• Attendance

    Main Office Phone Number: 742-8900

    Good attendance and punctuality are two of the most important attributes to acquiring and maintaining a great career. Therefore both are extremely important to your success at King Technical High School.

    Please use ParentConnect to notify the KTHS front office about all student absences. You should also email your teacher directly prior to being absent.

    Courses at KTHS include a professionalism component that is 25 percent of the total grade. This component includes attendance, punctuality, general work habits, teamwork and attitude in completing assigned projects.

    A notification letter is given to students who have accumulated five (5) absences. Teachers will call parent/guardians regarding this notice.

    When ten (10) absences are accumulated, the student is placed on attendance probation after a conference with an administrator and parent notification.

    When fifteen (15) total absences are accumulated, excused or unexcused, the student is withdrawn from his/her KTHS class(es) and will not receive credit.

    Students with poor attendance will not receive preferential treatment for scheduling into future KTHS classes.

     

    Blue Passes

    Students who are issued blue passes to leave school are counted as an excused absence. This absence will count towards the maximum allowable before withdrawal (15 absences) for non-attendance. Please notify KTHS office to obtain a Blue Pass.

     

    Chronic Medical Illness

    Students who have recurring medical problems that prevent them from attending school can have more than 15 absences without being withdrawn. However, the following conditions apply:

    A Chronic Medical Illness Form must be obtained from the KTHS office, signed by a parent or guardian, completed and signed by a doctor, and kept on file at KTHS prior to the absences in question. The completed form should include a doctor’s statement that clearly describes the nature of the illness and the anticipated length of absence.

    The only exceptions to this are emergency situations, such as surgery, accident, etc. which cannot be anticipated ahead of time. In these circumstances, a Chronic Medical Illness form can be obtained, signed, and placed on file in the office after the fact.

     

    Perfect and Excellent Attendance Recognition

    Those students at KTHS who are able to complete the semester with fewer than five (5) absenses are honored with a certificate and recognized at the end of the semester. Attendance is a very important part of job performance, thus perfect attendance deserves commendation.

     

    Pre-Arranged Absences

    KTHS must receive notification of any Pre-Arranged Absences. The Pre-Arranged Absence Form must be signed by instructor and the Assistant Principal.

     

    Tardies

    Punctuality is one of the most important attributes in life. Since an important mission of KTHS is to assist students in getting entry-level positions in a wide variety of careers, punctuality and attendance are strongly reinforced at this building. Every one of the programs at KTHS includes a professionalism component in computing the student’s final grade in the class. Our punctuality motto comes from industry: If you’re early, you’re on time. If you’re on time, you’re late. If you’re late, you’re fired. Let’s live by it.

    The professionalism component of each grade accounts for 25 percent of the total grade for the course. Punctuality is considered a critical job skill and will form a significant part of the professionalism score. That means grades will be adversely affected as tardies are accumulated.

    Accumulated tardies are defined as the combination of both unexcused and excused tardies.

    3 tardies—Teacher conferences (phone) with student and with parent/guardian. Referral notice documenting conference will be sent home with student and to the main office/administrator.

    6 tardies—Teacher conferences (phone) with student and sends referral notice to principal for conference. Principal will phone conference with parent/guardians and referral notice sent home with student. Student may be assigned detention or In-School Suspension.

    9 tardies—Teacher documents referral and submits to principal for conference. Student may be assigned detention or suspended until parent/guardian conference. This may include Out-of-School or In-School Suspension or Work Detail.

    12 tardies—Teacher documents referral and submits to the principal for further action. Sanctions may include assigning detention or Out-of-School or In-School Suspension. This may also result in student losing enrollment status at KTHS for the following semester.

    It is very important for students to be in class on time. Punctuality allows students to receive the maximum benefit of instruction at KTHS, to receive good grades in course work, and allows students to develop the skills and work habits to obtain and maintain a good job.

     

    Truancies

    A student is considered truant if he/she is away from the class without the school administration and teacher’s permission. Truancies may be dealt with according to the following sanctions:

    1st offense - Warning/parent notification

    2nd offense - 1-day work detail/suspension

    3rd offense - 1-day suspension

    4th offense - Loss of credit (W/F), withdrawal from KTHS.