• Attendance Matters
     

    Centennial is committed to helping students achieve at the highest levels; therefore, attendance is of the utmost importance to our students' success.  We strive to work with students and families to maintain an uninterrupted learning environment for all students and to teach the lifelong lesson of promptness.

    TARDY (LATE) ARRIVALS

    A student is tardy when he/she is not inside the classroom when the final bell rings. Centennial permits students to accrue without penalty five tardies to account for those unforeseeable or accidental circumstances that result in late arrivals to school or class. All subsequent tardies will follow the progressive consequences below: 

    Please provide our attendance office with a doctor’s note excusing any student who arrives late due to a medical appointment. 

    ABSENCES 

    Parents must verify student absences within 24 hours. Parents may verify absences by calling the Attendance Office at 623- 412-4405. Parents can also verify full-day absences in ParentVUE, online. 

    LOSS OF CREDIT DUE TO EXCESSIVE ABSENCES

     Arizona Revised Statute 15-803 states that to receive credit for a class, a student must attend 90% of the class. A student who accumulates five (5) or more absences in a 9-week class or ten (10) or more absences in a semester class may automatically lose credit, regardless of the student’s current grade in the class. Students who lose credit are required to continue attending class and completing all required assignments and assessments. Teachers will continue to grade coursework and assign a final grade pending an appeal.

    LOSS OF CREDIT APPEAL PROCESS

    Students may request to appeal loss of credit one time in their high school career. They must visit the Assistant Principal in charge of attendance to schedule a time with the Appeal Committee to request reinstatement of credit. During the appeal, students must share their reasons for absences and their commitment to improved attendance and passing grades. Administration or the Appeals Committee may reinstate credit when the student provides documentation supporting their absences. Examples include but are not limited to: • Medical documentation with date(s) of visit(s). • Court appearance paperwork. • Funeral/memorial services.

    ATTENDANCE OPEN ENROLLMENT 

    Each semester, Administration reviews the attendance, grades, and behavior of all students attending Centennial on Open Enrollment.