• Missed School? What to do when your student is absent with email and hand holding pen icon

Submit Absence Note

Missed School?

  • Within 5 school days after the absence:

    • Email an absence note to the school's attendance clerk
    • Turn in the absence note once the student returns to school

    Absence notes must be received by the Attendance Office within 5 days of returning to school, or it will result in an unexcused absence. Parents can attach supporting documents, such as doctor's notes, to absence note emails.

  • ATTENDANCE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

    • The district attendance policies and procedures can be found in the FBISD Student/Parent Handbook.

      Tardies/Arriving Late to School

      • Students are considered tardy if they arrive after 8:10 am. If the student arrives after 10:00 a.m. (official attendance time), the student will be marked absent. 

      Leaving School Early

      • Parents and students must adhere to the following procedures:
        • Please send an email to the Attendance Office prior to ________ so we can have your child ready for pick up.
        • For your student's safety, parents/guardians picking up the student MUST be on that student's emergency contact list and have a valid picture ID.

  • Attendance Information 

    Welcome to the Rita Drabek Attendance Office. I am your Attendance Clerk/Registrar, Nathalie Frazier.   

    General FBISD Attendance policies and procedures can be found in the FBISD Student/Parent Handbook.

    Excuse notes for students can be submitted in the following ways:

    When a student misses one or more days of school due to illness or personal reasons he/she will need to bring an excuse note to the Attendance Office or have it emailed to attendanceRDE@fortbendisd.gov upon their return to school. Please provide a specific reason for the absence(s). Personal or family emergency is not an excused absence and will be marked unexcused.

    The absence is excused only if a note is received in the Attendance Office within five (5) days of the student’s return to school. If a note is not received within five (5) days the absence will be coded unexcused. A student who has had surgery or been hospitalized should provide a physician signed release to return to school. The form should contain any restrictions or limitation regarding the student’s physical functioning capacity while in attendance at school.
     
    Arriving Late to School
    Students arriving at school at 8:05 a.m. will be marked tardy.

    Leaving School Early
    Students may leave school early for the following reasons: Dental or doctor’s appointment  
    Excessively leaving early impacts student learning and may affect promotion.


    Anticipated Absences
    When you know in advance that you will need to be absent, it is to your educational advantage to talk to your child's teachers and the front office.  Notes for preplanned absences should be sent to the Principal or the Attendance Clerk at least five school days before the absence occurs to determine if the absence will be excused. 

Contact Information

Elementary School Attendance Counts!

  • Daily attendance in school is a strong indicator of future success.

    Per the Student Attendance Accounting Handbook provided by Texas Education Agency, a student is considered either present or absent at the official attendance-taking time, known as snapshot.

    Each campus attendance is determined by the number of students present at this important designated snapshot time. The elementary school snapshot time is 10:00 a.m.

    To ensure academic engagement and successful learning, all students should be present daily by snapshot and remain academically engaged all day.