Review Agenda Item
Meeting Date: 3/23/2023 - 5:30 PM
Category: Report of the Committee on Legislation, Rules and Policies
Type: Action
Subject: 1. Action on a Request to Approve Revisions to Administrative Policy 8.13, Student Attendance/Absences/Tardies; and Administrative Policy and Procedure, 8.14, Truancy; and to Adopt Administrative Procedure 8.13, Student Attendance/Absences/Tardies
Strategic Plan Compatibility Statement:
Goal 3
Effective and Efficient Operations
Policy: Admin Policy 8.13 - Student Attendance/Absences/Tardies
Attachments 1. Administrative Policy 8.13
2. Administrative Policy 8.13 red-lined
3. Administrative Procedure 8.13 red-lined
4. Administrative Policy 8.14
5. Administrative Policy 8.14 red-lined
6. Administrative Procedure 8.14
7. Administrative Procedure 8.14 red-lined
File Attachment:
Administrative Policy 8.13.pdf
Administrative Policy 8.13 red-lined.pdf
Administrative Procedure 8.13 red -lined.pdf
Administrative_Procedure 8.13 -red -lined_REVISED.pdf
Administrative Policy 8.14.pdf
Administrative Policy 8.14 red-lined.pdf
Administrative Procedure 8.14.pdf
Administrative Procedure 8.14 red-lined.pdf
Background: The Administration recommends a revision to Administrative Policy 8.13: Student Attendance/Absences/Tardies, to update the period attendance calculation and reasons for legally excused absences. The policy also clarifies the circumstances for which a student should be excused during inclement weather. The new Administrative Procedure 8.13 outlines the steps that schools will employ when addressing legally excused absences and tardies.

The revisions to Administrative Policy and Procedure 8.14: Truancy create clarity by transferring the general guidelines currently in the procedure to the policy. Subsequently, removing the procedures in the policy and aligning them in administrative procedure.

Subsequent to the Committee's consideration of this item, the Administration has provided a revision to Administrative Procedure 8.13, to clarify the records retention requirement.
Fiscal Impact Statement:
Implementation and Assessment Plan Upon Board approval, the Office of Board Governance will publish the final policies and procedures.
Recommendation: Your Committee recommends that the Board 1. Approve Revisions to Administrative Policy 8.13, Student Attendance/Absences/Tardies; and Administrative Policy and Procedure, 8.14, Truancy; and

2. Adopt Administrative Procedure 8.13, Student Attendance/Absences/Tardies as presented in the attachments to this item.

The Administration recommends
Approvals:
Recommended By:
Signed By:
Jacqueline M. Mann, Ph.D. - Board Clerk/Chief Officer