Attendance is probably the most important factor in predicting student success in school. The majority of students who fail to succeed academically also have poor school attendance. Students must make it their #1 priority to be in school, on time, everyday. In the event that a student is absent, the parent or guardian will notify the school Attendance Office by telephone (909)820-7777, ext. 21736, 21737, 21738, or 21739 no later than 4:00 p.m. on the day of the student’s absence from school. A Valid identification is required for Parents/Guardians to pick up students. Parents/Guardians are requested to notify the school of any change in home address and/or telephone number.
Failure to call in an absence will require the student to present written verification to the attendance office upon returning to school. All unverified absences will be subject to the Truancy Policy. State law requires schools to account for all student absences.
All absences must be verified in one of the following ways:
Absences are excused for the following reasons:
Make-up work after absences
Any student absent from classes for legitimate reasons including suspension, is required to make up all work missed. However, it is the responsibility of the student to see his/her teachers on the day he/she returns to school to obtain make-up work and help, if needed.
Any student who must leave campus during school hours is required to obtain
a Permit to Leave from the Attendance Office. PERMITS
TO LEAVE WILL NOT BE ISSUED DURING CLASS TIME.
Permits are issued:
| Before School | 7:00 a.m. - 7:20 a.m. |
| During Lunches | 11:40 a.m. - 12:19 p.m. - Regular schedule |
| 11:58 a.m. - 12:37 p.m. - Collaboration Day schedule | |
| 12:06 p.m. - 12:45 p.m. - Minimum Day schedule |
Leaving campus without a Permit to Leave will result in disciplinary action being taken (see Truancy Policy).
Students are expected to be in classroom, prepared to learn, before the bell rings. Tardiness is disruptive to the learning environment and will not be tolerated. Tardy "sweeps" will be held every period, every day. Students out of class after the bell will be escorted, by security, to a holding room where the infraction will be recorded and proper discipline assigned.
Students will be referred to their administrator for discipline if they are tardy four or more times. Excessive tardies will result in demerits, community service, parent conferences, citations, referrals to SARB and/or further disciplinary action.
In the event of an emergency or other extenuating circumstances, please see your student's administrator. No phone calls or notes will be accepted to clear tardies. Excessive first period tardies will result in an administrative referral and disciplinary action will be taken. Students may be dropped from their first period class for excessive tardies whether the tardies are excused or not.
According to Education Code 48260: Any pupil subject to compulsory full-time education or who is absent from school without a valid excuse three full days or tardy or absent more than any 30-minute period during the school day without a valid excuse on three occasions in one school year, or any combination thereof, is a truant and shall be reported to the attendance supervisor or the superintendent of the school district. Any student absence that is not cleared by a parent/guardian within 72 hours will be coded as a truancy.
Truancy is defined as being absent from school or class without parent/guardian permission. Students enrolled at Eisenhower must be in school during school hours. Out of bounds includes, but is not limited to, the following: parking lots, athletic courts and other isolated areas. The Rialto Police Department will conduct occasional truancy sweeps in the community under “Operation Clean Sweep”. Students may receive citations and parents/guardians may be contacted to pick up the student at the police station.
Students will receive demerits each time they are truant. The number of demerits per truancy will increase for students who are habitually truant. In addition, students who are habitually truant or tardy will be placed on Attendance contracts. Further violations of the attendance policy may result in a referral to the School Attendance Review Board (SARB) and/or a citation. Teachers are not responsible for providing make-up work for students who were truant from their class. Students may be dropped from their first period class for excessive truancies/absences.
Students may NOT ride bicycles, skateboards, or scooters on campus at anytime. Students who utilize bicycles and/or skateboards as a form of transportation to school must make sure they are secured/locked up in the designated location before the tardy bell rings and remain there during school hours.
Under Operation Clean Sweep, the School Resource Officer will issue citations in addition to whatever disciplinary consequences are imposed upon the individual by the Eisenhower school administration.
Eisenhower High School is a closed campus. Students are not to leave campus without written permission from the office. Peripheral areas and parking lots are off limits. Students are not permitted to leave campus at lunch. Students must receive written permission from the office prior to leaving campus.
Deliveries of flowers, balloon bouquets, stuffed animals, etc. will not be accepted on the Eisenhower High School campus. Students are prohibited from carrying these items on and around the campus.
Any food brought on campus by a parent can only be consumed by the student.
Students who become ill during the school day must request a pass from the teacher of that period in order to go to the Health Office. If they need to leave school because of an illness, they must first get a "Permit to Leave" from the Health Office. Failure to secure a "Permit to Leave" before leaving campus will result in disciplinary action.
Students must check in all medications at the Health Office. If an exception is made, a doctor's note will be needed.
LOSS OR THEFT OF PERSONAL PROPERTY
Neither the District nor Eisenhower High School is responsible for loss or theft of personal property, nor are they responsible for property that is lost or stolen as a result of negligence.
The area designated for lost and found articles is located at the receptionist's desk in the Main Administration Office. Lost and found articles not claimed by the end of the school year will be discarded.
All payments for lost books, special activities, dances, etc., are to be made by cash, money order, or cashiers check only; personal checks are not accepted. Students who have outstanding charges related to textbooks, library books, fundraising materials, uniforms not returned, must clear them. Seniors who have not cleared charges will be restricted from certain senior privileges and activities, including participation in graduation ceremony.
The exclusive use of P.E. lockers is provided to students to lock and secure personal belongings during P.E. class. Students should refrain from sharing locker combinations with other students, or permitting other students access to their assigned locker. All locker combinations are changed on an annual basis or upon reassignment of that locker to another student during the same school year. The use of P.E. lockers is at the students own risk and the District assumes no liability for lost, stolen or damaged articles as a result of such use. Physical education locks and lockers are issued to students for the purpose of securing personal belongings during physical education class. It is the student’s responsibility to keep his/her locker secured at all times. Students will be charged $5 for lost locks. Neither the school nor the Rialto Unified School District is responsible for lost, damaged or stolen property.
Parents, visitors, and guests must register in the Main Office and receive a visitor's pass immediately upon entering the building The visitor's pass must be visible at all times while on campus.