Pasadena Unified School District is excited to announce its new attendance awareness campaign! With the theme " Showing Up Matters for R.E.A.L . " – representing "Building Relationships, Increasing Engagement, Access to Resources, Support of Learning" – we embark on a journey to underscore attendance's pivotal role in education.
From August's start to September's close, coinciding with National Attendance Awareness Month, we champion connections, engagement, and resource access, fostering an environment that supports continuous learning. Together, we empower students and parents to recognize attendance's influence on success.
Stay tuned for weekly resources and interactive interventions by the Child Welfare and Attendance Office. Let's make attendance an investment in a brighter future.
Join us in celebrating the impact of Showing Up Matters for R.E.A.L.
Attendance Overview
Attendance plays a major role in the success of each and every student. Missing school (even excused absences) can directly impact a student's academic achievement. It is important that your child attends school everyday on time. If you are having issues with your child's attendance, the Office of Child Welfare, Attendance, and Safety is here is support you and your family. For more information, click HERE
California Compulsory Attendance Law
In California, it is the law that all children between the ages of 6 and 18 attend school full-time, everyday schools are in session. To view the California Education Code, click HERE.
Truancy and Unexcused Absences
A student becomes truant when she has missed any combination of 3 or more full-days of school, class periods, or is 30-minutes late to class without a valid excuse. If a student becomes habitually truant, she may be referred to the School Attendance Review Board (SARB). For an in-depth look at our truancy flowchart, click HERE. For the Board Policy on truancy, click HERE.
School Attendance Review Team (SART)
When a student is absent or 30-minutes late to school/class on 4 separate occasions without a valid excuse, she may be referred to a SART meeting held at their school-site. SART meetings are a team effort (parents included) to discover the source of the student's attendance issues, provide resources for the family, and build personal responsibility for the student to attend school. During the meeting, the student and parent will be put on an attendance contract with the school. For SART Group Conferencing presentation and Resources click HERE
School Attendance Review Board (SARB)
The School Attendance Review Board (SARB) is a multi-agency panel that meet with the purpose of helping students who are not going to school, and keeping students and parents out of the juvenile court system. A student may be referred to the SARB when she has become habitually truant (5 truant events) and the school has attempted to support the student's attendance through a SART meeting. For more information click HERE
Attendance Overview
Attendance plays a major role in the success of each and every student. Missing school (even excused absences) can directly impact a student's academic achievement. It is important that your child attends school everyday on time. If you are having issues with your child's attendance, the Office of Child Welfare, Attendance, and Safety is here is support you and your family. For more information, click HERE
California Compulsory Attendance Law
In California, it is the law that all children between the ages of 6 and 18 attend school full-time, everyday schools are in session. To view the California Education Code, click HERE.
Truancy and Unexcused Absences
A student becomes truant when she has missed any combination of 3 or more full-days of school, class periods, or is 30-minutes late to class without a valid excuse. If a student becomes habitually truant, she may be referred to the School Attendance Review Board (SARB). For an in-depth look at our truancy flowchart, click HERE. For the Board Policy on truancy, click HERE.
School Attendance Review Team (SART)
When a student is absent or 30-minutes late to school/class on 4 separate occasions without a valid excuse, she may be referred to a SART meeting held at their school-site. SART meetings are a team effort (parents included) to discover the source of the student's attendance issues, provide resources for the family, and build personal responsibility for the student to attend school. During the meeting, the student and parent will be put on an attendance contract with the school. For SART Group Conferencing presentation and Resources click HERE
School Attendance Review Board (SARB)
The School Attendance Review Board (SARB) is a multi-agency panel that meet with the purpose of helping students who are not going to school, and keeping students and parents out of the juvenile court system. A student may be referred to the SARB when she has become habitually truant (5 truant events) and the school has attempted to support the student's attendance through a SART meeting. For more information click HERE