PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT HCISD

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PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT HCISD
Dr. JOSE LUIS CAVAZOS DIRECTOR
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Attendance Department Mission Statement

• Our goal is to have every Harlingen
  Consolidated Independent School District student
  attend our schools on a daily bases to ensure
  that they learn their required skills and
  graduate from high school on their projected
  graduation date.

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ATTENDANCE OFFICERS

• SYLVIA GONZALEZ-LEAD ATTENDANCE OFFICER
• ELIA ARAUJO
• JOSE A. CARDENAS
• ELIZABETH CORTEZ
• ANNA MARIA CRUZ
• CORINA PIZANO
• TERRY MARTINEZ
• ZULEMA NYQUIST
• ROSE LOPEZ
• DIANA FLORES

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ATTENDANCE OFFICERS

• ATTENDANCE OFFICERS are involved daily in
  following up on students that are not attending
  school (absent, truant, referral, etc.) The
  individuals make phone calls, home visits and
  campus visits. These methods are used on a daily
  basis to monitor students attendance.
• The main role of attendance officers is to
  improve attendance and lower the dropout rate by
  working with no shows and truancy at all
  campuses.

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COMPULSORY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE

• STATE LAWS

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Compulsory School Attendance

1. A child who is required to attend school under
   this section shall attend school each school day
   for the entire period the program of instruction
   is provided.
2. Unless specifically exempted by Section 25.086, a
   child who is at least six years of age, or who is
   younger than six years of age and has previously
   been enrolled in first grade, and who has not yet
   reached the childs 18th birthday shall attend
   school.

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Cont. Compulsory School Attendance

• (c) On enrollment in prekindergarten or
  kindergarten, a child shall attend school.
• (d) Unless specifically exempted by Section
  25.086, student enrolled in a school district
  must attend
• (e) A person who voluntarily enrolls in school or
  voluntarily attends school after the persons
  18th birthday shall attend school each school day
  for the entire period the program of instruction
  is offered.

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EXEMPTIONS
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Exemptions

• A child is exempt from the requirements of
  compulsory school if the child
• (1) attend a private or parochial school
• (2) is eligible to participate in school
  districts special education program under
  Section 29.003 and cannot be appropriately served
  by the resident district

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Cont. Exemptions

• (3) has a physical or mental condition of a
  temporary and remediable nature that makes the
  childs attendance infeasible and holds a
  certificate from a qualified physician specifying
  the temporary condition, and covering the
  anticipated period of the recuperating from that
  remedial treatment

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Cont. Exemptions

• (4) is expelled in accordance with the
  requirements of law in school district that does
  not participate in mandatory juvenile justice
  alternative education program under Section
  37.011
• (5) is at least 17 years of age and
• (a) is attending a course of instruction to
  prepare for the high school equivalency
  examination
• (b) has received a high school diploma or high
  school equivalency certificate.

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Cont. Exemptions

• (6) is at least 16 years of age and is
  attending a course of instruction to prepare for
  high school equivalency examination
• The child is recommended to take the course of
  instruction by a public agency that has
  supervision or custody of the child under a court
  order
• The child is enrolled in a Job Corps training
  program under the Workforce Investment

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FAILURE TO ATTEND SCHOOL
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Section 25.094 of the Texas Education Code,
Failure to Attend School

• If a student fails to attend school without an
  excuse on ten or more days or parts within
  six-month period in the same school year or on
  three or more days or parts within a four week
  period, the school district shall file a
  complaint against the student in justice or
  municipal court.

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Section 25.093 of the Texas Education Code,
Parent Contributing to Nonattendance

• A parent with criminal negligence fails to
  require the child to attend school as required by
  law, and the child is absent from school on ten
  or more days or parts of day within a six-month
  period in the same school year or on three or
  more days within a four-week period, the parent
  commits an offense.

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HARLINGEN CONSOLIDATED INDEPENDEN SCHOOL DISTRICT

• LOCAL LAW

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Withdrawal For Nonattendance

• The District may initiate withdrawal of a student
  under the age of 18 for nonattendance under the
  following conditions
• (1) The student has been absent ten consecutive
  school days and
• (2) Repeated efforts by the attendance officer
  and/or principal to locate the student have been
  unsuccessful.

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Cont. Withdrawal For Nonattendance

• Once the determination has been made that a
  student will be withdrawn for nonattendance, the
  withdrawal date shall be retroactive to the day
  following the last day of attendance. Concurrent
  with the determination that a student will be
  withdrawn for nonattendance, the students locker
  shall be opened and all its contents shall be
  removed and inventoried. All textbook and school
  materials shall be retained by the District. Any
  contraband shall be submitted to the local police
  department.

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Personal Illness

• When a students absence for personal illness
  exceeds five consecutive days, the student shall
  present a statement from a physician or health
  clinic verifying the illness or other condition
  that requires the students extended absence from
  school. If the student has established a
  questionable pattern of absences, the attendance
  statement of illness after a single days absence
  as a condition of classifying the absence as one
  for which there are extenuating circumstances.

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INFORMATION
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It is the parent duty to monitor their childs
school attendance and require that your child
attend school. Failure to do so could result in
your prosecution under Section 25.093 or Section
25.094. This offense is a Class C Misdemeanor
and subject to a fine not to exceed 500.00.
Each day your child remains out of school may
constitute a separate offense. Two or more
offenses may be consolidated and prosecuted in a
single action.
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A Parents RoleEl Papel de los Padres

• If your feelings towards school are positive
  and you view it as an important place to be, your
  children will also see it as a positive and
  important place.
• Si miras y hablas de la escuela como un lugar
  positivo e importante, también sus hijos tendrán
  la misma opinión.

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