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Attendance

 

Attendance Matters on a school bag
Your Stetson Middle School Attendance Secretary is: Mrs. Heather Mazza

Email all attendance documentation to: SMSAttendance@wcasd.net

Phone Number: 484-266-2710

Attendance Guidelines

SAFE ARRIVAL 

There are 3 lawful ways to notify the WCASD when a student is absent. A parent/guardian/caretaker can:

  1. Log in to Parent Portal and enter the correct code for the absence (directions for Parent Portal Attendance.) Using the Parent Portal or emailing the attendance office eliminates the need to send an excuse note, except for family vacations, college visits, or doctor’s appointments. 
  2. Email the attendance office at: smsattendance@wcasd.net. The email from the parent account is accepted as a parent note.
  3. Please call the school's safe arrival hotline, (484) 266-2710, by 7:30 a.m. and leave a message with the student’s name, date, and reason for the absence. When your child returns, please send in a completed excuse form.

Please use this link to read the WCASD Attendance Policy: WCASD ATTENDANCE POLICY regarding absences, early dismissals, and tardies. Families have a total of fifteen parent notes or a combination of up to five family vacation days and ten parent notes per year.

Lateness

  • All students are expected to locker and report to their homeroom every day. Students arriving after homeroom begins will be considered unexcused tardy (TDY).
  • Eight (8) unexcused tardies will result in an after-school detention

Early Dismissals

  • If your child must leave school early, a written request by a parent must be presented to the office upon his or her arrival to school. A pass with the dismissal time will then be given to your child (no parent sign-out required). In cases where a note is not provided ahead of time, the parent/guardian is required to sign the student out in the main office. 
  • After 10 parent notes, only a doctor’s note will excuse an early dismissal.

Family Vacations

  • Students may be excused from school for up to 5 days of school per year for a family vacation. Family Vacation days (FV) must be pre-approved in advance. 
  • Advance permission is required for family vacations, "Take Your Child to Work Day", and non-school related sports activities.