To report your student absent or tardy,

email ​tmsattendance@rsd407.org or call 425-844-4606. 

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Consistent attendance for all students is a high priority at Tolt Middle School. Students who consistently attend school have greater academic achievement and higher graduation rates.

 

Students may be excused from school, with consent of their parents/guardians, for medical and dental appointments and to accompany their parents/guardians on out-of-town trips. Additional absences consistent with WAC 392-401-020 will also be considered excused. Parents or guardians should notify the school in person, by phone, or in writing/email within 48 hours of an absence if they wish to have the principal consider it as an excused absence.

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Students with three (3) unexcused absences will meet with a school representative to improve attendance. Refer to RSD Policy 3110 Compulsory Attendance.

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• A parent or guardian must notify the Attendance office when their student will be absent or tardy, and include the reason for the absence. You can reach the Attendance office at tmsattendance@rsd407.org, or 425-844-4606. If no communication is received, the student's absence/tardy will be marked as unexcused.​​​

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• A Planned Absence of three (3) or more days (vacation, family time, etc.) should be communicated to the Attendance Office via a Planned Absence Form. The Planned Absence Form should be submitted to the Attendance Office two (2) weeks prior to the planned absence, complete with teacher signatures.

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• Middle school students are allowed eight (8) vacation days in the school year to be excused. Any vacation days beyond eight (8) days will be marked as unexcused.  Refer to RSD Policy 3110-P5 Excused Absences, Unexcused Absences, and Tardies Procedure.

 

• Make-up assignments can be requested if a student will be absent three (3) or more days due to a health-related issue. A student or parent may contact the Attendance Office or reach out to teachers directly to arrange make-up assignments.

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• All bus pass requests must be submitted in writing either with a note or email to tmsattendance@rsd407.org. Please allow enough time for a pass to be delivered to the student.

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• When students alter their transportation home (parent pick up rather than riding the bus, etc.) you do not need to communicate this to the school.

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Early Student Pick-up Procedure

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If you need to pick up your student(s) early from school, please contact our attendance office at 425-844-4606 or tmsattendance@rsd407.org. Please allow enough time for the student to be retrieved from their classroom. You will need to come to the attendance office window in order to sign your student out of school. Only parents/guardians and emergency contacts listed in Skyward may sign students out early. If the student returns to class that day, they must also be signed back in at the Attendance Office by the parent/guardian or emergency contact.

 

*Please keep in mind that buses line up in the front parking area of the school 15 minutes prior to the end of the school day, so please plan accordingly.

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