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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]PreK attendance is not compulsory , no ten day in excused absence max.

Kids lie sometimes too. My kid told her entire 2nd grade class she went zip lining over spring break once... and the only thing she’s zipped was her jacket down at grandmas.[/quote]

THe new policy says that it does apply to PK students.

J. Pre-K Students (see page 7-8 https://dcps.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/dcps/page_content/attachments/FINAL%20DCPS%20Attendance%20and%20Truancy%20Policy%2008-21-18.pdf)

Pre-K students are subject to the same requirements regarding excused and unexcused absences.
Schools are expected to implement school-based attendance interventions as follows:

1 day of unexcused cumulative absences:
Contact parent on the same day and each time a student has the equivalent of one day of unexcused absence, with daily follow-ups as necessary.

3 days of unexcused cumulative absences: Send 3-day Unexcused Absence Letter to parent.
5 days of unexcused cumulative absences:  Send 5-day Unexcused Absence Letter to parent and refer student to Student Support Team (SST) for an attendance intervention conference to be held within
five days of the referral. (Applicable to five unexcused absences within one term.) The SST will develop an action plan in partnership with the student and the student’s parent. In addition to the SST, a referral should be made to the ECE Family Services Team (FST).

No pre-K student may be un-enrolled due to unexcused absences unless the student has accumulated 20 or more full-school-day consecutive unexcused absences and the school has documented all instances of family outreach, and offers of support services. No student may be unenrolled due to late arrival to school.[/quote]

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