Attendance

The school must know where each student is at all times during the school day. We rely on a partnership with parents and guardians to ensure the safety and security of our students.

If you have questions:

ATTENDANCE OFFICE – attendance@ndpsaints.org
Attendance - (480) 634-8207
FAX – (480) 634-8299 

Students may NOT complete the Attendance Form. It must be completed by a guardian or parent, regardless of whether the student is 18 years old, and it must be sent from a parent/guardian email address that is on file with Notre Dame Prep through PowerSchool.

Please be aware that any student arriving on campus after 8:00 a.m. must report to the SWEEP ROOM in the CAFE building unless they have a doctor's/dentist's note or their attendance form is completed.

Absences submitted through the online attendance form will be considered excused absences. Submitting the attendance form notifies the school that the student will not be on campus that day. When an absence is excused, students can make up the work they missed in class. An excused absence will still count toward a student's maximum of 5 absences allowed per class per semester. Attendance forms must be submitted by the end of the school day to count as excused. 

Parents do not need to submit an Attendance Form when their student is absent for a Notre Dame Prep-sponsored activity. The department sponsoring the activity will email the student's name to the attendance office the day before the event. These are excused absences for students and will be marked EVNT on their attendance record.

What is an unexcused absence? Absences that are not recorded through the online Attendance Form are considered unexcused absences. When students have an unexcused absence, they cannot make up the work they missed. An unexcused absence will count towards a student's maximum of 5 absences per class per semester. 

IF YOUR STUDENT NEEDS TO LEAVE SCHOOL EARLY OR ARRIVE LATE FOR ANY REASON:

1. The Attendance Form must be submitted by a parent or guardian before 8:20 a.m. for absences and one hour before early releases or late arrivals for safety and security purposes. Students leaving early will not be permitted to leave their class otherwise.
2. If anyone other than a parent or guardian is picking up a student from school early, the school must have that person listed as an emergency contact or written permission from the parent or guardian for another person to pick up their child, even if the other person is a relative.
3. Students may not leave school early with other students, other students' parents, or anyone else without written permission from a student's parent or guardian.
4. If students are ill, they should go to the nurse.  Students should not call their parents to come to school and pick them up; only the nurse is permitted to do that.  Please do NOT fill out the attendance form when your student becomes ill at school. If they call you, please tell them to come to the nurse's office.

For more information on attendance, please see the NDP Student/Parent Handbook.

PRE-ARRANGED ABSENCES:

If you know your student will miss school for any reason, parents must fill out the Attendance Form and submit it at least two school days before the student's absence. 

COLLEGE VISITS:

Parents must submit an attendance form regarding an upcoming college visit.  Parents can print the College Visit Form or a student can pick up the College Visit Form in the Attendance Office.  A college administrator must sign the College Visit Form, and the student can return the signed form to Attendance after the visit.  Students will be responsible for all class assignments.

We offer on-campus visits with collegiate admissions personnel from hundreds of colleges and universities each year.  All students are welcome to attend an unlimited number of these on-campus visits, organized by our counseling department, without impacting their attendance record.