Attendance & Excused Absences

Did you know that you can track attendance in real time using the Infinite Campus app?

See instructions in English, Spanish and Hmong.

2020-2021 ATTENDANCE UPDATE:

Mondays: Asynchronous learning for all high school students. Attendance will NOT be taken.

Tuesday-Friday: Hybrid (in-person and virtual) synchronous learning for all high school students. Attendance WILL be taken for both virtual and in-person students.

Families should continue to communicate with Neighborhood Administrative Assistants to provide a board approved reason if their student will not be attending virtual or in-person instruction. Students who are unable to attend in-person instruction may participate in virtual instruction and can be marked present if they do.

If a student who has opted for in-person learning is being reported absent because they are experiencing symptoms, have been identified as a close contact, or have tested positive for COVID, the COVID screener (emailed to the student each morning) should be filled out.

Technical Difficulties

If a student is having technical difficulty accessing their class’s zoom link or Google classroom on any given day, they will want to email that class’s teacher as soon as possible. Technology troubleshooting resources can be found at east.mmsd.org/tech.

SCHEDULE INFORMATION

EXCUSED ABSENCES

Report An Excused Absence/Tardy Online

Use the MMSD Online Attendance Request Form to report a student absent.

Report An Excused Absence/Tardy By Emailing The Neighborhood Office Secretary

Students can be reported absent by emailing the student's Neighborhood Office Secretary. Please include the student's first and last name, ID #, the date and time of the absence, and the relationship to the student of the person reporting the absence.

Olbrich: Susan Harris

Tenny: Emily Nevel

Warner: Jessica Penning

Yahara: Emily Nevel

Report An Excused Absence/Tardy By Calling The School Office

Students can be reported absent by calling the Attendance Line or the student's Neighborhood Office. Please include the student's first and last name, ID #, the date and time of the absence, and the relationship to the student of the person reporting the absence.

Attendance Line: (608) 204-1650

Olbrich: (608) 204-1638

Tenny: (608) 204-1614

Warner: (608) 204-1613

Yahara: (608) 204-1614

Acceptable Reasons For Excused Absences/Tardies

Illness of student or immediate family member
Observance of a Religious Holiday
Bereavement due to death in the immediate family
A student’s dental, doctor, chiropractor, psychologist or other medical appointment that cannot be scheduled outside of the school day
Inclement weather
Serving as an elected official