Attendance-related notes may now be submitted via email. Emails must include all required information, as noted below, and should be sent from the email address associated with your Parent Portal account. Notes should be sent to UVMSAttendance@acsdny.org.

ABSENCES: When a student has been absent from school a parent/guardian must submit an absence note. Notes must include the exact date(s) of absence and the reason for the absence. Notes sent in with your student should be brought to the Attendance Office before they report to homeroom OR MAY BE SENT VIA EMAIL. Emails should be sent from the email address associated with your Parent Portal account. Per District policy, absence notes MUST be submitted within 10 days of a student’s return after absence.

What documentation is required when a student returns to school after being absent?
A written note for an excused absence must be presented by the student when they return to school; notes will not be accepted if submitted more than 10 school days after the absence. A note signed by the parent or sent from the parent’s email address will be accepted for personal illness, family deaths, family emergencies, and religious observances only. An official note from an organization must be submitted for excused absences due to court appearances, approved college visits, business that cannot be conducted before or after the school day (e.g. road tests, doctor’s appointments, social service appointments). The note should include the dates the student was absent/tardy and the reason, as well as the parent/guardian’s contact information so that the school can verify the information with the parent/guardian as necessary.

TARDY: When a student is late to school for any reason, or arrives too late to reach their classroom before the 7:30 bell, a parent/guardian must provide a note, either with their student or via email, explaining the reason for the tardy arrival. Late students must obtain a late pass at the attendance window before going to class.

EARLY DISMISSAL: If a student must be dismissed before the end of the school day at 2:10 a note is required (and may be submitted via email.) Notes must include the time of dismissal, the reason for dismissal and the person who will be picking up your student. Please note that dismissals for the purposes of doctor visits are marked unexcused until a note from the doctor is received upon the student’s return to school.

Please note:

Verbal permission for early dismissal is not acceptable. ALL early dismissals require a note.
All pick-ups by any person other than the parent/guardian must be verified by a call to a parent/guardian, even if they are listed on the emergency card.
Valid picture ID is required for ALL PERSONS arriving to pick up a student.

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