Attendance
We look forward to welcoming your child to school every day!
Daily attendance with on-time arrival gives each student the opportunity to start the day with a healthy breakfast, time to socialize with their peers and experience optimal learning.
Full-day attendance is critical to academic achievement and creates a sense of belonging in our school. A missed school day is a lost opportunity to learn.
Communication with parents/guardians about the health of their children is our first line of awareness to provide support to the student as well as inform the school of illnesses that could impact the health of others. Missed school days add up quickly and it is our intention to partner with you to respond quickly and appropriately when a student is absent.
Reporting an absence?
- 612-668-4524
- northrop.attendance@mpls.k12.mn.us
MPS Attendance Policy
The goal of the MPS Attendance Policy is to promote student attendance and assure that absences are effectively addressed and learning resumes as soon as possible.
Minnesota law states that all students are required to attend school from age 7, or when they enroll in kindergarten (whichever comes first) until they are 18 years old. School staff are mandated reporters and directed by state statute and MPS policy to report students who are chronically absent. A student’s failure to attend school without a valid excuse may lead to legal action for the parents/guardians and the student.
It is our goal to work with students and families to promote daily attendance and engage students in learning. MPS has set 95% attendance as the minimum standard.
Elementary students arriving one hour after the start of instruction or leaving one hour early will be coded half-day absent due to the loss of learning time.