Foothill High School expects students to attend school regularly and arrive on time. Students who attend school consistently tend to have stronger academic outcomes than those who are frequently absent.
Click the Report Absence button for the student you are submitting attendance for.
Select a start date for the absence, and choose the reason from the drop down menu. Parents/Guardians must select either Medical Partial Day or Partial Day Unexcused (any other reason other than medical) for Partial Day Absences.
Input the time that your student will be arriving at school or the time that your student will need to leave campus. The attendance office staff will use that information to generate a pass for your student.
Late Arrival
When the student arrives on campus after the parent/guardian submits the Partial Day Absence request in the system, the student will check in at the Attendance window in the main office to get a pass to class.
Early Release
If a student is leaving campus early after the parent/guardian submits the Partial Day Absence request in the system, the student will pick up their pass at the Attendance window during a passing period prior to their time to leave. Students must pick up their pass before leaving campus.
Parent or guardian needs to call the 24-hour attendance line [(925) 461-6600 and then press "1"]. If you know about this absence ahead of time, please call the Attendance line a couple of days ahead of time which will allow our staff time to enter those into the system. Be prepared to give your student’s:
First and last name (feel free to spell it)
Student ID number
Date of the absence
Reason for the absence (dr appt, sick, mental health)
Your relationship to the student
Your phone number in case we need to reach you with questions
If a student is late to school in the morning, the parent/guardian is to call the attendance line [(925) 461-6600] and then press "1") before the student arrives (messages can be left as early as 3 p.m. the day before and throughout the night on the 24-hour line. ), providing the following information:
If your student needs to leave campus while school is in session, the parent or guardian is to call the 24-hour attendance line [(925) 461-6600 and then press "1")] before the student needs to leave. This message can be left as early as 3 p.m. the day before and throughout the night on the 24-hour line. Students are responsible for coming to the attendance office to pick up their pass before going to the class from which they will need to leave. Once a student has the pass, they show it to their teacher and can exit campus. Please note that if a student is leaving early due to being released for an athletic event or a school event, the parent or guardian does not need to call the Attendance line for that, we have that in our system already. Students leaving campus without a pass from the attendance office will receive a Detention. When you call, please leave the following information:
First and last name (feel free to spell it)
Student ID number
Date and time of early dismissal
Reason for leaving campus (medical/personal)
Your name and relationship to the student
Early Dismissal Due to Illness
If your student becomes ill during the school day, they are to go to the health office to call a parent or guardian to get permission to leave campus. Students are not to leave campus when they are ill without checking out with the health office. Ill students leaving campus without a pass from the health office may receive a Detention.
To clear an absence, early dismissal or late arrival, a parent or guardian must call the 24-hour attendance line at (925) 461-6600 and then press "1". We do not accept notes or e-mails in high school to request and/or clear absences, early dismissals or late arrivals.
This is a 24-hour phone line, so calls can be made any time of the day or night. Every absence or tardy of any kind must be cleared by a parent or legal guardian within 72 hours or absences are considered “cuts” and are subject to disciplinary action. If your student's teacher marked them tardy or absent and you believe that is incorrect, please have the student contact the teacher for an attendance correction form. Please pay attention to these errors, as they contribute to unnecessary truancy letters.
If you receive an automated call stating that your student was absent for one or more periods, please check ParentVue (Synergy) to see the period/class in which the student was marked absent. If the student believes the absence was an error they should first contact the teacher to make corrections. Students have one week to have their attendance corrected.
An important part of academic success is good attendance. The school district has an attendance protocol to track truancy and excessive absences. Parents will be notified if students have a certain number of unexcused absences or an excessive number of excused absences. Review the Truancy policy.
Students must maintain a minimum attendance rate of at least 80% in the semester to be eligible to attend PUSD-sponsored dances. Exceptions may be granted for documented medical issues or extenuating circumstances with prior administrative approval.
Students may not accumulate more than 10 unexcused tardies total in the semester to attend a PUSD-sponsored dance.
