Attendance Policy
Consistent class attendance is a critical component for students’ academic success and completion of graduation requirements. As a result, Heritage’s attendance policy and procedures have been carefully designed to encourage regular student attendance through the implementation of a combination of interventions and consequences.
If your student was marked ABSENT during a class in ERROR, please have them email their teachers directly or come to the attendance window for an “Absence/Tardy Change Slip”.
We are not able to excuse a student who has been marked in error by the teacher, without attendance receiving an email from the teacher confirming this.
You are able to check class absences and enter future absence requests on Infinite Campus. To enter the absence on IC Sign in and Select “More” then “Absence Requests”.
IF YOUR STUDENT NEEDS TO LEAVE DURING A CLASS FOR AN APPOINTMENT
1. Phone the appointment information into the attendance office the day before the appointment at 303-734-6700.
Include the time your student needs to leave and the time you expect them to return to school. The information on your student’s early release time will be put into Infinite Campus. Students are then asked to let the teacher know that they will be leaving early. If we have not received a call from you, your student will not be allowed to leave.
2. Upon returning to school, your student must check in at the Attendance Window, even if it is during an off hour or passing period. Failure to do so may result in an unexcused absence.
3. If a message is left on the recorder the day of the appointment, it may not be retrieved until after your student needs to leave.
IF YOU ARRIVE AT SCHOOL TO PICK YOUR STUDENT UP WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE, YOU MAY EXPERIENCE A DELAY THAT COULD CAUSE YOU TO BE LATE FOR YOUR APPOINTMENT. YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED IN THE BUILDING WITHOUT AN APPOINTMENT
Attendance Procedures
Unexcused Tardies
Students without an "Excused Tardy" slip who enter class after the tardy bell rings will be considered unexcused tardy. Multiple tardies in the same class will result in detention assigned by the teacher according to the following:
Unexcused Absences
Unexcused absences are defined as absences from a single class or multiple classes for reasons the school does not authorize, because reporting the absence did not occur within the prescribed time frame, or because the parent or the school did not grant permission for the absence.
A student who leaves before class is over or misses more than 15 minutes of a class is considered unexcused. Other examples of unexcused absences or tardies may include: oversleeping, car trouble, errands, studying for another class, etc. Colorado Compulsory Attendance Laws require students to attend regularly through their 17th birthday. A student may be subject to truancy proceedings if he/she is considered habitually truant. Students with four days (=24 hrs) unexcused in a calendar month or ten days (=70 hrs) in a calendar year can be considered habitually truant.
Important Attendance and Health Office Information
If students become ill at school and don’t feel well enough to attend class, they need to go to the Health Office. If they stay on campus and choose not to go to class, the absence will not be excused. Students should let their teacher know if they are not feeling well and they will be excused to go see the health assistant. You and your student will determine if it would be best to go home. We are concerned about the safety of all students so if your student is ill, you will be notified by the school to pick up your student A.S.A.P.
Students are allowed to carry one dose of medication in the original container in high school providing they do not share their medicine. We do not stock aspirin or other over-the-counter medication in the office.
