7:00 am Campus admission, supervision, and Breakfast in the classroom

8:00 am - Instruction begins - students are considered tardy if not in the classroom by this time

8:01 am - Tardy - students must come to the front office for a pass

8:21 am - Partial Day Absence excusable with official HealthCare note

2:50 pm - Early student release ends

3:20 pm - Dismissal

Absence - A student with a late arrival/early release (missing 20 minutes or more) or missing a full day of instruction will be coded as absent/partial day absence. An official healthcare note will update the student's attendance for the time lost.

Email CRC (jecordova@dallasisd.org) with an Official Document or Parent Note with the following information:

● Student's name

● Teacher's name

● Reason for absence

● Date(s) of absence

● Parent contact number and or email

Submit documentation within 3 days of absence.

Justified Absences

● Illness - parent note will cover up to 5 consecutive days per policy ● Medical/Dental Appointment - healthcare/dental note required ● Educational Appointments - documentation from educational facility required

● Death in Family - service documentation - 3 days permitted by policy ● Observance of Holy Day - indication of Holy Day required

3 or more unexcused absences will trigger the Dallas ISD Truancy Department correspondence via letters, e-mail, and/or phone

Attendance for Credit: According to Texas State law, each student must be in attendance 90% of the days the class is offered. The implementation of the Attendance for Credit Initiative is to ensure all students are in attendance 90% of the time a class is offered to certify successful accrual of final grade. Texas Compulsory Attendance Law-Official Notice and General Attendance Agreement Pledge

Per state mandate, our district must provide parents with the Texas Compulsory Attendance Law-Official Notice.