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College Information
Information For Parents and Students on College Trips:
Parents and students have asked many questions regarding absences for college visits, and a great deal of misunderstanding has accompanied the discussion of these questions. The information below is an effort to explain the district's position so that college-bound students and their parents may make appropriate plans.
The district does not designate any days as "College Visit Days." We encourage students to schedule these visits during time when school is not in session such as holidays or staff development days.
Parents always have the option of writing a note for a student making a college visit on a school day to have an excused absence. This allows the student to make up any class work missed due to the absence. There are no grade penalties for excused absences. Sometimes parents request that students visiting college campuses not be counted absent from school at all on that day. Only students involved in school sponsored extracurricular activities may be counted present when they are not physically on campus.
Students who are trying to achieve perfect attendance or maintain the requirements for exam exemptions must be aware that college visits count against perfect attendance and exam exemption requirements.