Report an Absence

SGCHS Attendance Procedure: What You Can Expect

1. Teachers and administration review attendance rates of students on an ongoing basis. Parents and guardians of students who have missed 6 or more blocks in a course, regardless of the reason for the absences, will be contacted. Parents are often unaware of how the absences have accumulated. As well, teachers will want to discuss the reasons the student is missing school and try to build a plan with parents to address the concerns.
   
   
2. Should the chronic absenteeism continue, teachers will refer the matter to the Grade coordinator or Grade counsellor. This generally occurs if more than 11 absences have been accumulated in one or more courses. This next step will involve a second attempt to reach out to parents or guardians to revisit the reasons for absences and the plan that was discussed with the teacher. At this point, a meeting may be requested with the Grade Coordinator to discuss any further support that may be needed. 
   
   
3. Again, should the matter continue to be an issue, and more than 16 absences have occured, parents will be contacted once more by administration. At this point, a meeting will be requested and a decision will be made to access any further supports or alternative programming options. The matter may also be referred to the Office of the Superintendent."
   
   
4. Once the matter is referred to the Office of the Superintendent, in consultation with school administration, a meeting may be requested by the Division Principal responsible for Attendance. Alternatively, the matter may  be referred to an Academic Hearing and subsequently to the Attendance Board of Alberta.