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Vacation reporting/monitoring - Extended absences: The following info/process will be posted to our website for students and their families:
To maximize student achievement, the loss of learning time during the academic year as a result of vacations or other discretionary reasons should be avoided. With this in mind, parents and students should carefully note the following when considering planned, discretionary absences:
Parents/students should discuss the planned absence with the appropriate administrator and teachers.
Students are responsible for any work missed during the planned absence.
Where possible, students should submit work they will miss prior to the planned absence. Access to the internet (i.e. Brightspace / Google Classroom) may make it possible to stay on top of course work and evaluations.
Students are expected to complete their final 30% components during the scheduled Final Evaluation blocks.
Achievement data reveals that students who do not complete and submit ALL their work for feedback (assessment) and grading (evaluation) are likely to have lower final grades, and in some cases put their credit in jeopardy.
Some courses may have unique requirements (e.g., courses with labs, technological subjects, courses with a significant performance component such as Physical Education or Drama). Accordingly, it may be difficult to make up for all work missed.
Please see the Planned Extended Absence form Planned Absence Form for the process to report a student's extended absence.
Absences during protected time (Final 30) - every teacher MUST refer students to administrators to determine, discuss and approve an alternate plan due to absences and will then advise teachers.
Student Attendance
Student Attendance
SchoolMessenger is the application for student attendance and notifications from the school, please sign up if you have not already. This application is used to report all absences from school as well as late arrivals and early departures. You can report using the app on your smartphone (recommended) or by calling 1-877-409-6310.
Please note that the attendance system does contact parents/guardians during 1st period when a student is away from school and the absence/late arrival has not been reported through the SchoolMessenger system. There is a second communication sent to parents in the evening for any unexplained absences throughout the school day.
If students are arriving late to school, they should proceed directl to sign in at the main office.
Please remember to enter the early departure through SchoolMessenger so your student’s admin team will see that they have permission to leave at the appropriate time.
If you have any trouble connecting to the SchoolMessenger system, or if you need any clarification on how our attendance system works, please contact the main office so that we can assist you.
School Cash Online
School Cash Online
At ADS., we use School Cash Online for all payments made to the school. It is recommended that you set up your account so you are prepared for any fees that pertain to your student throughout the school year.
Some of the benefits of using School Cash Online include:
· Ability to pay by credit card and Visa debit
· Receive reminder emails so you never miss a payment due date
· See only items available to purchase online that are applicable to your student(s)
· Uses Google Translate in over 100 languages to assist you when making purchases
· Make an online donation and receive your tax receipt by email
· Support available 24 x 7
Visit hdsb.schoolcashonline.com to sign up today and have the ability to track all payments made. You will need the Halton student number for your student (not the OEN) in order to set up an account. Please contact the school at 905.847.6875 if you don’t have your student’s number (it should start with either 002, 003, or 004).
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