{"id":528,"date":"2026-06-05T22:33:44","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T02:33:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www-sms.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/guidance\/?page_id=528"},"modified":"2026-06-05T22:38:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T02:38:55","slug":"attendance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www-sms.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/guidance\/attendance\/","title":{"rendered":"Attendance"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"528\" class=\"elementor elementor-528\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-563acf7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"563acf7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3454387\" data-id=\"3454387\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dbab1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2dbab1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Attendance<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc7eeb6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cc7eeb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Every Day Matters<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84d120a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"84d120a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Regular attendance is essential for academic success. Students are expected to arrive on time and attend school daily.<\/p><p data-start=\"2946\" data-end=\"2965\"><strong data-start=\"2946\" data-end=\"2965\">Key Guidelines:<\/strong><\/p><ul data-start=\"2966\" data-end=\"3173\"><li data-section-id=\"1imet2l\" data-start=\"2966\" data-end=\"3018\">Absences should be reported by a parent\/guardian<\/li><li data-section-id=\"165x7xp\" data-start=\"3019\" data-end=\"3067\">Excessive absences may require documentation<\/li><li data-section-id=\"mjuoix\" data-start=\"3068\" data-end=\"3118\">Tardies impact instructional time and learning<\/li><li data-section-id=\"moukhp\" data-start=\"3119\" data-end=\"3173\">Students are responsible for making up missed work<\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"3175\" data-end=\"3265\"><strong data-start=\"3175\" data-end=\"3194\">Why it matters:<\/strong> Missed time in class directly impacts academic performance and growth.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-41cf910 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"41cf910\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e15b616\" data-id=\"e15b616\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-458e1fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"458e1fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Attendance Procedures<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35327b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35327b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Regular attendance is essential for student success. If your child is absent, a parent or guardian must submit documentation within <strong>48 hours of the student&#8217;s return to school<\/strong>. Absences not documented within this timeframe may be recorded as unexcused.<\/p><p>Parents may submit an absence by providing a written note containing:<\/p><ul data-spread=\"false\"><li>Student&#8217;s full legal name<\/li><li>Student ID number<\/li><li>Date(s) of absence<\/li><li>Reason for the absence<\/li><li>Parent\/Guardian signature<\/li><li>Current parent\/guardian phone number<\/li><\/ul><p>You can also email your note to Yeji Matthews at:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:Yeji.Matthews@stjohns.k12.fl.us\">Yeji.Matthews@stjohns.k12.fl.us<\/a><\/p><h3>Excused Absences<\/h3><p>Absences may be excused for the following reasons:<\/p><ul data-spread=\"false\"><li>Student illness<\/li><li>Serious illness or death of an immediate family member<\/li><li>Medical or dental appointments<\/li><li>Recognized religious holidays<\/li><li>Other reasons permitted by St. Johns County School District policy<\/li><\/ul><h3>Unexcused Absences<\/h3><p>The following are generally not considered excused absences:<\/p><ul data-spread=\"false\"><li>Family vacations or travel<\/li><li>Non-school-sponsored sports competitions<\/li><li>Performances or competitions unrelated to school activities<\/li><li>&#8220;Take Your Child to Work&#8221; days<\/li><li>Other absences that do not meet district attendance guidelines<\/li><\/ul><p>Family emergencies may be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please provide detailed information when submitting documentation for review.<\/p><h3>Tardy to School<\/h3><p>Parents do not need to personally bring students that are late into the school. Simply drop your student off and make sure you see them enter the front door. The front office will check them in. Please provide a parent note or doctor note to the front office for the student to submit upon check-in.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-25f33ef elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"25f33ef\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-df3ecb3\" data-id=\"df3ecb3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87e384e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"87e384e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-align: center\">Our attendance policy aligns to the St. Johns County School District&#8217;s policy and can be found in the<\/span><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff;text-decoration: none;text-align: center\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/schoolservices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/07\/25-26-Code-of-Conduct-FINAL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Code of Conduct<\/a><span style=\"text-align: center\"> on page 17:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Attendance Every Day Matters Regular attendance is essential for academic success. Students are expected to arrive on time and attend school daily. Key Guidelines: Absences should be reported by a parent\/guardian Excessive absences may require documentation Tardies impact instructional time and learning Students are responsible for making up missed work Why it matters: Missed time [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10052,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"page-builder","ast-site-content-layout":"full-width-container","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-528","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www-sms.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/guidance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/528","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www-sms.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/guidance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www-sms.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/guidance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www-sms.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/guidance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10052"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www-sms.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/guidance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=528"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www-sms.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/guidance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/528\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":534,"href":"https:\/\/www-sms.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/guidance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/528\/revisions\/534"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www-sms.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/guidance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=528"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}