Attendance

Shannon Phipps, Attendance Secretary
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Consistent attendance in school is critical for meaningful learning. We understand that a variety of factors can disrupt student attendance. We will work with you to support your student’s success. The key to this support is clear communication. Please assist us in letting us know about your student’s absences. Many of these absences are excused with proper notification (illness, death in the family, medical or dental appointments, court appearances, religious holidays, etc.). School staff will reach out when absences begin to accumulate, but it is important that you are proactive and communicate your student’s needs to the school. Our goal is to support student engagement.

Please navigate the tabs on these pages for further directions about how to communicate student attendance. The most important step is to make sure that you have your ParentVue account activated. Please refer to the “ParentVue and StudentVue” tab on the main page for details about activation. You can also explore the link below.

Overview of How to Complete Student Attendance

Absences/Tardies

Submit your student’s attendance through ParentVue. You will find the Report Attendance option in both the mobile app and web version for all your students. Additionally, there is an option to attach doctor’s notes. Note that this function only reports attendance to the front office - teachers will not see the notes submitted through this process. If you are having difficulty with submitting your request through ParentVue, call 540-751-2402.

Excused Tardies: Students are expected to bring doctor, dental, court, or any appointment office notes to have their tardies excused. If a student is not feeling well, a parent note is preferred, and the parent can submit a note in parentvue saying the student is sick as the reason for the tardiness.

Early Dismissal

Early Dismissal: Submit the early dismissal request through ParentVue by 9:30 AM. Requests made after 9:30 AM must give an hour of notice to school staff and be submitted prior to 3:30 PM. Students will be dismissed from class using the Remind App (see below). Last minute early dismissal requests will require you coming to the front door and presenting photo identification.

How Are Students Notified? Students will be messaged by the attendance secretary through the Remind App on their school-issued laptop when it is their dismissal time. Students should discreetly communicate with the teacher to minimize the disruption to the classroom. Students are not permitted to leave without the teacher excusal and the message on Remind.