Attendance

Eureka High School Excused Absence Form

Use this form to excuse your student from a full or partial day of school. Make sure to specify the reason so we can input the correct information. Email address is required and will be checked against student's demographic information. If email address does not match what we have in powerschool, we will call the parent or guardian listed. If you are the parent/guardian receiving this email and the information is not correct, please call the attendance office at 441-3352

 

Attendance Contract for 18 Year Olds

 

 

 

Expectations and Consequences

• Students will be in their seats, prepared for instruction when the bell rings
• Students arriving tardy to class will accrue 10 minutes
• Students missing more than 20 minutes of class will receive a truant tardy and accrue 15 minutes
• Students who cut class (an absence that was not excused by a parent/guardian after 3 days) will accrue 20 minutes

 

Communication

• It is the student’s responsibility to keep track of their minutes.  Balances can be found under “fees” in PowerSchool.
• Deadlines for clearing minutes will be 1 week prior to an event.
• The No-Go List and deadlines for clearing minutes are posted on the Attendance Board outside of the Counseling Office.

 

No-Go List: 80+ Minutes

Miss out on sports, dances and field trips!

Students with more than 80 minutes will not be allowed to participate in any extra-curricular activity.

Students will be listed by locker number on the No-Go List posted outside of the Counseling Office. 

 

Ways to Reduce Minutes

Go to Class!  Prevent accrual of minutes by being in class.

After School Detention: Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:45pm-4:45pm in the Lecture Hall. Students will have 60 minutes removed if all rules are followed.

Saturday School: Held once a month in the library for students with 200 or more minutes. Students will have 240 minutes removed if all rules are followed. Forms available in the attendance office.

Math tutoring: Available everyday before and after school. Check the bulletin for locations. Students will have minute for minute served removed.

Study Halls: Ask a teacher about a study hall in their classroom. Students will have minute for minute served removed.

Attendance Court: Students with extreme attendance issues may be offered the opportunity to attend attendance court, a 4 week program through the Teen Center, after meeting with their parents/guardians and their counselor.

 

AFTER SCHOOL DETENTION

• After School is from 3:45 to 4:45 on Tuesdays and Thursdays in the Lecture Hall. You will have 60 minutes removed as long as all rules are followed. If rules are broken, no minutes will be removed.
• You must arrive no later than 3:45pm and you may not leave until 4:45pm. 
• You must bring work to complete. No work, no After School Detention.
• You may use electronic devices for academic purposes only during the study periods.
• You must obey all the directions of the After School supervisor.

MATH TUTORING

• Math Tutoring is available before and after school. Students will have minute for minute removed as long as all rules are followed (30 minutes of math = 30 minutes removed).
• You must have math to do and be working on that math.
• You may use your Chromebook for academic purposes only - no phones.
• You must obey all the directions of the math tutors.

SATURDAY SCHOOL

• You must pick up a Saturday School contract from the attendance office then take it home and have your parents sign it. You must return this form to Talia in the Main Office by end of day (4:00pm) Thursday, or you will not be allowed to attend Saturday School.
• Saturday School is offered once a month (see the Attendance Board outside of counseling for dates) and is from 8 am – 12:30 pm in the EHS Library for a total of 240 minutes.  You will not be allowed to attend if you arrive late or leave early. If you do, you will forfeit all of the 240 minutes.
• You must have work to do as you are making up class work missed from being late to or cutting classes.  No work, no Saturday School.
• You may use the computers only for academic purposes during the study periods.  Students may only use their personal devices during their breaks.
• During breaks students are not allowed to hang out in undesignated areas or vehicles.
• You must follow all school rules and follow the directions of all school personnel, or no minutes will be removed and you may face disciplinary action.

MINUTE CORRECTION FORM

• Minute correction forms are available in the attendance office for unexcused absences that have passed the 3-5 day grace period for parent/guardian excusals.
• Attendance will not be able to be adjusted but minutes can be removed for the dates listed on the form and signed off by a parent/guardian.
• Minutes will only be removed for dates in the current quarter and for valid reasons only listed on the form according to California Ed Code.
• Forms must be returned to the attendance office for approval and entering. Please allow 3-5 business days for adjustments.