Attendance

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Attendance is important to us at Garcia. For our students to do well and succeed at school they need to be at school, on time, every day.

Our school day begins at 8:00 am, with breakfast. See the Bell Schedule.

How to submit an attendance note:

There's a new link to the absence form. We are no longer using the form AISD put out last year. 
Here's the link to the new form: Report an Absence Form
Send the form to Mrs. Castro-Forward  (monica.castro@austinisd.org).

Arriving to Campus Late

Students need to check in at the office when they arrive late to campus.

If the student is coming from a doctor’s appointment, please make sure he/she obtains a note from the doctor’s office to excuse the absence or tardy. If the student forgets one, please have the doctor’s office email one over to the Mrs. Castro-Forward  (monica.castro@austinisd.org).

Signing Out a Student

When the parent/guardian is coming to pick up your child for an appointment or other circumstance:

  1. Come into the building to sign them out at the Attendance Office or Main Office.

  2. Make sure you bring your ID with you (even if you are already in the system). YMLA will need to scan your ID or Passport in order to sign out your student.

  3. We will locate your child and get them to the office. ***

***DO NOT TEXT YOUR STUDENT TO MEET YOU. IN MOST CASES, YOUR STUDENT'S PHONE IS NOT AVAILABLE DURING CLASS ***

Helpful Tip : To help facilitate signing out your student, if possible, please send a note with your child earlier that day or email a note to Mrs. Castro-Forward (monica.castro@austinisd.org)  stating you will need them to be in the office for pick up at a designated time. The student will need to bring that note to the office and get a temporary pass to get out of class to meet you in the office at an assigned time. This speeds things up immensely.

If someone else will be picking up your student:

  1. Make sure that person is on the list to pick up your student. The list is part of your AISD registration information.

  2. If the person is not listed on your student's record then we will need a phone call from the parent/guardian, saying that he/she is giving permission for this person to pick up the student. This person will need to come to the office and show his/her ID to sign out the student.

Student was Absent/Returning Back to Campus

When returning to campus, use the Report an Absence Form to have your absence recorded correctly.

When your student is coming in late or returning from an appointment:

  1. The student should go to the attendance office or the main office to be signed in before heading to class.

  2. If they have an excuse note with them, please have them write their student ID# on it before turning it in to the attendance office.