Late Arrival / Early Dismissal

Late Arrivals (Tardy to School)

Students must sign-in at the Attendance Office if they are more than 10 minutes late to school (late arrivals under 10 minutes should go directly to class where teachers will mark them tardy).  Failure to do so will result in unexcused absences recorded on the student’s attendance record.

Period by period absences cannot be excused unless they have been pre-arranged through the attendance office prior to the absence.  Missing 15 minutes or more of any one class is considered an absence, and must be excused accordingly.

Early Dismissals

Early dismissals must be arranged prior, 24+ hours in advance to the absence. Requests for early dismissals that are same day require a legal guardian to be present at the attendance window before a pass will be issued.

Below are ways to report an early dismissal:

  1. By email to NCHSAttendance@nsd.org, please indicate in the email that it is an early dismissal, students full name, the time for pick up, and reason for leaving early.
     
  2. By a phone call to the Attendance Office at (425) 408-8810.  The voicemail is available 24 hours a day.  When leaving a voicemail, please include the following:
    • Student's first and last name (please spell their name)
    • Date and time for pick up
    • Student's school identification number (if known)
    • Reason for the early dismissal
       
  3. We prefer an email or phone call for early dismissal but if you don't have access to either one.  You may send a signed note with your student on the morning of the needed early dismissal. Your student will then be required to bring it to the Attendance Office before school ONLY.

Your student must stop by the Attendance Office before school to get their early dismissal pass in advance. This helps minimize classroom disruptions and valuable learning time. It also allows your student to be ready to leave on their own or be available for parents/guardians to pick up at the specified time.

There are times during the school day when a pass CANNOT be delivered to your student, such as during breaks, jag time, lunch, assemblies, and 30 minutes prior to the end of the school day. Due to varying circumstances, it can take up to 20 minutes to retrieve a student from their classroom.

It is understandable that there are times a student must be released early for an appointment or emergency that the parent/guardian was unaware of in time to send a note in the morning with their student. In these instances, it is advisable to contact the Attendance Office as soon as possible and leave a message at (425) 408-8810 or email NCHSAttendance@nsd.org by 1:30 PM and prior to your arrival. The voicemail and email are checked throughout the day. As indicated above, it can take up to 20 minutes to retrieve a student from their classroom due to varying circumstances. Please note that we do not run passes for students to leave campus early during the last 30 minutes of the school day. 

Students must sign out at the Attendance Office when they leave during the school day, or the absence is considered a truancy.

The Attendance Office will not excuse an absence afterwards unless approved by an administrator. All students must remain on campus throughout the entire school day. The only open campus privilege is for SENIORS; however, this privilege is only allowed during the 30-minute lunch period. Seniors must return on time for their class period following lunch. If they return late, they must sign in at the Attendance Office for a pass to class. This tardy (or absence if more than 15 minutes late) will remain unexcused until contact is made by the parent/guardian. The 72-hour rule also applies in this case.

We appreciate your assistance and understanding and request that every effort be made to keep your student in class the entire school day so the best possible learning environment can be preserved for all our students and our teachers.