Tardy Policy

Children should be at school by 8:00 a.m.. Students are considered tardy if they are not in their classrooms at 8:05 a.m. A tardy child should report to the office on arrival.

Persistent tardiness is a matter of serious concern. When children are late for school, the child misses learning time. The child misses the setting of the tone and the context for the day. This has significant implications for learning readiness, as well as for the sense of belonging to the classroom community. The late student needs to have instructions, presentations and explanations repeated and this hinders instructional efficiency.

Our school policy on tardiness is as follows:

1. Tardy means being 5 minutes late. The classroom teacher will indicate "tardy" on the class attendance sheet. Students who arrive after the classroom attendance sheet has left the room must report in at the office.
   
   
2. When a student has 3 tardies in the monthly attendance period, a reminder postcard will be sent to the home. The postcard will restate this tardy policy and will include the dates of the tardies.
   
   
3. In the monthly attendance period, if there is another tardy following the sending of the postcard, the principal will call the parents.
   
   
4. If there is yet another tardy following the above #3, a principal-parent (and student, if appropriate) conference will be held to develop a solution strategy.
   
   
5. If the above procedures do not address the problem over a reasonable period of time, the situation will be referred to the PAUSD Student Attendance Review Board.