School Attendance
Regular school attendance is essential for students to maximize their learning opportunities. Absences from class may result in serious disruption to the mastery of the knowledge and skills needed to progress to the next grade. Students and parents must make every effort to avoid unnecessary absences.
Student attendance is regulated by Texas law, the Texas Education Code and MISD Board policies, including:
Students can be considered absent if they miss all or part of the school day, including late arrival and early pick-up. This includes all tardies.
Under Texas law, a student must be present for at least 90% of the time a class is offered. Students who don’t meet this requirement, regardless of the reason for the absence, will lose credit in the class. Completing a plan determined by the campus principal or attendance committee will be required to restore credit and avoid retention.
Senate Bill 991 - Chronic Absences and Truancy
Chronic absences - when a student misses 10% or more days of school within a six month period whether the absence is excused or unexcused.
Truancy - when a student is absent from school without excuse for 10 or more days within a six-month period
Senate Bill 991:
Requires school districts to report whether students who are absent without excuse for 10 or more days within a six-month period in the same school year are receiving compensatory, intensive, or accelerated instructional services
Requires school districts to report the number of chronically absent students enrolled at each campus in total and whether those students are receiving compensatory, intensive, or accelerated instructional services
*Chronically absent and truant students may be required to attend summer school to receive compensatory, intensive, or accelerated instruction to meet this mandate.