NEMS Tardy Policy

Northeast Middle School Tardy Policy
2011-2012

Definitions & Teacher Actions

Term	Definition	Teacher Actions
Tardy Unexcused--Late Arrival to School (TULA)	Student arrives to the school building any time after the 8:15 bell and is late to class because of this late arrival to school Student signs in at the Visitor Check-in area of Student Services and is issued a pass noting the tardiness is Late Arrival and Unexcused Applies to oversleeping, traffic concerns, and all other reasons for tardiness except those reasons listed as excused below	Collects the pass and does not mark the student tardy in Infinite CampusÂ (This will be handled by the office) Initiates parent contact for repeated tardiness*
Tardy Excused--Late Arrival to School (TELA)	Student arrives to the school building any time after the 8:15 bell and is late to class because of this late arrival to school Student signs in at the Visitor Check-in area of Student Services and is issued a pass noting the tardiness is Late Arrival and Excused Only applies when a parent signs-in student, calls, or sends note because of medical appointments, student illness or other excused absences including religious holidays, bereavement, and educational reasons	Collects the pass and does not mark the student tardy in Infinite CampusÂ (This will be handled by the office)
Tardy Unexcused (TUN)	Student is not inside the classroom or designated learning area at the time the bell rings and does not have a pass Can apply to first period tardiness if a student was in the building but did not arrive in class on time.Â This will be indicated by the student arriving without an office pass Additional parameters (i.e. in seat) are not included in the school tardy policy and should be addressed through normal classroom discipline procedures	Marks student tardy in Infinite Campus Provides a warning to student that this tardy or future tardiness may result in consequences Briefly discusses reasons for tardiness and problem solves with student Initiates parent contact for repeated tardiness*
Tardy Excused	Student enters class late with a pass from school personnel This does not apply to late arrivals to school and pass will not be marked late arrival	Collects the pass and does not mark the student tardy in Infinite Campus If applicable, changes Infinite Campus record to Present
Truant	Student arrives late or stays out of class for five minutes or more without permission	Immediately contacts office to report student missing Later writes an administrative referral and contacts parents
Absent	Student is not present for the entire class period	Marks student absent in Infinite Campus

*If a student is repeatedly tardy unexcused (TUN or TULA) to the same teacherâ€™s class, that classroom teacher should contact the parent individually in addition to the parent contact that occurs in the procedures below.Â Repeated tardiness is defined as three or more incidents of unexcused tardiness within a three week period or when a pattern of tardiness is observed by the teacher.

Consequences and Actions for Tardy Unexcusedâ€”Late Arrival to School (TULA)

Tardy Unexcused Late Arrivals to School	Student Responsibility	Parent Responsibility	Administrative Responsibility
First & Second Offenses	Accepts warning from school personnel
Third Offense	Accepts warning and problem-solving from grade level team and/or administrator		Refers to grade level team for problem-solving and/or conferences with student
Subsequent Offenses	Student accepts consequences	Parent discusses tardiness with child and/or works to help child arrive at school on time.	Assigns consequences as appropriate Initiates parent contact and/or conferences as appropriate

Consequences and Actions for Tardy Unexcused (TUN)

Cumulative Tardiness for All Classes**	Student Responsibility	Parent Responsibility	Administrative Responsibility
First & Second Offenses	Accepts warning from teacher
Third Offense	Accepts warning from teacher Discusses tardiness with parent	Discusses tardiness with child	Notifies parent via email Notifies grade level team to conduct problem-solving and/or student conference
Fourth, Fifth & Sixth Offenses	Serves a lunch or after school detention	Discusses tardiness with child	Notifies parent via email Conferences with student Assigns a lunch or after school detention Contacts parent
Subsequent Offenses	Serves a lunch or after school detention	Attends meeting	Assigns a lunch or after school detention Convenes meeting with student, parent, counselor, and administrator, and a contract is created.

**Tardy policy applies collectively to all classes in a studentâ€™s schedule and is cumulative within each trimester.Â For example, on the same day or on different days within a trimester, a tardy to math would be the first offense, and a tardy to science would be the second offense.