Top 5 Attendance Tips

Top 5 Attendance Tips

1. How to Excuse an Absence

• Email BHSattendance@bsd405.org. Voicemails are checked periodically.

2. What is needed to excuse an absence?

• Student first and last name
• Student ID number
• What classes they will be missing
• A brief description of the reason, dr appt, legal, illness (with symptoms)

3. Excuse in a Timely Manner

• Notify attendance office, at least a day before your student’s Dr. appt, dentist, ortho, physical therapy, counseling, legal, etc. Passes to release your student from class will not be sent the last 15 minutes of a school day.

4. Student Attendance in PartentVue

• You can see your student’s attendance in ParentVue. You can also view their class schedule, teacher contact information, grades, etc.

5. Pre-Arranged Absence (PAA) Form

• Is your student going to miss school for an outside event? A PAA form needs to be filled out. Forms can be picked up outside the attendance window. The form is filled out by the student, signed by their teachers and parent/guardian and returned to the attendance office at least 2 days prior to the absence.