Parent Communication - In Person Instruction

Parents/guardians must call the attendance office between 7:30 AM and 8:30 AM each day the student is absent. Upon returning to school after an absence, the student must bring to the Attendance Office a note containing the following: Student’s full name, grade, date(s) of absence, explicit reason for absence,  the signature of the parent/guardian, and phone number at which the parent/guardian may be contacted during the school day.

Parent Communication - Remote Learning

Parents/guardians must call the attendance office between 7:30 AM and 8:30 AM each day the student is absent. The following must be communicated in the phone call: Student’s full name, grade, date(s) of absence, explicit reason for absence, and phone number at which the parent/guardian may be contacted during the school day. The parent/guardian must also email the attendance clerk - Mrs. Beza (sbeza@piusmatthias.org) and the following must be communicated: Student’s full name, grade, date(s) of absence, explicit reason for absence, and phone number at which the parent/guardian may be contacted during the school day.

Student Communication - In Person & Remote Learning

The primary method of teacher communication will be through Google classroom. Given such, students are expected to check Google Classroom for updates, resources, announcements, and assignments. It is the student’s responsibility to then email their teacher to confirm that they have read and understood the information on Google Classroom and/or to ask for further clarification.

If the absence is a planned absence (such as medical/dental appointment, funeral, court appearance, school approved activity) the student is expected to communicate with their teacher prior to the absence to arrange assignment/exam make-up plans. If the absence is unplanned (sudden sickness) the student should notify the teacher before class if possible.

ADMIT SLIP

By 8:00 AM on the day of the return to school after the absence of any duration (even one period), a student must obtain a re-admit slip from the Attendance Office.  No student will be admitted to class without a re-admit.  In the event of a student accumulating ten (10) or more unexcused absences in a semester (per class period), the student may be Denied Academic Credit for the semester. Students accumulating fifteen (15) or more excused (or a combination of excused and unexcused) absences will be brought to Academic Review Board to determine  enrollment status and academic credit for the semester.​