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(Dear parents, please note that you may sign up for attendance alerts through your home access accounts to monitor your child\u2019s absences as it happens)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n

Attendance Policy Updates<\/strong>
\r\nFrequently Asked Questions<\/strong>
\r\nThe Fulton County School Board recently approved two policies regarding attendance:
\r\nJB Attendance: A new FCS policy takes a proactive stance about student attendance and provides a tiered framework for identifying supports to improve student attendance.
\r\nJBD Absences and Excuses: Updated and revised policy with changes that include parent absence
\r\nnotification thresholds; added opportunity to use participation in remote learning to substitute for
\r\nabsence; added to the list of excused absences; and removed driver\u2019s license revocation based on
\r\nupdated laws.<\/p>\r\n

What does this mean for parents\/guardians?<\/strong>
\r\nParents\/Guardians will be notified more often based on all absences regardless of whether a student is excused or unexcused. Preventive strategies and interventions will be put in place to encourage all students to engage in learning.<\/p>\r\n

How is attendance determined for students?<\/strong>
\r\nElementary School students<\/strong>\u2019 attendance is taken within the first hour of the instructional day to record who is physically present. Students must be present for half of the instructional day to be marked present for the day.
\r\nMiddle and High School students<\/strong>\u2019 attendance is taken each period. Students must be present for 50% or more of the day to be marked present.<\/p>\r\n

How is attendance determined for remote participation?<\/strong>
\r\nStudents need to meet the following guidelines to receive credit:
\r\n\u2022 Elementary School (Daily Attendance):
\r\n- Participation in synchronous Reading\/Language Arts and Math instruction remotely or
\r\nparticipates asynchronously as defined by the teacher
\r\n\u2022 Middle & High School (Period Attendance)
\r\n- Must participate in at least 50% of the school day to be given credit for attendance
\r\n- Participation in synchronous instruction remotely or participates asynchronously as defined by teacher<\/p>\r\n

How does my child get attendance credit for participating remotely?<\/strong>
\r\n\u2022 Students can substitute up to 5 absences per semester (a max of 10 per year) with a remote learning day by meeting the remote learning participation benchmarks listed in policy. This would result in the student being counted as present for the day(s) they participate remotely.
\r\n\u2022 To be marked present, work must be submitted within 2 days of absence.
\r\n\u2022 Students may not use a remote learning day on a test day.
\r\n\u2022 Parent\/guardian or student must notify teacher in advance to the start of the instructional day to <\/strong>utilize the participation benchmark rule.<\/strong>
\r\n\u2022 Schools will make their best effort to provide instruction given early notice.<\/p>\r\n