Attendance

Students are expected to be in class on time and ready to learn. Good attendance correlates strongly with higher grades in school. This communication is important to school culture for academic and behavioral excellence.  

Absences  

Absences should be reported electronically through ParentVue within 5 days of the absence. After 5 days, professional documentation is needed to excuse the absence. A doctor’s note is required after ten (10) parent notes or when a student is absent 3 or more consecutive days.

Reporting Absences Electronically in ParentVue 

Georgia State Board of Education Rule 160-5-1-10 defines the following absences as excused: 

• Personal illness 
• A serious illness or death in a student’s immediate family 
• A court order or an order by a government agency 
• Observing religious holidays 
• Visitation with a parent prior to or during leave from deployment to a combat zone or combat support posting as a member of the armed forces of the U.S. or the National Guard.

Check Out Procedures  

Parents should report to the attendance office with a picture ID. They must be on the emergency contact list to check-out a student. Check-outs will not be done over the phone. 

In order to expedite check-outs for students that drive, parents should prearrange check-out requests. 

• Parents should email check-out requests to GTAttendance@gcpsk12.org no later than 7:45 a.m. the day of the check-out (unless there is an emergency). The parent should Include the student’s name, time of check-out, reason for check-out, and a copy of their driver's license.   
• Checkouts end at 1:15 p.m.

Check outs are not allowed on final exam days.