STUDENT ATTENDANCE 

Regular attendance and promptness are vital for successful academic progress.

• A child who arrives at school after 8:15 A.M. but before 9:15 a.m. will be marked tardy and must come to the office for a tardy slip.

• A student will also be marked as tardy if they leave between 2:00 and 3:00 p.m.

• An excused tardy requires a doctor’s note.

• Students will be marked half day who are absent more than one hour but less than three hours. A student that misses more than three hours of the school day is considered a full-day absent.

• If a child arrives after 11:30 a.m. they are considered to be out for a full day.

• If a student is absent from class for an illness or another legitimate reason, parents must notify the office before 9:00 A.M. Communication regarding absences should be emailed to the attendance desk. Please include your child’s name, homeroom, reason for the absence, and who should bring the missed work home. Email the front office at attendance@saintcolumbanschool.org and copy the appropriate homeroom teacher.

• Parents who need to pick up a student for appointments, illness, or other reasons must come to the office, sign the student out, and wait there while the student is called to the office. The child will not be called to the office until the parent arrives.

• In the event that a student must be taken out of school for vacations, family trips, or other unexcused absences, the Principal and teacher/s involved must be informed in writing one week prior to the absence.