CALL IN POLICY

Parents of students who are going to be absent are to call the Attendance Office the morning of the absence. Parents are asked to call the school before 9:00 a.m. A written excuse from parents is required upon the student’s return to school. Phone numbers are: (740) 363-1993 or (740) 548-0708 (Ext. 2268 at the North Campus and Ext. 3211 at the South Campus)

ABSENCE GUIDELINES

• Late to School - late to first period, but arriving before 8:30 a.m.
  
• Half-day Absence - arrive after 8:30 a.m. or for afternoon students, arrival after 12:00 p.m.
  
• Full-day Absence - attendance for less than 4 hours
  
  

RETURN FROM ABSENCE

A student should report to the Main Office with a written excuse to obtain an admission slip upon return from an absence. The excuse must include the date(s) of the absence, the reason for the absence(s) and the appropriate signature. Absences not verified within 24 hours will be considered unexcused. The attendance counselor reserves the right to grant a grace period and accept documentation for absences not verified within 24 hours. Students will be responsible for presenting the admission slip to their teachers throughout the day. Failure to get an admission slip may result in disciplinary action.

EXCUSED ABSENCES

Listed below are excused absences when official documentation is provided. These official absences will not be included in the 13 days of absences permitted in our attendance policy.

1. Doctor, Dentist, and Counseling appointments.
2. Lawyer, Court, and Social Service appointments.
3. Funeral.
4. Absences where a student should/will remain out more than the day of appointment must be officially documented with the date, date(s) absent, and a signature of a professional.

EXCUSED PARENT NOTE ABSENCES

Listed below are excused absences with a parent note. After 13 days of absences with a parent note, official documentation will be required for the absence to be excused. Parents will be notified and intervention plans developed in the event excessive absences occur.

1. Personal illness.
2. College visits not pre-arranged. (Documentation from the college must be provided.)
3. Family vacations that are pre-arranged will be excused if the student does not exceed 13 days absent from school during a school year.
4. Observance of religious holidays.

Listed below are school-related activities for which the student will not be counted absent with official documentation:

1. Testing at home school
2. Sports, music, drama, and other home school activities.
3. Field trips.
4. College visits pre-arranged.
5. Suspension Alternative Program (SAP): Disciplinary program run through Delaware Juvenile Court.
6. In-School Suspension: Discipline assigned by instructor or administrator.
7. Other absences as determined by the administration.

UNEXCUSED ABSENCES

1. Truancy.
2. Absences with no documentation.
3. Other absences as determined by the administration.

PRE-ARRANGED ABSENCES

Pre-Arranged Absence Forms are to be picked up and approved by either the Guidance or Attendance Counselor prior to being presented to individual instructors. Pre-arranged absences require at least a 3-day notice prior to the absence. Listed below are absences that require a Pre-Arranged Absence Form:

1. College visits: Students are permitted two pre-arranged college visits per year (junior and senior years). Documentation must be provided upon return in order for the student to be marked not absent.
2. Program recruitment.
3. Family vacations.
4. Home school transportation problems. A student who is absent due to home school transportation problems will only be excused if the parent has contacted the school prior to the absence and verified the difficulty.
5. Job shadowing, lab-related training, and lab-related job interviews.
6. Planned leave of absence due to medical reasons.

COMPULSORY ATTENDANCE

The compulsory attendance laws established by the state of Ohio will be enforced. Senate Bill 181 requires schools to file truancy charges when students under the age of eighteen accumulate five (5) consecutive unexcused absences, seven (7) unexcused absences in one month, or twelve (12) unexcused absences in a school year. Two half-day absences will be combined to equal a full-day absence when filing a truancy charge.

EIGHTEEN-YEAR-OLD STUDENTS

The maximum number of days of excused or unexcused absences for eighteen-year-old students or students who will be eighteen years of age during the school year is thirteen (13) days. If excessive absences occur, the school may require an intervention plan. Students may be withdrawn after 13 days absent from school during a school year.

LATE TO SCHOOL POLICY

The mission of the Delaware Area Career Center is to prepare students for the world of work. It is our belief that being on time to school helps develop good habits that will transfer to the work setting. Students will be marked late to school until 8:30 a.m. or for afternoon only students, arrival after 12:00 p.m. Discipline will be assigned for the semester as follows:

• 3 lates = 30-minute detention (lunch, before or after school)
  
• 6 lates = one hour after school detention and a written project on the late to work policy of a business in the student’s vocational field
  
• 9 lates = one Saturday School and loss of driving privileges for one week. Each additional late may result in the loss of driving privileges in one-week increments.
  
• 12 lates = two days of SAP. (After 12 lates, additional consequences may be assigned.)
  

Failure to serve the detention assigned or complete the written project will result in one Saturday School. Failure to attend Saturday school will result in 2 days of SAP. For each 6 lates to school during the junior and senior year, students will lose 1 day towards early placement. Parents are encouraged to contact the school when a student is going to be late. Students are permitted two (2) excused lates each semester with the approval by the Attendance Counselor.

LATE TO CLASS

Late to class will be handled by the individual instructor.

MAKE-UP WORK

All work missed is to be made up by the student, regardless of the reason for the absence. The grade earned for the make-up work is at the individual instructor’s discretion. Lab instructors may require students to make up hours and/or competencies missed by the end of each quarter. Students are responsible for working with their instructors to determine what assignments are to be completed and the date the work must be turned in to the instructor.

EARLY DISMISSAL

Any type of appointment is discouraged during school hours. All appointments should be scheduled for a time that will not conflict with school hours. However, if it is necessary for a student to be excused during the school day, a note must be brought from home and turned in to the Main Office before 8:00 a.m. on the day of the appointment. The note should contain the student’s name, time to be excused, and the person with whom the appointment has been made.

Students are to return to school after appointments, if at all possible, and must provide verification.

1. No student shall leave the building at any time after arrival, except with approval from the Director/Assistant Director or Designee.
2. If a student requests to leave the building, such permission will be granted only with the consent of the parent.
3. Appropriate action will be taken against students who leave the building without permission.

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