Attendance 

(8:55-4:05 early dismissal 8:55-1:05)

Attendance Clerk: Carole Fox

 

Report an Absence

Warning-The above form is for a Full and Current DAY only.

Do not use for partial days as this marks them absent for the entire day. You do not have to report partial days.

All previous and future days need to be emailed to CaroleJFox@katyisd.org.

 

Checkout cutoff time is 3:30pm and on Earl Dismissal Days, 12:30pm.

Office: 281-237-8005
Fax: 281-644-1660
 

Absences/Tardies

·         Absences/tardies - All tardies/absences are unexcused unless accompanied by the following:

·         1) Doctor's note 

·         2) Parent's note must have the student’s legal first and last name and reason (reason must be i​n accordance with District Policy for excused reasons).

·         3) Completed online absence form explaining your student's tardy/absence (reason must be i​n accordance with District Policy for excused reasons).

 

​ ​Early Dismissals

•  Early Dismissal - You MUST present a physical picture ID either a current driver’s license, Passport or Visa, when checking out your student. No phone IDs are permitted.

  ·        If someone other than the parent/guardian or emergency contact needs to check out your student, the Attendance Office MUST receive an email giving permission and a copy of the parent/guardian’s ID for verification (current driver’s license or passport). Please include the student’s name, grade, the legal name of the person picking up the student and their relationship to the student, the reason for leaving, and the specific date and time the student is being picked up. This email with your ID needs to be sent to the Attendance Office on the morning of early dismissal. 

  ·         Please allow 15 minutes for us to pull your student from class. This time may be longer if we are in passing periods, advisory, or your student is in the gym. 

  ·         The checkout cutoff time is 3:30pm and on Early Dismissal Days, 12:30pm.

Attendance Errors/Corrections

• ​If you notice an error on your student's attendance, please email your student's name, date, and class period in question to the teacher AND the attendance clerk. For healthcare appointments and teacher corrections, please allow 24-48 hours to update the system. Parents can access their student's attendance history on the Home Access Center (HAC) to verify corrections. 

Compulsory Attendance Notifications (CAN Letters)

• A CAN Letter will be mailed when your student has three (3) or more unexcused absences in a four-week period. 

• ​ If you receive a CAN letter from the district, you have only five (5) school days to resolve it with the school Attendance Clerk. Unresolved CAN letters may result in a Court Warning Notification and/or subpoena.  ​ 

Failure to Attend School Notifications

• A Failure to Attend School letter will be mailed when your student has excessive absences exceeding five (5) consecutive personal illness days or has eight (8) cumulative personal illness days in a six-month period. 
• All future absences for the remainder of the year will require a doctor’s note from a physician or health clinic to be excused.  

• Send a doctor's note when possible, to avoid having too many personal illness absences.  Also, if your student has scheduled appointments, try not to make the appointment during the same class period each time.  

Attendance for Credit

• All absences, excused and unexcused, are counted for the purpose of determining attendance for credit. For each course/class in which a student falls below the 90 percent threshold, a review of the record will be conducted, and the student may be required to complete a plan developed by the principal or designee in order to gain credit or be promoted. 

For more details concerning attendance laws and violation consequences, please refer to the Discipline Management Plan and Student Code of Conduct booklet from the district, or click on Discipline Management Plan.