Attendance Information

• When a student will be absent, notification should be provided to the school before or at the start of the school day, when possible.
• To excuse an absence, written or electronic communication citing the reason(s) for the absence must be provided to the school no more than five school days following the date of the absence. 

How to report an absence

• Absences can be reported in ParentVUE the same day of the absence.

• If the excuse note is for past attendance, email [email protected] from the email associated with your ParentVUE account.

  •  Provide your child's first name, last name, and grade.
  •  Provide the date(s) or periods of absences.
  •  Provide the reason for the absence.

  Excuse notes should be submitted within five (5) days of the absence if possible. If you are unable to use the email address associated with your ParentVUE account, a staff member may call to verify the excuse.

• Students who are not in their classroom/first period by 7:30 a.m. will be marked tardy.
• Students who are not in their classroom by the start of each class period throughout the say will be marked tardy.
• A student's tardy will be recorded as excused or unexcused based on whether the reason for the late arrival meets the excused or unexcused absence criteria outlined in the PWCS Attendance Guidelines.

How to report an excused tardy

• Email [email protected] from the email associated with your ParentVUE account.  Include your student's first and last name, grade level, date and time of tardy, and reason for tardy.

• No early dismissal of students will be allowed after 1:45 p.m.

Students leaving school early must present a written note or email from his/her parent or legal guardian to the Attendance Office before 7:25 a.m. or the parent or legal guardian can send an email two hours prior to the requested dismissal time. The note or email must contain the following information:

•  Date
•  Student's Full Name
• Reason for dismissal (Note: indicating appointment on the note is an unexcused early dismissal. Please specify what the appointment is; for example: doctor, DMV, etc.)
• Time dismissal is needed (please do not include the time of the appointment
• Signature of parent/legal guardian writing the note

Early dismissals will only be granted if written permission from a parent/legal guardian is received.

Clinic Release: Any student who becomes ill during the day must go to the clinic to call home.

Parent/Legal Guardian Pick up: The parent/legal guardian may come into the school to pick up the student. The parent/legal guardian will complete an Early Dismissal request form and present his/her identification (driver's license) at the Attendance Office. The Attendance Office will send a pass to the classroom for the student to come to the main office. Please leave plenty of time!

Students returning to school after an early dismissal must sign back in at the Attendance Office and receive a pass before returning to class.