Attendance
Important: LTISD schools are no longer accepting phone calls to excuse student absences. Please enter your student's absence in the Skyward app. Office hours are 8:10 to 4:30 and school hours are 8:50 to 4:10. Please have your child in their classroom before the 8:50 bell.
Please check pages 35-43 of the Student/Parent Handbook for further attendance questions.
Skyward Family Access Absence Entry
24-25 Skyward Family Access Absence Entry
All absences must be reported through Skyward Family Access. This short video will provide you with instructions on how to enter an absence for your child. Once you log into Skyward Family Access, select the “Attendance” tile to enter an absence.
Documentation such as doctors notes for absences can also be uploaded through Skyward. NEW for the 2024 - 2025 school year: Notes for absences can be attached to the absence request at the time of submission or up to 3 days after the absence. This can be done by uploading the note when submitting the request or by navigating to the “Absence Requests” tab and selecting the absence that has already been submitted and selecting edit.
If you have a supporting document for the absence after the absence has been created, open the absence request and select “Attachments” in the upper right corner.
You can then upload your documentation to the request by clicking “Add Attachments”.
Once you have uploaded the file(s), select “Save” and close the window.
Any absences or early release requests submitted for the same day will be accepted prior to 3:00 pm through Skyward. Students will not be released to walk-ups requests after 3:40 pm until dismissal at 4:10 pm. Any doctor’s notes or other documentation for the absences must be received within 3 days after the student returns to school.
If you have questions about attendance, please contact the attendance office at ltmsattendance@ltisdschools.org. If you have questions about your Skyward Family Access account, please email skyward@ltisdschools.org.
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24-25 Acceso familiar a Skyward Entrada por ausencia
Todas las ausencias deben notificarse a través de Skyward Family Access. Este breve video le brindará instrucciones sobre cómo registrar una ausencia para su hijo. Una vez que inicie sesión en Skyward Family Access, seleccione el cuadro "Asistencia" para registrar una ausencia.
También se puede cargar documentación como notas médicas sobre ausencias a través de Skyward. NOVEDAD para el año escolar 2024-2025: Las notas sobre ausencias se pueden adjuntar a la solicitud de ausencia en el momento de la presentación o hasta 3 días después de la ausencia. Esto se puede hacer cargando la nota al enviar la solicitud o navegando a la pestaña "Solicitudes de ausencia" y seleccionando la ausencia que ya se envió y seleccionando editar.
Si tiene un documento de respaldo de la ausencia después de haberla creado, abra la solicitud de ausencia y seleccione “Adjuntos” en la esquina superior derecha.
Luego puede cargar su documentación a la solicitud haciendo clic en “Agregar archivos adjuntos”.
Una vez que haya cargado el archivo, seleccione “Guardar” y cierre la ventana.
Se aceptarán todas las ausencias o solicitudes de salida anticipada enviadas para el mismo día antes de las 3:00 p. m. a través de Skyward. No se permitirá la salida de los estudiantes sin cita previa después de las 3:40 p. m. hasta la hora de salida a las 4:10 p. m. Las notas del médico u otra documentación sobre las ausencias deben recibirse dentro de los 3 días posteriores al regreso del estudiante a la escuela.
Si tiene preguntas sobre la asistencia, comuníquese con la oficina de asistencia a [CORREO ELECTRÓNICO]. Si tiene preguntas sobre su cuenta de Skyward Family Access, envíe un correo electrónico a skyward@ltisdschools.org.
Attendance Accounting
Students must be present in school by 10:00 a.m. in order to be counted present for purposes of reporting attendance to the state. Student attendance is taken in each class daily. Students must be in attendance the majority of the school day in order to participate in school-related activities on that day or evening.
Attendance Committee
If a student does not meet compulsory attendance requirements, the campus attendance committee will review the circumstances, using the guidelines at Board Policy FEC(Local), to determine whether the student will receive credit. Please contact Assistant Principal Keitha St Clair (stclairk@ltisdschools.org) if you would like an appeal form.
Early Release
If you would like to pick up your child early, please enter your early release in the Skyward app, and during the day, send your student to the office to obtain a pass. There will be no early releases after 3:40 pm. Thank you!
Family Travel
As you finalize your plans, you should carefully consider Texas compulsory attendance laws. According to the Texas Education Code Section 25.085(a) Compulsory School Attendance: A child who is required to attend school under this section shall attend school each school day for the entire period the program of instruction is provided. Our most detailed resource for attendance accounting is the Student/Parent Handbook. The handbook identifies what is considered excused absences and the supporting documentation that is required to excuse those absences. Whether an absence is considered excused is governed by Board Policy and state law and will be considered on a case by case basis. Please submit any supporting documentation for absences to the front office so that your student’s attendance may be coded correctly.
Additionally, please contact the following if you have further questions regarding a prolonged absence of your student:
- Assistant Principal Keitha St Clair (stclairk@litsdschools.org) 7th grade (L-Z), 8th grade or
- Assistant Principal Cristy Rizzoli (rizzolic@ltisdschools.org) 6th grade, 7th grade (A-K)
Religious Holy Days
Observation of religious holy days, including one day for travel to site and one day of travel from the site is considered an excused absence. Please submit your form (must be completed for each day) before the day of your event. Submit Your Form
If you have specific questions regarding excessive absences or tardies or if you received a letter regarding excessive absences or tardies, please contact the Attendance Secretary, Kara Barber at 533-6215.
Kara Barber
Attendance Specialist
512-533-6215
Email: LTMSattendance@ltisdschools.org
Email:
barberk@ltisdschools.org