Attendance
Please call the attendance line or office anytime your child is absent or will be late.
- Attendance Line: (989) 227- 5144
- School Office: (989) 227- 5102
- Email the Attendance line: riattendance@sjredwings.org
Remember, if your child is going to be arriving in time for lunch, please specify which lunch choice they would like.
Lunch orders are sent in by 9:30 am.
Worth Noting:
School starts at 9:10 am and ends at 4:07 pm. Students arriving after 9:40 am or leaving before 3:37 pm will be marked absent for 1/2 day.
Parent Attendance Resources
We’re here to support you and your child’s attendance. Ensuring your child attends school regularly is crucial for their success. Chronic absenteeism, defined as missing 10% or more of the school year, which in a typical year is at least 18 days, can lead to academic and social difficulties. Below you'll find tips and resources to help your child get to school every day. Our hope is to equip you with the tools and knowledge to support your child's consistent attendance and overall well-being.
Parent Resources:
Linking Health and Attendance
- Click here to learn more about how health barriers to learning can affect attendance and ways to start noticing patterns. This video is presented by Healthy and Ready to Learn and Attendance Works. For more information, visit them at https://hrl.nyc/ and www.attendanceworks.org
- Health guidance for going to school (Click Here)
- Tips to keep your child healthy and in school! (Click Here)
- Is your child missing school due to anxiety? (Click Here)
Is your child refusing to go to school?
- School Refusal: What Parents Can Do
- When Kids Refuse to Go to School
- 10 Tips for Parenting Anxious Kids
General Resources:
- Michigan 2-1-1 - United Way of Michigan is an easy way to connect for help of all kinds
- Michigan Department of Health and Human Services “MI Bridges”- Provides information on housing & shelter, food, work and school & family supports
