Attendance Information

• When a student will be absent, notification should be provided to the school before or at the start of the school day, when possible.
• To excuse an absence, written or electronic communication citing the reason(s) for the absence must be provided to the school no more than five school days following the date of the absence. 

How to report an absence

• Absences can be reported in ParentVUE the same day of the absence.
• For daily absences, parents/guardians can submit an excuse note (via email) within five (5) business days of the absence.
• Please send the note from the email account that is associated with your ParentVUE account.
• The email must contain the student's full name, the date of the absence(s), the reason for the absence, and the parent or guardian signature and phone number.
• Cases in which notes are not received within five (5) days will be referred to your child's administrator. Excuses are not accepted by telephone.
• Please submit emails to [email protected]

• Students who are not in their classroom/first period by 7:30 a.m. will be marked tardy.
• Students who are not in their classroom by the start of each class period throughout the day will be marked tardy.
• A student's tardy will be recorded as excused or unexcused based on whether the reason for the late arrival meets the excused or unexcused absence criteria outlined in the PWCS Attendance Guidelines.

How to report an excused tardy

• A student has two days to submit a written explanation for an excused tardy. A student is considered unexcused unless a signed excuse is brought from the parent/guardian and presented to the Attendance Office.

Examples of an excused tardy:

•  All items for excusing absences as listed in the previous section
•  Emergency situations arising from unusual weather conditions
•  Arriving on a late bus

Examples of an unexcused tardy:

•  Oversleeping
•  Missed bus/ride
•  Car trouble
•  Traffic

Early dismissal stops at 1:45 PM. No dismissals will be processed after this time.

Students Signing Themselves Out

If a student will be signing themselves out, a parent/legal guardian must submit a written request to the appropriate Alpha Administrative Assistant before school starts. The request may also be emailed from an email address on file.

The request must include:

• Reason for leaving
• Dismissal time
• Parent/guardian signature and telephone number

An early dismissal pass will be issued only after verbal confirmation is received from a parent or guardian.

Students who do not properly check in or out with their Alpha Administrative Assistant will receive an unexcused absence for each class missed and may face disciplinary action.

Students who leave school without proper approval will receive a discipline referral for improper checkout. A parent cannot excuse this absence after the fact.

Picking Up a Student

Parents/guardians picking up a student must sign them out in the Main Office. Enter through Door 1, located across from the baseball field.

You must present a valid driver's license, state ID, or non-expired passport. Students cannot be released without valid identification.

Sending Someone Else to Pick Up Your Student

The person picking up your student must be listed on the student's emergency card. If they are not listed on the emergency card, send an email to [email protected] with the person's:

• Full name
• Date of birth