Attendance

Attendance is critical to the success of your child in school.Students attending the Wayne Preparatory Academy are expected to attend school as scheduled for them. For most students this is every day, Monday – Friday either from 9:05 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. or from 1:05 - 4:10 p.m.

Student Hours
Morning Session: Monday – Friday 9:05 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Students may enter the school at 9:00 a.m. If students are not using the MSD Wayne transportation, they need to have transportation available at 12:15 p.m. Students are considered tardy if they arrive past 9:25 a.m. All doors are locked at 9:25 a.m. Students who are tardy must sign in at the office.

Afternoon Session: Monday – Friday 1:05– 4:10 p.m.
Students may enter the school at 1:00 p.m. If students are not using the MSD Wayne transportation, they need to have transportation available at 4:10 p.m. Students are considered tardy if they arrive past 1:25 p.m. All doors are locked at 1:25 p.m. Students who are tardy must sign in at the office.

Reporting Student Absence
A parent/guardian needs to call the school by 9:45 a.m. for the morning session attendees and by 2:00 for the afternoon session attendees to report a student absence from school. If you reach a recording, please leave the following information:

• The student’s name
• The name of the person making the call and relationship to the student
• The reason for absence/tardy
• The date of the absence/tardy
• A telephone number so that the call can be verified.

Absences: Definitions
Excused Absence: Excused absences are defined as absences that the school corporation regards as legitimate reasons for being out of school, as included in the school policy. These include:

• Illness verified by note from parent/guardian
• Illness verified by note from Physician
• Family funeral
• Maternity
• Military Connected Families (e.g. absences related to deployment and return)

Exceptions to compulsory attendance: These absences are not recorded as an absence in the student file – active duty in the National Guard; serving as a Page; service on the election board; appearance by subpoena in court; authorized school field trip and religious observances.

Unexcused Absences: An unexcused absence is any absence not covered under the definition of excused or exceptions.

Reporting Truancy (Unexcused Absences)
The Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) recommends that truancy be defined as “when a student is absent from school without the permission of parent/guardian.” Under I.C. 20-33-2- 1, a child who is designated a habitual truant is defined as “a student who is chronically absent, by having unexcused absences from school for more than ten (10) days of school in one (1) school year.” Under SEA 1, the “Superintendent or an attendance officer having jurisdiction shall report a child who is habitually absent from school in violation of this chapter to an intake officer of the juvenile court or the department of child services. The intake officer or the department of child services shall proceed in accord with IC 31-30- through IC 30-40.”

NOTE: MSD of Wayne Township has chosen to report students who are “habitually absent from school” to the department of child service (CPS). We will be reporting students who accumulate more than 10 days of unexcused absences.