Attendance

Daily Attendance

Daily attendance in school is a necessary part of academic success: when students miss school, even if the missed work is made up, they still miss out on the experiences that take place in the classroom. We encourage parents and students to make every effort to get their children to school on time each day, and to schedule appointments for off-school hours/days. When it is necessary for a child to be absent from school, parents must call the school office (313.581.2223) to inform them that the student will not be attending school that day. If the student will be absent for more than one day, the parent should contact their child’s teacher to pick up missed work/assignments, in order to allow the student to remain current with class work.

Tardiness

Punctuality and “being on time” are traits that are valued and encouraged in our society, and this is likewise true at ABTE: students and parents are advised to take their commitment to school seriously. Daily attendance is taken by the classroom teachers at 8:15 a.m. and submitted to the school office. Those students who are not “present” in the classroom are marked as “ABSENT” in the attendance record. Any students arriving at school after this time must first report to the school office to pick up a Tardy Pass, which will allow her/him entrance into their classroom. Students who arrive at the classroom without a Tardy Pass will be sent to the office to get one. Tardies are cumulative for the entire marking period. Any four unexcused tardies will count as one unexcused absence. Excessive tardies will be referred to the school office, and a meeting between the parent(s) and the school leader will be scheduled.

School Cancellations & Unscheduled Early Dismissals

On occasion it may be necessary to cancel school (or close school early) because of inclement weather or other unforeseen incidents (e.g. power outages or water main breaks). At such times, school administrators will contact local television stations (Fox 2, WDIV 4, WXYZ 7), and News Radio AM 760 WJR.