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Attendance Policies

Arrival:
Students may arrive at school after 7:45 a.m. to the front playground. Students are not to be anywhere else on campus at this time unless accompanied by a parent or teacher. School starts promptly at 8:15 a.m.

Dismissal:
Kindergarten: The Kindergarten morning ends at 12:00. For your child’s welfare, please be prompt. A parent’s lateness can cause unnecessary stress and worry for the child. If you are unavoidably delayed, please leave a message at the school office so we can assure your child and make necessary arrangements. If your child is to be picked up by someone other than yourself, please let the office and teacher know by sending a note or telephoning as soon as possible.

1st–6th grades: The school day ends at 2:45 p.m. (Wednesday is an early release day and ends at 12:30 p.m.) Please be prompt in picking up your child. Students not picked up at 2:45 p.m. (12:30 on Wednesday) will remain with their class teacher until a parent or guardian picks them up. Any student not picked up by 3:00 p.m. (12:45 on Wednesday) will be enrolled in Aftercare and parents will be charged for the service.

7th-8th grades: The school day ends at 3:00 p.m. Please be prompt in picking up your child. Students not picked up at 3:00 p.m. will remain with their class teacher until a parent or guardian picks them up. Any student not picked up by 3:15 p.m. will be enrolled in Aftercare and parents will be charged for the service.

Use of the office telephone after school requires permission of the student’s teacher and front office personnel.

Absences:
Regular daily attendance is vital to the learning process and social dynamics of a MOS classroom. The days, weeks, and months are a carefully prepared sequence involving the unfolding of a whole curriculum. Therefore, it is important that a child be present each day.

Adequate rest is crucial for a child’s success in this rigorous, high-school preparatory program. Absences weaken a child’s skill development, hinder a child’s social and emotional involvement with the class, and can negatively affect total class progress. Parents/guardians are reminded that public schools are funded through all of our state tax dollars and MOS receives funding according to the average daily attendance. Every absence reduces state funding which negatively impacts our rich Waldorf-Methods program. Lastly, Arizona Law states that 18 days absent could result in retention. As a guideline, this is only 6 days per trimester. A student who is considered to be a habitual truant may be subject to administrative dismissal.

Tardiness:
All students are to be in their classroom by 8:15 a.m. A student arriving after that time is considered tardy. Children arriving late must be brought to the office to receive a late pass that the child gives to the teacher or assistant when the child enters the classroom. After three tardies the student will be referred to the Service Club where they will participate in school-community service. The amount of time given to the Service Club will be specified by the class teacher. Parents will be informed regarding the hours that Service Cub will operate.

Early Release:
Parents/Guardians need to stop in at the school office and sign their child out if a student is being released before the school day ends. Excessive early releases disrupt both the rhythm of the school day and the solidity of the classroom environment and may result in a meeting between the family and the teacher involved to establish if further intervention is warranted. Please do not remove your child from school without signing him/her out first. Scheduled early release days, for all students, are identified in the school calendar.

Please download additional attendance information for the 2009–2010 school year.