Attendance
We look forward to seeing every student every school day. Regular attendance is important to academic achievement, skill development, social and emotional well-being, and positive life outcomes.
If a student is unable to attend school, please use the district guidelines in reporting absences.
- Within 24 hours of a student's return from an absence, a parent/legal guardian must notify the school’s attendance office. Notes from parents/guardians will also be accepted but must be presented to the attendance office before the first scheduled class.
- All absences not verified by parental or administrative authorization will remain unexcused.
- Students who have permission to leave campus during the school day must sign out through the attendance office.
- In order to receive credit for the semester, 90% attendance is required in each assigned class (A.R.S. 15-803B). Classes missed due to school approved activities, e.g., field trips, performing groups, student government, etc., are excluded.
Additional information can be found in the Student and Family Rights & Responsibilities Handbook, Attendance section.
Tardiness
Phone calls are no longer necessary to excuse tardiness. Students arriving on campus after 7:30 AM will check in at Attendance.
TARDY/SWEEP PROCEDURES:
- Attendance is taken at the start of every class.
- If a student is late to class in the first 15 minutes, Teachers mark them for Sweep.
- If a student arrives to a class after 15 minutes without a pass from attendance, the student will remain marked as absent for the period.
TARDY/SWEEP CONSEQUENCES:
- 5 Tardies = Detention
- 10 Tardies = Extended Detention (2-Hour Wednesday Detention
- 15 Tardies = Administrative Referral
Attendance Clerk
Cynthia Campos
CCampos@AguaFria.org
(623) 925-8833 ext. 6200
Reporting an Absence
A parent/legal guardian must notify the school's attendance office of a student's absence within 24 hours. After 24 hours, the absence can no longer be excused.
Please email GHSAttendance@AguaFria.org and include the following information:
- Student's 5-digit ID number
- Student's Full Name
- Parent/Guardian's name
- Parent/Guardian's phone number
- Reason for absence
Notes from parent/ guardian will also be accepted but must be presented to the attendance office BEFORE THE 1st SCHEDULED CLASS.
Medical absences must have a doctor's note submitted to the attendance office within 24 hours of the student's return to school.
Students who have 10 consecutive days of absences in all classes WILL BE DROPPED from school for non-attendance.
The attendance office will often take up to 10 days to enter all school business (SB) activities.
Unexcused Absences
A student is NOT EXCUSED in the following situations:
- Failure to attend school without proper authorization
- Leaving school without signing out through the attendance office.
- No parental notification given to the school for the student's absence
- Unauthorized absence from a class
- Missing the school bus.