Attendance Office
Welcome to the Silver Creek Attendance Office!Top of Page
Schools in California are funded on a system of ADA (Average Daily Attendance). When your student is absent all day for any reason, our school district cannot receive funding for your child. Because school attendance is mandatory, mutiple cases of unexcused absences are reported to the School Attendance Review Board and ultimately to the Santa Clara County District Attorney.
If you know your student will be absent, please phone or email the Attendance Office to report the absence.
The Attendance Office is located across from the library and behind the X-Building
Closed Campus PolicyTop of Page
Students are not permitted to leave campus during the school day for any reason without first going through the attendance office. Students found violating closed campus will be subject to disciplinary action.
Drop-OffsTop of Page
Unfortunately, the office is unable to accept or deliver personal items (i.e. lunch) to students. Instructional time is important and will not be interrupted. If you must deliever an item, please come at break or lunch.
Short Term Independent StudyTop of Page
If you know in advance that your student will be absent for more than five consecutive days (due to a reason othar than illness), please contact the Attendance Secretary to apply for Short Term Independent Study (STIS). This must be done at least a week prior to the absences. STIS is an temporary educational alternative to classroom instruction that allows a student to maintain their grades. A student's guardian can apply for STIS when their child is likely to be away from school for no less than 5 days and no more than 15 consecutive days. Once accepted, students are responsible for completing schoolwork. Provided the work is completed, students receive a grade and absences are excused.
Please contact Mrs. James in E-1 or at jamesp@esuhsd.org to start the process!
If your student will be absent:Top of Page
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Email or call your attendance staff member to report your student's absence.
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Include the student's name and ID number in your email or voice message
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State the date of and reason for the absence in the email or voicemail.
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Report absences using the contact information that is on this page.