Carlmont High School
Attendance Policy
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Attending class regularly and being on time have a direct effect on a student’s success in meeting course requirements for high school graduation. Frequent absences or tardies, which result in a student missing all or parts of instruction, demonstrations, discussions or other classroom activities, are detrimental to the individual student and the class. Persistent student non-attendance and tardiness are therefore matters of serious concern.
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Carlmont High School Attendance Reporting 2024-2025
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Carlmont High School Attendance Reporting 2024-2025title
650-595-0210 x 30000 (Spanish 30001) 24 hour attendance voicemail
caattendance@seq.org - Monday through Friday 8:00 am to 4:00 pm
How to clear an absence:
Call, email, or send a note within 5 school days.
An administrative vice principal's approval is required to clear an absence after 5 days.
When calling, emailing or sending a note, please provide the following information:
- Student first and last name (especially if parent/guardian has a different last name)
- Student ID
- Dates and brief reason for the absence
- Relationship to student and a call back number
Obtaining a permit to leave (yellow slip) to leave campus:
If your student needs to leave campus during school hours, they must either bring a note or have sent an email to the attendance office before school or at lunch with the following information:
- First and last name, ID, time of dismissal and reason.
- If the student will be returning please indicate that on the note/email.
- Signature of parent or guardian and phone number.
A permit to leave (yellow slip) will be issued and the student may leave at the time indicated on the slip.
We understand that appointments sometimes are made suddenly, but ask that you do your best to plan ahead and communicate with the attendance office in a timely manner.
How to correct an attendance error:
- If an error has been made to a student's attendance, the student may pick up a correction slip in the Attendance Office. Please note that tardies are not removed.
- If a teacher made an error and marked a student absent when they were present, the student first must contact the teacher and have them communicate with the attendance office to clear the error.
If you are concerned about truancy, please contact the Community Liaison (ianguiano@seq.org, at ext. 30022) or your student’s counselor.
Short term absence reporting:
If you are planning on missing school for any reason 3 days or more, please fill out the short term absence form.
The Sequoia Union High School District provides a robo call to notify parents/guardians of their student’s attendance for each day if a student has an absence or tardy. Parents/guardians may track their student’s attendance via the parent portal on https://ic.seq.org/campus/portal/sequoia.jsp