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Attendance

Attendance Guidelines

SAFE ARRIVAL 

There are 3 lawful ways to notify the WCASD when a student is absent. A parent/guardian/caretaker can:

  1. Log in to Parent Portal and enter the correct code for the absence (directions for Parent Portal Attendance.) Using the Parent Portal or emailing the attendance office eliminates the need to send an excuse note, except for family vacations, college visits, or doctor’s appointments. 
  2. Email the attendance office at: exeattendance@wcasd.net. The email from the parent account is accepted as a parent note.
  3. Please call the school's safe arrival hotline, (484) 266-1410, by 9 a.m. and leave a message with the student’s name, date, and reason for the absence. When your child returns, please send in a completed excuse form.

PICKUP PATROL

PickUP Patrol (PUP) is ONLY used for any changes in your child's normal dismissal plan.

NURSE EXCLUSIONS

In accordance with the WCASD Attendance Policy, please note that Nurse Exclusions designated "NN" (students sent home before 12 noon) will count as an absence. Nurse Exclusions designated "NE" (students sent home after 12 noon) will not count as an absence.

FAMILY VACATION REQUESTS

When you are planning a vacation, please submit a Family Vacation Request Form.

REQUEST FOR STUDENT LEAVE / family vacation FORM

AUTOMATED PHONE CALLS

Automated phone calls from the school district will be sent out to families whose children are marked absent at 10:10am every day. Please note that attendance is manually entered and may not be updated before phone calls go out. Contact the school if you believe you have received a call in error. 

TARDY

If your child is tardy, please bring them to the main office for a late slip.

WCASD Attendance Guidelines

Please review the update to the district’s Attendance Administrative Guideline regarding absences, early dismissals, and tardies. Families have a total of fifteen parent notes or a combination of up to five family vacation days and ten parent notes per year.