Attendance Form & Procedures

Attendance

Parents can submit attendance for their student using one of the following three methods

Email: @email
Phone: 703-239-4040
Attendance Form (below)

For families anticipating absences (required family travel emergency like funerals or weddings), please complete and return this prearranged absence form.

When reporting absences, please be specific about the reason why your child will not be attending school today.

FCPS staff will be responsible for contacting those parents/guardians who have not provided information as to why their student is absent. FCPS staff will also provide the school health team with information regarding any student that has remained home due to the above COVID-like illness symptoms.

More information can be found on the FCPS County Attendance Policy Webpage

This attendance form is to be submitted by the parent/legal guardian only.

Date of Absence

Consecutive Day Absences?

Please check this box if you wish to report consecutive day absences.

Consecutive Absence Dates

Please list the specific consecutive dates of the absence.

Student's First Name

Student's Last Name

Grade

Reason for Absence. If illness, please specify symptoms.

If reporting an ill student, include symptoms, especially if they have fever, nausea, vomiting, sore throat, and/or cough. If your student has a diagnosis from a healthcare provider, please include that information.

Parent/Guardian Contact Information

Parent/Guardian First Name

Parent/Guardian Last Name

Phone Number

Alternative Phone Number

Parent/Guardian Email Address

By submitting this form, you are confirming that you are the parent or legal guardian of the student

Absence Notification Procedures

Parents/guardians will be contacted whenever a child is marked absent by his/her teacher if there has been no prior parent notification using one of the three methods above. This system is used as a safeguard to assure both parents and school that the child does, indeed, arrive at school after he/she leaves home. A written excuse should be given to your child's teacher by your child upon their return to school. FCPS regulation 2234 requires that any child who is absent from school for 15 consecutive days or more be withdrawn officially from our rolls. Upon the child's return, the parent must re-enroll him/her.

For prearranged absences complete SE 291 form and return to the KGES Main Office or electronically to [email protected]. More Information.

Release from School Before the End of the Instructional Day

To protect valuable instructional time, non-school activities should not be scheduled during school hours. If a child must leave early for a medical or dental appointment, a parent should send a note in advance and sign the child out in the office at the appropriate time. It is not necessary to call the school in this case. The child will be called to the office once the parent/guardian arrives at the Main Entrance (Entrance #1) door. Children will not be released during the school day to anyone other than the parent/guardian or persons listed on the emergency care card.

Late Arrivals and Absences

A child arriving at school late (after the 9:00AM bell) will be marked tardy.

If parents/guardians arrive at Kiss and Ride after 9AM, drive to the Main Entrance (Door #1) and call the office at 703-239-4000 to let the Main Office know your child is arriving late. Someone will greet your child at the door and escort your child to class.

Learn more about school attendance on the FCPS website.