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Welcome to the Canyon Crest Academy Attendance Office!

Welcome to the Canyon Crest Academy Attendance Office!

 
Hours 8:00am - 4:00pm 
Location: Administration Building 
5951 Village Center Loop Rd
San Diego, CA 92130 
 
 
CCA Absence Reporting Form (preferred)
Phone: 858-350-0253 
Absences/Late Arrivals: x4055
Early Release Pass: x4046
 
REPORTING: It is important to understand absences/late arrivals need to be reported within 48 hours by contacting the attendance office. After 48 hours, absences or late arrivals that are not excused by a parent are coded as truancy and cannot be changed, per SDUHSD Attendance Policies and Procedures.
 
WHO CAN REPORT AN ABSENCE
  • Educational Rights Holders (parent/guardian)
  • Students age 18 and older can self-report
 
TYPES OF ABSENCES include: 
  • Full-Day Absence - The student is not present at all during the school day
  • Late Arrival - A student arrives late to school
  • *Early Release/Partial Day Absence: Student is at school and needs to leave early.  Student must receive a pass   
 
HOW TO REPORT AN ABSENCE:
  • CCA Absence Reporting Form (preferred) The form is also linked on the home page of the CCA website. A copy of your responses will be sent to the email address as a confirmation. If you do not receive the confirmation, please check your Spam folder.
 
If you must email or call instead of filling out the form, please include:
Student ID
Student Name (spell name if leaving a voicemail)
Type of Absence
Date of Absence
Absence Reason
 
  • EMAIL ccaattendance@sduhsd.net 
  • PHONE CALL to the message line (858-350-0253 x4055) 
 
*EARLY RELEASE/PARTIAL DAY ABSENCE REQUESTS
  • Please request 24-hours in advance
  • If request is made after 7:30am for the same day, student must come to the Attendance Window if the pass has not been received in an email to the student and parent
  • Parent/Guardian and Student will receive an email with the pass
  • If student returns to school, they must check in at the Attendance Window
  • If student leaves without a pass, it is a truancy and cannot be changed
  • ILL students must check out through the Health Office.
LATE ARRIVAL TO SCHOOL: Students arriving late to school will need to check-in at the Attendance Window to obtain a re-admit slip before going to their class. Students who check-in and do not attend class will be marked truant and are subject to progressive disciplinary action. 
 
EXCUSED ABSENCES: San Dieguito Union High School District observes and adheres to California Education Code 48205 when excusing student absences. Student’s absences that meet the criteria for the SDUHSD School Board Policy will be marked as excused. Please make every effort to schedule medical and dental appointments during non-school hours. After a student has accrued 20 periods of illness or medically excused absences during the school year, Administration may request documentation for any or all illnesses and/or medical appointments. 
PERSONAL/UNEXCUSED ABSENCES: A student absence can only be excused if the reason for the absence, as reported by the parent/guardian, meets the criteria specified in SDUHSD’s School Board Policy. All other reported absences will be marked as “personal” absences and are considered truancies by the State of CA. A truancy letter will be issued after 12 periods of personal and/or unexcused absences. 
ATTENDANCE DISCREPANCIES: If you believe your student was marked absent in error by a teacher, please communicate with that teacher to make the correction. The teacher will email attendance for a correction. If the error is not by the teacher, please communicate with the Attendance Office to notify them of the discrepancy within 48 hours of its posting.
 
AERIES PORTAL ACCOUNTS: Attendance information for students is in the Aeries student and parent portals and we recommend monitoring it regularly. For support on how to login to the student portal, please visit my.sduhsd.net. For questions about the parent portal, please contact the school.
MISSING INSTRUCTION & MAKE-UP WORK: Regular attendance is a critical part of academic success and wellness. Classroom instruction cannot be replicated after an absence, so attending class consistently is the best way for a student to succeed. Given the difficulty in making-up missed work, we highly recommend avoiding unnecessary absences. Missing labs, presentations, and tests can cause heavy stress for students. After an absence, please remember: 
  • Students will be given a reasonable amount of time to make-up missed work after an excused absence with a date and time. 
  • Make-up work for personal/unexcused absences is decided by each teacher. Many will NOT allow make up work, but if allotted, the teacher(s) shall determine the make-up work and time allowed. 
  • If absences become excessive (whether excused or unexcused) students will need to meet with their counselor and administrator to discuss interventions and support. 
 
STUDENTS WHO ARE 18:
Students who are 18 years of age and older may sign notes to excuse their absences or leave campus; all attendance procedures and SDUHSD Board Policies apply. Medical documentation may be requested at any time to support absences due to illness or medical appointments. Students who are unable to provide documentation for an absence when requested will have their absence marked as personal. Students who are self reporting absences are subject to review by an Assistant Principal to ensure the privilege is not overused. 
 
COLLEGE VISITS:
Students in grades 11 and 12 are allotted 3 days of college visitations per school year (AR 5113). SDUHSD’s College Visitation Form will need to be completed and submitted one week before the absence to ensure approval by an Assistant Principal. To officially excuse this absence, proof of college visitation will need to be submitted to the attendance office within 48 hours upon completion of the visit.
 
SCHOOL VERIFIED ABSENCES (school business absences such as field trips, testing, school sponsored club competitions, ASB, PALS, CCA Athletics) can only be cleared by a school official.  A roster is provided, by the school official in charge of the event, to the Attendance Office.  If your student is absent due to an academic or athletic event that is not sponsored by the school, it must be reported and is a personal absence, not a school verified absence.