• Please call or email your child's absence prior to 9:30am each day (or if you know dates, you may just call once with all the dates). You may call 469-713-5979 and press 1 to report an absence 24/7. Email for this purpose is hernandeztd@lisd.net.  If you choose to email, please include your child's full name, teacher, your full name and a number where you can be reached. 
• If you would like to speak with someone directly, our office hours are 7:30-3:30 M-F. 
• Please send a doctor's note if your child is absent more than 3 days or if you have a doctor's note for any day of an absence, please send it with a parent note for the other days of absence. 
• Students are tardy if they are not in their classroom at 7:50 am. 
• Students may not come to school for special events or to volunteer with you if they have been called in or left sick that day. 
• If a student arrives to school late or has to leave early for a doctor's appointment, please provide a doctor's note upon their return. Faxes of notes are also accepted, please fax them to 972-350-9531. 
• You may request work from your student's teacher on the morning of the second day of absence. Work will be available for pick up at dismissal time which is 2:50pm. 
• An excused absence is one which results from personal illness, sickness or death in the family, quarantine, weather, or road circumstance or with PRIOR APPROVAL from the principal (ie: absence for the purpose of observing religious Holy Days when it is a tenet of their faith). LISD DOES NOT participate in the National Take Your Child to Work Day! This absence will be unexcused and no make-up work permitted.

What steps do I take if my child is absent?

Communication with the school each time your child is absent is critical or the absence may be unexcused. Unexcused absences are considered truancy.  The grade for makeup work after an unexcused absence will be a zero. [See Board Policy EIA Local]. Contact your child’s attendance clerk to report an absence: https://www.lisd.net/attendanceclerks.

Parents should provide a note, documenting the reason for the absence, to the school immediately upon the child’s return, and not later than three days after the absence. If the child was seen by a health care provider, a note from that provider is always preferred.  If the student was present PART of the school day and missed the remainder for a health care appointment, a note from that provider should be given to the school within 3 days.  In this circumstance, the time away from school is NOT considered an absence.

SUBMIT A NOTE

The district will excuse up to 10 full or partial days during the school year. Each unexcused absence will reduce the number of absences that may be excused by parent notes. Any additional absences beyond the allowable parent notes will require a note from a health care provider or documentation of an absence exempt from compulsory attendance, in order to be excused.

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Registration Reminders 

New, Out of State or Non LISD Transfers

Please bring the following with you for registration (registration cannot proceed without these items): 

• Birth Certificate or Valid Passport 
• Immunization Record- Must be up to date in accordance with the State of Texas schedule. 
• Social Security card 
• Parent or Guardian Valid photo ID- Driver's License or State issued ID 
• Proof of Residency- Gas, Water or Electric Bill in the last 30 days for your address in your name.

Within LISD Transfers

• Proof of Residence (utility bill)  
• Valid Photo ID- Drivers License or State ID 

• All of the above (refer to LISD/Non-LISD requirements) 
• Withdrawal form from prior school 
• Most recent report card

Attendance at School

Regular school attendance is essential for students to maximize their learning opportunities. Absences from class may result in serious disruption in the mastery of the knowledge and skills needed to progress to the next grade. It is crucial that students and parents make every effort to avoid unnecessary absences.

A student can be considered absent if he or she misses all or part of the school day, including late arrival and early pick up.

Under Texas law, a student must be present for at least 90% of the time a class is offered.  Students who don’t meet this requirement, regardless of the reason for the absence, will lose credit in the class.  Completion of a plan determined by the campus principal or attendance committee will be required to restore credit and avoid retention.

Under Texas law, a student who experiences more than 3 unexcused absences (full or partial day) in a four week period or 10 unexcused absences (full or partial day) in a 6 month period, may be referred to the court for truancy.  This includes unexcused late arrivals and early pick up. Charges may also be filed against the parent in these circumstances.

Texas law allows students to miss school and still be considered present for several specific events.  For more information about absences related to religious holy days, obtaining a driver's license, participating in a college visit, participating in career exploration, court appearances, and other allowable absences in the Texas Education Code, please see the LISD Student Handbook.

Truancy 

Section 25.094(a)(2) of the Texas Education Code states: “if an individual fails to attend school on 10 or more days or parts of days within a six month period in the same school year or on three or more days or parts of days within a four week period” that constitutes a truancy offense. For further specific information, please refer to Board Policy FEA (LEGAL) .

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