Attendance Policy

The following is an explanation of our attendance policy

Absences: Daily attendance is required except when the student is ill. If the child is ill, a note is required within two days of the absence to excuse the absence. Students with lengthy or frequent illnesses are required to bring a doctor’s note. *Children with excessive absences may be filed on*

Tardies: Any PK-5 students who is not with their class by 7:45AM, will be considered tardy. A tardy is counted the same way an absence is. This means that if a child has more than three tardies, the parent/ guardian will be notified. *If there is continuous tardies, filing in court may occur*

Parts of Day: If a student is picked up before 1:45PM (for PK), and 2:45PM(for K-5), this will count as a part of day absence. This will be counted as a tardy, which again, gets counted just like an absence does. If a child is attending an appointment with a doctor or dentist, a note is needed within two days to excuse the absence. A child with excessive parts of day absences can be filed on as well

*A parent of a child can be filed on under two conditions:

v By having 3 or more unexcused absences within a four-week period.

v By having 10 or more unexcused absences within a six-month period.

Reasons for Perfect Attendance

Help your child avoid missing out on the new learning opportunites of each day!!

Make sure your child get the full benefit of learning by attending 176 days of school!!

Make sure your child does not fall behind in his/her classwork!

When students are absent or tardy, they often do poorly in school!

Avoid receiving a truancy letter from AISD!

TEXAS LAW says that all students enrolled in school from pre-kindergarten throught high school must attend every day!

(Texas Education Code 25.085)

Most schools give awards for perfect attendance.

It takes TIME to learn!

Reasons To Be On Time

Being on time show your child that you care about his/her learning!

Learning begins when the class bell rings!!

Your child could miss out on important information if he/she arrives late to class, even by five or ten minutes.

English and Math lessons usually take place in the morning.

Being on time helps keep your child from falling behind!

Being on time can help improve your child's Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) test results.

FIVE minutes missed per day adds up to 880 minutes or two full days of learning missed PER year!

Being ON TIME is an important life lesson!

Safety at J. Houston Elementary

SE PROHIBE LA ENTRADA SIN PERMISO

Entering this building without effective consent is in violation of Texas Penal Code 30.05 Punishable up to six (6) months incarceration and, or a fine of $2,000 or both.

La entrada a este edificio sin permiso es una vilacion del codigo penal de Texas 30.05. El castigo sera una multa de 2,000 dolares y, o encarcelamiento por hasta 6 meses

The following are procedures we have in place for the safety of you children, so please be prepared to do the following for each visit or pick-up

Tenemos los siguentes procedimeintos para la seguridad de sus ninos, favor de estar preparados para ser lo siguinte cada ves que visiten o llevanten a sus ninos

All visitors MUST show a Drivers License or Picture ID and sign in at the front office and wear a visitors sticker even if you are dropping off, picking up or attending assembly.

Todos los visitantes DEBEN proveer identificacion con foto cuando firman en la oficina y pedir un pasaje aunque estan dejando a sus ninos, quedarse para el samablea de la manana o llevantando a sus ninos

Designated persons who are allowed to pick up your child MUST be on the Emergency Care Card and Provide a Drivers License or PIcture ID.

Para personas designadas para llevantar a sus ninos DEBE de estar el nombre en la tarjeta de emergencia y necesitan proveer identificacion con foto.

Josephine Houston * 5409 Ponciana Drive * Austin, Texas * 78744

This Sight was last updated on April 9, 2009