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Attendance

Attendance 101

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Your Fugett Middle School Attendance Secretary is: Jennifer Shannon

Email all attendance documentation to: FMSAttendance@wcasd.net

Phone Number: 484-266-2918 | Fax Number: 484-266-2999

Attendance Guidelines

SAFE ARRIVAL 

There are 3 lawful ways to notify the WCASD when a student is absent. A parent/guardian/caretaker can:

  1. Log in to Parent Portal and enter the correct code for the absence (directions for Parent Portal Attendance.) Using the Parent Portal or emailing the attendance office eliminates the need to send an excuse note, except for family vacations, college visits, or doctor’s appointments. 
  2. Email the attendance office at: fmsattendance@wcasd.net. The email from the parent account is accepted as a parent note.
  3. Please call the school's safe arrival hotline, (484) 266-2910, by 7:30 a.m. and leave a message with the student’s name, date, and reason for the absence. When your child returns, please send in a completed excuse form.

Please use this link to read the WCASD Attendance Policy: WCASD ATTENDANCE POLICY. Families have a total of fifteen parent notes or a combination of up to five family vacation days and ten parent notes per year.

Lateness

  • All students are expected to locker and report to their homeroom by 7:30 a.m. every day. Students arriving after this time will be considered unexcused tardy (TDY).
  • A tardy is defined as a minimum of one minute of lateness to school. Eight (8) tardies to school will be considered one (1) unlawful absence in grades K-8.
  • Late arrivals to school due to medical appointments (doctor, dentist, orthodontist, etc.) will be excused (ET) with a note from the practitioner.
  • Any late arrival where the student does not arrive by 11:30 a.m. will be considered a full day absence. 

Early Dismissals

  • If your child must leave school early, a written request by a parent must be presented to the office or emailed to FMSAttendance@wcasd.net upon their arrival to school. An early dismissal pass will be given to your child. A parent/guardian must come into the office with a photo ID to pick up the student. 
  • In order for an early dismissal to be excused, a doctor’s or dentist's note must be turned into the office or emailed to FMSAttendance@wcasd.net upon the students return to school.
  • You may choose to use a full day Parent Note excuse as well. 
  • Any early dismissal where the student leaves before 11:00 a.m. and does not return to school will be considered a full day absence. 

Family Vacations

  • Students may be excused from school for up to five (5) days of school per year for a family vacation. Family Vacation (FV) days must be pre-approved by your child’s administrator. A family vacation form must be completed and turned in to the office prior to the absence.
  • Please submit vacation requests at least one (1) week in advance to the attendance office: FMSAttendance@wcasd.net. Please note that parents or guardians will only be notified if any or all of the request is not approved.

Additional WCASD Attendance Resources

  • District Attendance Policy
    • It is important that the attendance secretary is contacted if your child will not be in school on a given day. Upon returning to school, an absence note must be delivered to the attendance secretary within three days of the absence. 
  • Excuse Form
    • You must obtain permission in advance for family vacations or other non-school related absences.