Skip To Main Content

Header Holder

District Canvas Container

Close District Canvas

District Navs Tabs - Desktop

District Navs Accordions - Mobile

Canvas Icons Nav

Breadcrumb

Attendance

Use the student absence form to report student absences. 

Fill out the student absences form View the Student & Family Handbook

Pre Arranged Absence Form

Attendance in Jeffco

The importance of regular, daily school attendance as a basis for academic achievement cannot be overemphasized. Attendance is a shared responsibility of the student, the families and the school.

It is the family’s responsibility to ensure their student attends school and to notify the school when their student is absent for a legitimate reason, such as an illness or family emergency. Each family should also ensure their student’s school has their correct contact information so that the school is able to communicate about any attendance issues that may arise.

The following shall be considered excused absences:

  • A student who is temporarily ill or injured.

  • A student who is absent for an extended period due to physical, mental, or emotional disability.

  • A student attending to a funeral, legal obligations, medical procedures or extenuating circumstances determined by the principal.

  • A student attending a school sponsored activity or receiving Jeffco educational services.

  • A student who is suspended or expelled.


The district may require suitable proof regarding the above exceptions, including written statements from medical sources. If a student is absent without a valid parent/guardian excuse (or in some instances, a written medical excuse from a medical provider) or if the student leaves school or a class without permission of the teacher or administrator in charge, the student shall be considered truant. A habitual truant shall be defined as a student of compulsory attendance age who has four days of unexcused absences from school in any one month or ten days of unexcused absences during any school year. 

Anything that is not listed above will be considered an Unexcused Absence unless you have turned in a signed Pre-Arranged absence form.