Attendance Office

Regular attendance is important, not only because it helps the student stay up-to-date with daily learning objectives, but it also helps the child develop good working habits and solid friendships. 

If your child is too ill to attend school, please call Kim Newton at 802-786-1936 and follow the prompts for student attendance. If a child is absent and we have not heard from a parent, we will contact you at home or work using your contact information. If we are unable to reach you, we will attempt to call the person listed as an emergency contact. This process will assure both school and home that a child has not had an accident or changed direction on the way to school. A call from a student reporting his/her own absence will not be accepted.   

A phone call notifying RIS of a student's absence does not take the place of a written excuse after the absence. Per Vermont guidelines, after 10 days absent, a student who does not have a written excuse for illness will be counted as an unexcused absence.

After a student has missed 10 excused days of school, RIS requires a note from a doctor or a related health professional. If there are any further absences, the child may be considered truant.