Attendance Policy

Attendance Expectations

Students are expected to attend school unless they are ill or there is a family bereavement or serious family illness.
Students are expected to arrive at school on-time and to stay the entire day.
Students are expected to transition to classes, lunch and recess during the day in a timely manner.
Parents are expected to get a doctor’s note when requested by school staff.
Parents are expected to drop off and pick-up students at the designated times and to not take their child out of class a few minutes early to avoid traffic.
Parents are expected to contact the school as soon as they know their child will be absent with a reason why and the estimated length of absence.
Parents are expected to arrange health, dental, or other appointments outside school hours.
The school staff is expected to contact parents by end of day of any absence for which there has not been a parental confirmation.
Students may be excused on a limited basis from a preplanned classroom activity or from selected portions of the established curriculum on the basis of a disability or for personal, religious or cultural considerations.
A student who must leave school during the day must bring a note, or the school must receive a phone call from his/her parent(s). A student who becomes ill during the school day should, with the teacher’s permission, report to the office. Office personnel will decide whether the student should be sent home and will notify the student’s parent, as appropriate.

Absences of More Than 10 Consecutive

School Days

In accordance with Oregon attendance regulations and MRA practice, a student who is absent for more than 10 consecutive school days must be withdrawn from enrollment. This withdrawal is required even if the absences are excused.
If withdrawal occurs due to extended absence:

The student’s spot at MRA cannot be held.
The student must re-enter through the standard enrollment process according to MRA’s charter (Section J).
If there is a resident or non-resident waiting list at the student’s grade level, the student will be placed back into the process according to state and charter rules, which means their previous spot is not guaranteed.
If no space is available, the student will be placed on the appropriate waiting list following the established procedures.

Pre-Arranged Absence Form

Absences of More Than 10 Consecutive School Days
In accordance with Oregon attendance regulations and MRA practice, a student who is absent for more than 10 consecutive school days must be withdrawn from enrollment. This withdrawal is required even if the absences are excused.
If withdrawal occurs due to extended absence:
The student’s spot at MRA cannot be held.
The student must re-enter through the standard enrollment process according to MRA’s charter (Section J).
If there is a resident or non-resident waiting list at the student’s grade level, the student will be placed back into the process according to state and charter rules, which means their previous spot is not guaranteed.
If no space is available, the student will be placed on the appropriate waiting list following the established procedures.