Attendance

• Automated phone call system—calls home each night that a student has been marked absent if the absence hasn’t already been cleared by the parent/guardian.
• Automated phone call system—calls home each night that a student has been marked tardy to class.
• Parents will be mailed copies of Saturday Work/Study Program assignments and attendance contracts.
• Student attendance information can be viewed on Q ParentConnect.

• California Education Code section 48205 and CVUSD board policies state that absences for the following reasons may be excused: 

• Personal Illness,
• Quarantine,
• Medical, dental, optometrical, or chiropractic services, 
• Funeral services of an immediate family member, 
• Jury duty, 
• Illness during school hours of a child to whom the student is a custodial parent, 
• Service as a member of a precinct board,
• Participation in religious exercises or to receive a moral and religious instruction,
• For the purpose of attending a  or
• Upon advance written request
  • Appearance in court
  • Attendance at funeral service
  • Observation of a religious holiday or ceremony
  • Attendance at a religious retreat not to exceed four hours per semester
  • Attendance at an employment conference. 

• Absence for college visits may be excused ONLY when a parent/guardian/caretaker submits a written request one week PRIOR to the anticipated absence and receives approval from the Assistant Principal of Attendance and Student Welfare.
  • Approval will be based on the student’s attendance record and academic progress.
  • If this request is not received prior to the trip, the absences will become truancies.

• Absences for any reason not listed above are “unexcused.” For example, family trips, non-NPHS athletic competitions, family emergencies, and transportation difficulties, are not reasons for which absences may be excused. When a parent/guardian/caretaker notifies the attendance office of the reason for absence before the absence occurs, the absence will be marked “unexcused.”

When a parent/guardian/caretaker does not call the attendance office within three school days, the absence becomes a truancy. Absences cannot be excused after three days.

• The privilege to leave campus at lunch is reserved for juniors and seniors who meet the following requirements for the previous semester:
  • 2.0 GPA or higher, 
  • No more than 12-period truancies and/or unexcused tardies, and 
  • No suspensions. 
• Thus, the OCP eligibility list for the Spring 2023 semester will be determined by the student’s attendance, grades, and discipline from the Fall, 2022, semester.

• A Saturday Work/Study (SWS) will be assigned at 5 tardies to a single class, and students will be placed on a contract.
• Students will be placed on a contract at 5 truancies to a single class.
• Students may be drop/failed from a class after 7 truancies or tardies.

• Be proactive: check your child’s attendance regularly through the Q ParentConnect website.  Contact the NPHS office if you need a PIN or password.
• When you receive an automated phone call regarding an absence, call the NPHS attendance line at (805) 498-3676 immediately to clear an absence.  The line accepts messages 24 hours a day including on weekends.
• If you believe a teacher has mistakenly marked your child absent, please contact that teacher directly.
• If your student has a fever or feels ill, keep the student home. Help your student differentiate between not feeling like coming to school and being too sick to attend school.