- North Port High
- Attendance Office
Attendance Office Contact Information
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Robin Zgurski | ATTENDANCE CLERK
robin.zgurski@sarasotacountyschools.net
Phone: (941) 423-8558 Option 1
Fax: (941) 480-3199
Office Hours: 7:00 AM-3:00 PM
ACCEPTABLE REASONS FOR AN EXCUSED ABSENCE
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- Student illness (if documented by parent/guardian or medical doctor).
- Observance of a religious holiday/service by members of student faith.
- Doctor's appointment with documentation.
- Death or documented major illness in the immediate family.
- Subpoena by law enforcement agency or mandatory court appearance.
- Other absences beyond the control of the parent, as approved by the principal.
Attendance Policy Key Points & Procedures
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Absence Procedure
- Parent/Guardian must notify the Attendance Office in writing by:
- Students bringing a note signed by a parent/guardian to the Attendance Office within 3 days of the absence
- completing this form within 3 days of returning to school
- The note must include the student’s first and last name, date(s) of absence, and reason for being absent.
- Parent notes that exceed 3 consecutive days will require further documentation.
***PARENTS/GUARDIANS***
A doctor’s note will be required after excessive absences. Any student who has 15 unexcused absences within a rolling 90-day period is habitually truant and will be reported by the Superintendent to the Department of Highway and Safety and Motor Vehicles resulting in suspension of a driver’s license or permit. -
Early Dismissal Procedure
- Call the Attendance Office (941) 423-8558 Option 1 to confirm the early dismissal request. (A call and note are both required.)
- A note must be given to the Attendance Office BEFORE 9:30 AM the day of dismissal using one of the following ways:
- Student may bring a note signed by a parent/guardian to the Attendance Office
- Parent/guardian can complete this form
- Parent/guardian can email note to robin.zgurski@sarasotacountyschools.net
- The note must include the student's first and last name, date and time of early dismissal, and reason for early dismissal.
- Early dismissal absences will remain unexcused until the student returns to school with documentation verifying the appointment.
- The student will receive a pass to report to Attendance Office at time of dismissal.
- At the noted dismissal time, the student will show their pass to the teacher, then will report back to the Attendance Office to sign out and receive a time-stamped release pass.
- If you return to campus that day, you will report back to the Attendance Office, sign in, and receive a pass back to class.
***PARENTS/GUARDIANS***
There will be no students dismissed after 1:45 unless previously arranged. We encourage you to send your child in with a note for every early dismissal to keep our classroom interruption to a minimum. When picking up your child for early dismissal there is no need to come into school if you’ve sent them with a note and called to confirm. -
Tardy Procedure
- Students who are tardy to school during first period within the first 10 minutes will receive a HERO Pass.
- HERO passes are available in the courtyard, at the Attendance Office, and in the breezeway at the beginning of school.
- After 7:40 AM, all students must report to the front window of the Attendance Office which is accessed through the front office. You will sign in and receive a pass to enter class. If you have a note for being tardy you will turn it into the Attendance Office at that time.
- Acceptable reasons to excuse a tardy fall under the same rules as excused absences.