Attendance is a critical part of the education experience. It is important that every student is present for the entire school day, and for as many of the 180 days as possible. At Davies, attendance is the responsibility of the student and parents/guardians. Davies seeks to develop a partnership with parents/guardians to help and encourage students to attend school regularly.

Chronic Absenteeism: The Rhode Island Department of Education has determined that students who are absent for 10% or more of the school year are classified as chronically absent and subject to investigation to determine truancy. The total number of absences considered is both excused and unexcused absences combined.

Parents/Guardians must email kmalloy@daviestech.org or call the Attendance Office at 401-728-1500 x320 (available 24hrs) to report an absence. Please leave your name, the student’s name, and a number where you can be reached.

Excused absences include:

1. Medical appointment with doctor’s note (note must be given to the nurse);
- For clarification purposes, the nurse publishes, via internal email, a list of students with excused absences or dismissals on a daily basis.
2. Death of a member of the immediate family/funeral leaves;
3. Court appearance/ Legal appointment: must be verified by court paper, summons, subpoena, or written verification from the attorney;
4. Religious observance/practice - with written reason and verification from church official;
5. License/permit appointment (one-half day excused for road test with proof; student must report to school)
Please note: license renewals/registrations are not excused;
6. Administrative action;
- Time missed from class due to administrative action
7. School-approved activities - approval of administration is required.
- Field trips
- Work-based learning experiences
- Class meetings
- Administrative meetings
- Assemblies
- Blood drive, flu shots, etc.

Unexcused absences are extremely detrimental to the learning environment. As such, Davies takes every unexcused absence from school very seriously.

Davies’ procedures for notification of unexcused absences are as follows:

1. Students and parents/guardians will be notified through the automated voice messaging system on a daily basis of unexcused absences and tardiness to school.
2. When a student has 10% or more of unexcused absences at any time during the school year, the student and parent/guardian will be notified by a letter, and a conference involving the Supervisor of Student Management and the Guidance Counselor will occur.
3. In addition, students with 10% or more of unexcused absences at any point during the year may not participate in any student activities such as interscholastic sports events, class dances such as the prom, or at any activity in which the student represents the school. Any exceptions to this policy are at the discretion of the Director and the Supervisor of Student Management.
4. Students who are absent from school may not participate or take part in practice sessions or activities or attend any school function on the same day they are absent unless they have received prior approval from the Office of Student Management.
5. Students with chronic unexcused absenteeism will be identified as truant.
6. Students may lose the privilege of attending WBL due to chronic absenteeism.

Tardiness

All students must be in Advisory before the bell rings at 7:30 am. After 7:30, students are late to school. All students who are not in Advisory by the bell must report to the Office of Student Management to sign in to school in order to be admitted to classes. Not reporting to Advisory or not signing in to school will result in disciplinary action.

Additional Information

For full Attendance policies, please refer to your Student Handbook. For legal obligations of parents/guardians and students, please refer to RI General Law 16-19-1.

Requisitos de Asistencia

La asistencia es una parte crítica de la experiencia educativa. Es importante que cada estudiante esté presente durante todo el día escolar, y durante el mayor número de los 180 días que sea posible. En Davies, la asistencia es responsabilidad del estudiante y los padres/tutores. Davies busca desarrollar una asociación con los padres/tutores para ayudar y animar a los estudiantes a asistir a la escuela regularmente. Los padres/tutores deben llamar a la oficina de asistencia en 401.728.1500, ext. 320 (disponible 24 horas) para reportar una ausencia. Por favor, deje su nombre, el nombre del estudiante, y un número donde usted puede ser contactado.

Ausentismo Crónico: El Departamento de Educación de Rhode Island ha determinado que los estudiantes que están ausentes  el 10% o más del año escolar se clasifican como ausentes crónicos y sujetos a investigación para determinar el absentismo escolar. El número total de ausencias consideradas son ausencias justificadas e injustificadas combinadas.

Ausencias justificadas incluyen:

Las ausencias injustificadas son extremadamente perjudiciales para el ambiente de aprendizaje. Como tal, Davies toma todas las ausencias injustificadas de la escuela muy seriamente. Los procedimientos de Davies para la notificación de ausencias injustificadas son los siguientes:

Tardanza

Todos los estudiantes deben estar en el salon de Asesoria antes de que suene la campana a las 7:30 a.m. Después de las 7:30 los estudiantes llegan tarde a la escuela. Todos los estudiantes que no están en salon de Asesoria antes de que suene la campana deben reportarse a la Oficina de Administración Estudiantil para registrarse en la escuela para ser admitidos a clases. Si no se reporta al salon de Asesor o si no se registra en la escuela, se tomarán medidas disciplinarias.

Información adicional

Para las pólizas de asistencia completa, por favor refiérase al manual del estudiante. Para las obligaciones legales de los padres/tutores y estudiantes, por favor refiérase a la ley general 16-19-1 de RI.

1. Cita médica con una nota del médico (nota debe ser entregada a la enfermera de la escuela); A efectos de clarificación, la enfermera publicará, a través de correo electrónico interno, una lista de estudiantes con ausencias justificadas o despidos diariamente.
2. Fallecimiento de un miembro de los familiares inmediatas/funerarias/velorios;
3. Comparecencia ante un tribunal /nombramiento legal: debe ser verificado por el documento de la corte, citación, o verificación escrita del abogado;
4. Observancia/práctica religiosa-con la razón y la verificación escrita del funcionario de la iglesia;
5. Cita de licencia/permiso de conducir (un mediodía justificado para la prueba de conducir con la prueba de la oficina; el estudiante debe presentarse a la escuela. Por favor note: las renovaciones/registros de la licencia no son excusados);
6. Acción administrativa programada o tiempo perdido de clase debido a la acción administrativa
7. Actividades aprobadas por la escuela-se requiere la aprobación de la administración. Esto incluye: viajes de campo experiencias de aprendizaje basadas en el trabajo, reuniones de clase, reuniones administrativas, asambleas, donación de sangre, vacunas contra la gripe, etc.
8. Los estudiantes y los padres/tutores serán notificados a través del sistema automatizado de mensaje de voz diariamente, de ausencias injustificadas y tardanzas a la escuela.
9. Cuando un estudiante tiene 10% o más de ausencias injustificadas en cualquier momento durante el año escolar, el estudiante y el padre / tutor serán notificados por una carta, y se realizará una conferencia con el Supervisor de Administración Estudiantil y el Consejero de Orientacion.
10. Además, los estudiantes con un 10% o más de ausencias injustificadas en cualquier momento durante el año no pueden participar en ninguna actividad estudiantil, como eventos deportivos interescolares, bailes de clase como el baile o en cualquier actividad en la que el alumno represente colegio. Cualquier excepción a esta política queda a discreción del Director y el Supervisor de Administracion Estudiantil.
11. 4. Los estudiantes que están ausentes de la escuela no pueden participar o participar en sesiones de práctica o actividades o asistir a ninguna función escolar el mismo día en que están ausentes, a menos que hayan recibido la aprobación previa de la Oficina de Administración Estudiantil.
12. Los estudiantes con ausentismo injustificado crónico serán identificados como ausentes injustificados.
13. Los estudiantes pueden perder el privilegio de asistir a WBL debido al ausentismo crónico.

You can view your student's grades at any time via Skyward. To learn more about how to utilize the Skyward, please click here.

If you are concerned about your student's performance, please get in touch with your student's School Counselor or learn more about the educational support services we offer students. You can also keep track of your student's exam schedule and expected dates for progress reports to be mailed out on our School Counselors' Calendar.

Family vacations during scheduled school days will be considered unexcused absences. Students will be required to obtain work from their teachers before they leave for vacation. They must have their work completed and submitted to their teachers the day they return from vacation. Tests may be made up when it is convenient for the teacher. Davies strongly discourages the use of school days for family vacations.

Students absent from school are still responsible for the work missed. Please refer to the Student Handbook for guidelines or see attendance requirements.

Please review our Transportation section.

Parents, you have a right to know the professional qualifications of your student's classroom teachers.  Contact us directly with any inquiries. You can reach out to your student's teachers directly through our Staff Directory.

To graduate, students must acquire a total of twenty-six and one-quarter credits to receive a high school diploma. Senior students must successfully pass and complete all but one-half (1/2) credit of their academic courses to be eligible for graduation regardless of already accumulated credits.

All students are required to demonstrate proficiency on the NECAP (New England Common Assessment Program) Math, Language Arts, and Writing assessments and complete 80 hours of work-based learning in their industry.

Click here to learn more about the Rhode Island Diploma System.

The ability to monitor your child's grades, attendance, and any assignment information can now be securely viewed from your Internet Browser. We are providing this access through our Skyward Family Access portal feature. This secured access requires an Internet connection and a confidential username and password.

Directions

1. Start at the home page of your Internet browser

2. Navigate to our school website at www.daviestech.org -- Choose "For Parents - Skyward" from the top menu

3. Enter the secure login information shown below:

Username: parentfirstname.parentlastname

A password reset link will be emailed to you. Please ensure you have a valid email address in the system to receive this link. You can enter an email address once you try to log in to the portal. The system will prompt you to do this.

Considerations

The User ID and password confidentiality is crucial - Do NOT give to other people.

Please allow teachers time to enter grades.

This is a privilege for parents/guardians to monitor their child's progress. Any misuse or abuse of this account will result in denial of access.

Missing assignments may be calculated in a variety of ways. Please check with your child and/or their teacher for the particular policy in the class.

If questions arise, please communicate with your child, teacher, counselor, or principal.