As the attendance person for my school, I have the following comments about the proposed regulations.

1.  There should be a limit of parent notes (we do 6 per semester), otherwise a student can be out for as many days as they want whatever the reason.  For students that already have attendance problems, this would be a very negative regulation.

2.  How do we manage attendance at 5, 6, 7 etc?  They could be consectutive days and we would not have one implementation done before another one is needed. (ex -  attendance plan and then parent conference).

3.  Will there be financial support for a full time attendance position?  I am an assistant principal and am already overloaded with attendance procedures.

4.  What school based activities are recommended under an attendance plan?

5.  If the absence is for the entire day, how does this affect block scheduling?

We work hard to support student attendance.  We also reward students with good attendance.  I am concerned that these proposals will have a negative impact instead of helping.

Thank you.