Attendance matters and every day counts!

When you miss school, you miss out – not only on academic enrichment,
but on fine arts and extracurricular opportunities and camaraderie with fellow students.

Attendance Office

Attendance Specialist: Jae Esparza
Phone number: 512.414.3236
Attendance email: Richards@austinisd.org

Attendance Message

Regular attendance in all classes is an expectation of all Austin ISD students. State law and District policy state that students must be in attendance for 90% of the instructional days for a class to receive credit. A student who misses more days than allowed by AISD policy, excused or unexcused, may not be given credit for that class unless time and/or work is made up for the absences. Students will work with the grade level administrator to complete the appropriate steps to reach compliance.

Notification Message

• Send in documentation of student absences using the School Absence Form on the Austin ISD website.

• Complete a paper form (pick up in Front Office) – please attach your documentation for the absence.

• We DO NOT accept phone calls or voicemail messages as documentation for a student’s absence.

• Set up notifications for your student’s attendance and grades via Parent Self Serve.

• Learn more about attendance descriptions and codes.

• Email documentation to Richards@austinisd.org

Arrival Procedure

• 7:00 to 8:15 a.m. – You can drop off your student between 7:00 – 8:15 AM at the student entry parent drop-off sign, not the main entrance.

To keep things moving smoothly and avoid any traffic jams, please pull all the way up to the parent drop-off sign, ensuring teachers have access to their parking area.

During this time, students will have supervised access to the Commons area.

• 8:15 to 9:00 a.m. – Parents drop off at the parent drop off/pick up side entrance.

• 9:00 a.m. to 4:35 p.m. – Students arriving late must enter the building through the main entrance, check in at the front office, where a tardy pass will be issued to enter class.

Check Out Procedure

Please do not plan to pick up your child from school after 4:00 p.m. to alleviate congestion and confusion at the end of the school day. Parents should follow the steps below to check out their child from school for an appointment or other reasons:

• Park your car in a campus parking spot. We ask that you do not park in front of the main entrance stairs. Please don’t impede the flow of traffic.

• Enter the main office and present your driver’s license or any official identification like a passport.

• The office staff will complete the checkout process to document the student’s departure from campus.

• The office staff will call for your child from class or send a staff member to retrieve them.

Verification of Enrollment (VOE) – Driver Licenses

• Must be in attendance for 90% of the days the class was offered in the previous semester.

• VOE requests can be made by email, send your request to maria.martinezrivera@austinisd.org.

• Please do not request a VOE if the student’s appointment is more than 30 days from the request.