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Attendance Documentation

Documentation After An Absence

When a student is absent from school, a note should be provided to document why he / she was absent.  There are a few types of notes, including but not limited to: a health care professional note, a parent note, official religious holiday documentation from the organization, a DFPS note, or a court appearance note.  These appointments must be for the student and not a family member.

Notes must be turned in within 3 days of the student’s return to campus.  There are 4 ways notes can be turned in. 

  1. Your student may turn it in to the front office, preferably right after his / her return to school, either that day when he / she is signing back in or the following morning if it was an afternoon appointment.
  2. You email the Registrar directly for it to be considered a parent note or you can scan the health care professional note and email it to the Registrar –megan.dubouzet@pfisd.net
  3. It can be faxed to (512) 594-6605.
  4. It can be turned in to the student’s teacher, who will then turn it in to the front office.

Notes should be entered within 48 hours (except on Fridays or before breaks) from when the Registrar receives it.

Doctor Notes with Restrictions

If your student returns to campus and the doctor note has restriction for PE or recess, please have a copy for your student to give to the coach and / or teacher.  This is the best way to ensure the note reaches the proper person.  Notes turned in to the front office do not always get seen before your student has his / her class that requires the restrictions.

Parent Notes

If your student is going to be absent, please email (megan.dubouzet@pfisd.net) and your student’s teacher to report your student’s absence.  If you report it this way, this will be considered a parent note.  If you take the student to the doctor while they are out, their attendance record will be changed to reflect this upon the doctor note being turned in.  You are also welcome to send a note with your student when he / she returns if the absence hadn’t been previously reported.