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Attendance
ATTENDANCE LINE NUMBER:
925 479-1598
Available 24 hours / 7 days a week
ATTENDANCE EMAIL:
Please click here for Attendance information and procedures.
REPORTING AN ABSENCE:
A parent/guardian must call the attendance phone number to record the message no later than 9:45 am ON THAT DAY. The call must be made each morning in the event of a multiple day absence. Students may not call in their own absences. The following information should be included in the phone message:
- STUDENT’S NAME / GRADE (first and last name; please spell the last name)
- DATE OF ABSENCE
- REASON FOR ABSENCE (for illnesses, please indicate any symptoms)
- RELATIONSHIP TO THE STUDENT
An automatic SAFETY MESSAGE will be sent on any “unverified absences” at 10:30 am and 6:00 pm. If you have already left a message in the morning on the Attendance Line and still get a Safety Message at 10:30, please allow us time to get through all the messages and input them in our system. There’s no need to call again, unless you receive another notice at 6:00 pm.
Please refer to the Decision Tree on the GRMS homepage under quick links regarding illness related to COVID-19.
PARTIAL DAY ABSENCES
ARRIVING LATE
Students arriving late must have a parent/guardian contact the attendance line prior to the student arriving at school, giving the same information as above (Reporting an Absence) as well as the approximate time of arrival. Students must always sign in at the front office attendance window upon arrival before going to class.
Students whose late arrival results in missing one or more entire period(s) must have a parent/guardian call the attendance line to clear the absence within two (2) days or it will be changed to as a CUT.
LEAVING EARLY
For students who need to leave class early, parents/guardians need to write a note for the student to bring to the attendance window before school. The note must include the following:
- STUDENT’S NAME/GRADE
- DATE
- TIME OF PICKUP
- REASON FOR DISMISSAL
- PARENT/GUARDIAN’S NAME AND SIGNATURE
Students must pick up an early release pass prior to the class they are leaving. At the beginning of the period, the pass should be shown to the teacher. The parent/guardian is then required to sign-out in the attendance window, indicating the exact time and reason for the departure. If the student is returning to school, the student must check in at the attendance office. Failure to sign out at the attendance office will result in a CUT for any missed classes. This is a safety policy that is strictly enforced and outlined in the student handbook.
Tardy Policy 23/24 (Effective 9/5/23)
Tardy Policy 23/24 (Effective 9/5/23)![]()
Tardy Policy 23/24 (Effective 9/5/23)
GRMS Tardy Policy
- 5 tardies: Students will receive a warning notice
- 6 tardies: Students will be assigned a lunch detention with parent notification
- 10 tardies: Students will be assigned a before or after school detention with parent notification
- 15 tardies: Students will be required to attend a Student Attendance Review Team (SART) meeting with a parent and an administrator
- 20 tardies: Students will be assigned a Saturday School with parent notification
This tardy policy will go into effect Tuesday, 9/5. Tardies are cumulative throughout each quarter and then reset at the start of a new quarter. Parents and students can monitor student attendance through Infinite Campus.
Checking attendance in Infinite Campus (Parents):
1. Go to the District website (www.srvusd.net). Find the Infinite Campus Portal tile on the homepage. Click on the “Campus Parent” link to log in.
2. Click the three line icon at the top-left corner and select the attendance tab.
3. If you have multiple students in the District, use the pull-down in the upper-right corner to select the student's attendance you want to view.
