Students
SNACS Attendance Policy Promotes Student Achievement
It is no surprise that enrolled students who attend school at higher rates of attendance often reach higher levels of achievement on school work, assessments, and standardized test scores. SNACS staff members implement several positive promotions for attendance including class parties, rewards, and individual recognition. SNACS staff want students at school so they are learning!!! SNACS staff also instill a sense of belonging because every student is part of the school community and must be present to stay connected. Recognizing that being a student at SNACS is a choice made by parents and students, and recognizing that attendance is vital to each of SNACS students’ ability to achieve academic growth to their fullest potential, the attendance policy guides all procedures governing attendance, retention, promotion, and acquiring credit.
This attendance policy is based on Nevada Revised Statute (NRS) 392.122, as revised in the 2003 legislative session. Pursuant to NRS 392.122(4), all parents or legal guardians and all pupils are required to comply with the provisions governing attendance and truancy of pupils as set forth in NRS 392.040 to 392.160, inclusive, and any other rules concerning attendance and truancy as adopted by the Board of Governance of SNACS. According to NRS 392.040(1), parent(s) or legal guardian(s) are required to send children between the ages of 7-17 years old to school during all the time that school is in session. NRS 392.130(1) provides that a student is truant if s/he is absent from the school where s/he is enrolled if s/he is absent without permission of the school, unless s/he is physically or mentally unable to attend. SNACS Board of Governance has established a policy requiring students to be in attendance at least 90% for promotion to the next grade or earning credit. That means that a student must be present at least 163 of the 180 school days.