2025-2026
Attendance Agreement

As the 2025-2026 School Year kicks off, the Attendance Committee wants to relay some very important information regarding excused and unexcused absences, school tardiness, and potential credit denial for excessive abuse of the attendance policy.

SCHOOL ABSENCES

Per School District Policy 4.16 an Excused Absence consists of: Illness of the student, Illness of an immediate family member, Death in the immediate family, Religious instruction or religious holidays, Court appearances or subpoenas, Scheduled medical or dental appointments.

Estero High School will accept parent notes to Excuse 5 absences per semester. Beyond that, absences must be accompanied by proper documentation (Doctor/Dental notes, Hospital notes, Court subpoenas, immigration papers etc), to be marked as Excused.  Students will have 10 school days to turn in Parent notes to excuse absences. Formal documentation can be brought in at any time during the semester.

CREDIT DENIAL

Once a student exceeds 9 unexcused absences in a semester-per class, losing credit in any or all classes will come into play.  Credit denial letters will be sent at the end of the semester inviting the student and family in for a meeting to discuss attendance and review the credit retrieval process. Credit loss will be designated with an L next to the student’s class in which credit was lost on their official report card.

TARDY TO SCHOOL

Per School District Policy 4.16, Tardiness is defined as a student not being in the classroom when the class is scheduled to begin. Habitual tardiness is defined as six or more tardies to school or to an individual class per Quarter.

Estero High School will accept parent notes to excuse 5 tardies per semester. Beyond that, tardies must be accompanied by proper documentation (Doctor/Dental notes, Hospital notes, Court subpoenas, immigration papers etc), to be marked as Excused. Students will have 10 school days to turn in Parent notes to excuse absences. Formal documentation can be brought in at any time during the semester.

First Period Absent / Tardy Policy

1st Offense - Warning in FOCUS  

2nd Offense - Warning in FOCUS 

3rd Offense - Warning in FOCUS 

4th Offense - Warning in FOCUS

5th Offense - Warning in FOCUS

6th Offense - Referral; Lunch Detention

7th Offense - Referral; Period of Timeout

8th Offense - Referral; After School Detention (1-hour) 

9th Offense - Referral; After School Detention (2-hour)

10th Offense - Referral; Parking Pass Revoked or 1-day ISS for non-drivers

11th Offense - Referral; Full Day ISS

12th Offense - Referral; 2 Full Days ISS

13th Offense - Referral; Extra Curricular Suspension

14th Offense and Beyond - Administrative Hearing

If you have any questions, please call the Attendance office at Estero High School. 239-947-9400

Period 2-7 Tardy Policy