Student Absence Line: 408-723-4260
Thank you for supporting your student’s success in school, both in and outside the traditional classroom. We recognize that some absences are unavoidable during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Please follow the school’s process for reporting all absences. This applies to students participating in the hybrid-learning model. Students are required to make up all missed assignments or to complete alternative assignments as determined by the teacher. Unexcused absences include any absence by a student, which was not approved by the parent and/or the school.
Students who miss school because of being quarantined will be able to make up all missed work, and their absences will be excused.
If your student will not be engaged in their daily scheduled learning due to illness or otherwise, please call our attendance line.
Distance Learning Attendance
During Distance Learning, students must attend all assigned synchronous sessions with video on and participating as requested by the teacher. Teachers will record a daily mark of participation or non-participation for each student participating in Distance Learning.
During Distance Learning, SVCTE will honor two additional reasons to excuse participation in addition to the allowable reasons to excuse attendance listed in “In-Person Physical Attendance.”
In-Person Physical Attendance
Ed Code §48205 and BP/AR 5113 lists absences which are excused as: Medical, religious, legal/court, bereavement, and visiting with immediate family serving in uniformed active duty. Only five mandatory school functions (with prior permission form) are allowed. All other reasons are unexcused absences.
Absences:
High school students who are required to miss class at Silicon Valley CTE in order to attend home high school mandated activities are allowed five home high school days apart from 10 absences per semester, provided they bring a signed Home High School Mandated Activity Verification form to the SVCTE Principal for signature prior to their absence(s). Forms are available in student services at Silicon Valley CTE or online at www.svcte.org under “Students.”
Semester Attendance Policy for High School Students
Attendance Policy for Adult Students
Adult (non-high school) students will be considered to be on academic probation after the fifth (5) unexcused absence; the student will be called into the Student Services or Counselor’s office for a conference, but no home notifications will be sent. Adult students will be dropped from Silicon Valley CTE, with no refund of fees paid, on their tenth (7) unexcused absence.
Tardiness
Students are expected to be on time to class each day, as would employees reporting to a workplace. Students who are late for class due to a late bus and who have an office-issued bus pass will not be considered “late.” All other tardies are considered unexcused. Students who arrive more than 20 minutes late should report directly to the Student Services office to receive a tardy slip in order to be admitted to class. Students with excessive tardiness will jeopardize their grade and/or enrollment at Silicon Valley CTE.
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