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

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

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

      Tardies

      • Students are considered tardy if they arrive after 8:10 a.m. If the student arrives after 10:00 a.m. (official attendance time), the students 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 2:00 p.m. so we can 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.

       

  • Daily Attendance

    Attendance is taken on a daily basis. Any student not present by 10:00 am is recorded as absent. When students are absent, parents must send a note to the school within five school days of the students return to school. The note must include the date(s) and reason for absence. Failure to send the note within five school days will result in the absence(s) being recorded as unexcused.

    Early Pickups

    A student picked up after 10 am is considered an early pickup.  Please note, if a student has a combination of five or more tardies or early pick ups in a grading period, he/she will receive a “N” (Needs Improvement) on his/her report card under the appropriate conduct section. In order to excuse an early pick up, you will need to turn in a doctor's note within five days of the student returning to school.

    Registration

    Registration is started on-line first and then the family is prompted to make an appointment with our ADA (Cathey Beckman) to complete registration on campus. The link for registration can be found in the quick link section on this site.  

    Tardies

    At 8:10 am, children are to be in their classrooms. After this time, they are considered tardy. If a student is tardy the parent must escort the student into the building and sign them in. Please note, if a student has a combination of five or more tardies or early pickups in a grading period, he/she will receive a “N” (Needs Improvement) on his/her report card under the appropriate conduct section. In order to excuse a tardy, you will need to turn in a doctor's note within five days of the student returning to school.

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.