school day.

Cumulative Tardies:

Tardies 1-3 Verbal Warning (given by teacher)

Tardies 4-5 Lunch Detention with reflection

Tardies 6+ Assigned Tutoring in lieu of Suspension (If the tutoring session is not completed as assigned, the suspension will be assigned the following school day).

***After 15 Tardies, a student may be dropped from a class or an alternate schedule assigned at the discretion of school administration.

These tardies are CUMULATIVE per Semester, regardless of class period.

OPEN ENROLLMENT AND PARENTAL CHOICE

District schools will enroll students in accordance with the open enrollment provisions set forth in State law and Governing Board Policy J-1050. The District requires that parents submit a request for open enrollment for the following year which is then reviewed by the school based on the student’s attendance, academic effort, appropriate school behavior and available space.

If the pupil has an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) or 504 plan, a meeting will be held with the parents prior to a decision about the student’s open enrollment status. This review process will include a district representative (knowledgeable in IDEA and/or Section 504) and the site administrator. The purpose of this review is to ensure that the reason for consideration of non-renewal does not violate the student’s rights under IDEA or Section 504. The outcome of this meeting will signal either an IEP/504 review or allow for the non-renewal of the open enrollment.