Attendance Matters!

In Aledo ISD, phone calls are not accepted as documentation for absences. Parents are welcome to give a courtesy call to the attendance clerk to report an absence, but a note will be required upon the student’s return to school.

New for 2024-2025, all student absences (grades PK-12) should be reported through this form.

TEXAS STATE LAW

Texas State law requires students (when healthy) attend school each day that instruction is provided. A parent/guardian commits an offense of thwarting compulsory attendance under Texas Education Code Sec. 25.093. Unexcused absences on 10 or more days or part of the days is a Class C misdemeanor.

TEXAS EDUCATION CODE SEC 25.092

Minimum Attendance for Class Credit or Final Grade. (a) Except as provided by this section, a student in any grade level from kindergarten through grade 12 may not be given credit or a final grade for a class unless the student is in attendance for at least 90 percent of the days the class is offered.

FUNDED BASED ON ATTENDANCE

Schools in Texas are funded based on student attendance, not enrollment. State withholds funding to Aledo ISD for each day the student is absent from school. Click here to learn more about Aledo ISD budget and funding.

Just one percentage tick up on average attendance for the school year in AISD (from, say, 94% to 95%) would mean an additional $400,000 in funding for our district!