Albuquerque Public Schools
JE Student Attendance - July 2024 Revision
Notice: This policy was reviewed, revised, and/or renamed. We provide this revision for historic purposes only. Please see our current policies and procedural directives.
Albuquerque Public Schools shall comply with New Mexico state statute, as outlined in the Attendance for Success Act, which establishes the right for all children who range in age from five (5), prior to 12:01 a.m. on September 1 of the current school year and students under the age of eighteen (18) years to receive a free public education unless that student has graduated from high school, received a high school equivalency credential or withdrawn from school on a hardship waiver. A parent may give written, signed permission for the school-age person to leave school between the ages of sixteen (16) and eighteen (18) in case of hardship approved by the superintendent.
The district shall create a procedural directive and procedures for attendance to include an early warning system to identify chronic absenteeism or excessive absenteeism and guidelines for schools to employ attendance improvement plans to keep students in an educational setting and assist a student’s family to remove barriers to the student’s school attendance.
Administrative Position:
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Associate Superintendent for Equity, Instruction, Innovation and Supports
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Chief Operations Officer
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Associate Superintendents for Learning Zones 1, 2, 3, and 4
Department Director:
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Director of Student, School and Community Service Center
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Director of Coordinated School Health
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School Principals
References
Legal Cross Ref.:
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§22-8-2 NMSA 1978
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§22-12A-1 to §22-12A-14 NMSA 1978
Board Policy Cross Ref.
Procedural Directive Cross Ref.:
NSBA/NEPN Classification: JE
Approved: June 14, 1989
Revised: January 17, 1990
Revised: February 20, 1996
Revised: April 2001
Reviewed: September 13, 2010
Reviewed: October 11, 2010
Revised: November 3, 2010
Reviewed: September 16, 2020
Revised: September 16, 2020
Archived: June 26, 2024