Attendance & Code 13 Absence Approval

Attendance/Tardiness

Regular school attendance has a direct connection to outstanding school achievement and is essential in order to learn.

If students are absent or tardy, a signed and dated note for the day of absence or tardiness must be presented within three (3) days of the absence or tardy. Please be sure the student's first and last name are clearly legible on the note. The note must include student's full name, date(s) of absence, reason for absence and parent/guardian signature. The note should be given to the attendance secretary in the main office.

Attendance/Front Office Secretary
Mrs. Michelle Mulloy mmulloy@ccboe.com

Please send all notes and attendance questions to Mrs. Mulloy.

Requests for an Excused Absence for an Educational Trip or Unique Life Experience (Limited to 5 school days per school year)

A unique life experience may include an educational field trip, athletic competitions not sponsored by the school, unique family circumstances (i.e., deployed parent visit), and/or career or alternate work experience.

An educational trip is one in which either the student is actively receiving instruction through a structured program directly tied to the curriculum, or the student is actively visiting another school, program, or college in preparation for potential future enrollment. Siblings may also be excused.

A “vacation” is not an educational trip or unique life experience.

To request an upcoming absence to be excused for these reasons, you must complete the "Parent Request for CODE 13 Excused Absence" form below at least two weeks in advance and submit it to Wualanda Thenstead, Principal, at wthenstead@ccboe.com for Central Office approval. This form is also available on our school's website.

Code13 Absence Request Form SY24-25.pdf