Attendance

Reporting Scholar Absence

Being present to school every single day is critical to their success academically, therefore DPAC imparts strict rules for being present and on time daily.

If your scholar must be absent due to illness or an emergency, please contact the school via email or by phone call to your child’s teacher and/or leader with as much advance notice as possible, and no later than 7:30 a.m. on the day of the absence. Arrangements should be made to pick up homework.

STEPS FOR SUBMITTING AN ABSENCE

1. Alert the school on the day of your child's absence by completing this form.

2. Submit documentation for requesting an excused absence. (Please read the attendance policy below for more details).

Failure to contact the school will result in a call/text message from the attendance team to check the child’s whereabouts. This is done to help prevent unauthorized absences and to safeguard our scholars as it is critical that we need to know if a child is expected in school but hasn’t arrived.

Requests for Leave of Absence

Guardians should not take family holidays during school. The school is not able to authorize such absence on the grounds of cost or convenience. If requests for leave of absence have to be made for other reasons, then they should be made in writing to the office. Further information regarding attendance can be found in the Democracy Prep at the Agassi Campus Attendance and Absence Policy.

Medical Appointments

Scholars need to be signed in/out at at the office if they are late for school or if they are leaving school during the day, either for a medical appointment or other reasons.  We would appreciate medical and dental appointments not being made during the school day wherever possible. However, we understand that this is not always something that you can control.

Afternoon appointments are best because scholars are likely to miss less of the school day. As a school we only authorize a maximum of half a day for a single medical appointment; there are exceptions to this if a pupil is having a course of lengthy or specialist medical treatment. Please ensure you report the absence to the school with as much notice as possible.

Be in the know of your scholars attendance! Check your child's average attendance by logging on to How'sSchoolGoing.com

Be reminded that you must use the email on file with the school.