Attendance

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Consistent attendance at school is a key pillar of academic progress and social and emotional learning. Students will feel better about themselves and their studies when they are invested in being in school and on time. The skill of attendance carries far beyond school, including in post-secondary education, and employment. It is necessary to lay the groundwork for this success at public school. The District thanks parents and guardians for their important role in assuring their children arrive at school on time and ready to engage in Learning Without Limits.

Board Attendance Policy

The Spring Grove Area School District follows attendance procedures in accordance with Board Attendance Policy #204 and in compliance with the PA Department of Education's compulsory attendance requirements.

For detailed attendance information, please visit the Attendance section of the Student Parent Handbook.

Student Parent Handbook - Attendance

Home School Visitor/Truancy Officer

Our licensed Home School Visitor does wellness checks with students and parents to address truancy. This includes visiting the homes of students facing attendance, academic and discipline challenges. The Home School Visitor/Truancy Officer also attends District Justice and Juvenile court proceedings and works with school staff to address attendance issues. The record of excused, unlawful, and tardy days is a part of the student’s report card.

Student Absences

Student absences must be completed and submitted via the Sapphire Community Web Portal.

If your child is absent, please log into your Sapphire account and navigate to the Student Data Forms section to find the absence forms. The building attendance secretary will be notified when you submit the absence form in Sapphire. Once the absence is approved, the documentation will be accessible in the Document Center of your Sapphire account.

If you do not have internet access, please contact the main office of your child’s school to receive a paper copy of the Digital Excuse Card.

How to Submit a Student Absence in Sapphire

How to Submit a Student Absence in Sapphire

Please note the following:

Absence forms must be submitted for each student separately. Siblings cannot be added to the absence form.
Absence forms and medical notes (if applicable) must be submitted within three (3) school days of the absence.
If a student misses three (3) consecutive days, a medical note is required as outlined in the Student-Parent Handbook.
- Medical notes should be uploaded to Sapphire when submitting the Digital Excuse Card.
- Do NOT submit a "live-mode" picture of the medical note. The medical note must be a still-frame picture.
Please remember to electronically sign the absence form in Sapphire. You will receive an error message if you do not sign it electronically, and Sapphire will not allow you to submit the form.

How To Submit An Absence Excuse Form

Log into your Sapphire Community Web Portal. Don't have an account? Register for an account online.
Click on Student Data Forms, located to the left of the page.
In the On Demand Forms section of the page, select the appropriate form to complete.

Screenshot of the webpage options in Sapphire with Student Data Forms highlighted in red

Screen Shot of Student Data Form section of Sapphire

Attendance Contacts

If you have questions regarding student attendance, please contact your child's Building Attendance Secretary listed below.