To enhance our existing absence reporting procedure, we are introducing a new, more efficient student absence reporting system called SafeArrival. This new system will reduce the time it takes to verify student attendance, make it easy for you to report your child’s absence and easy for staff to respond to unexplained student absences.
Pre-Excused Absences: If you know your child is going to be absent and you want to report that before the student is marked absent in school, Safe Arrival provides 3 convenient methods ( Please note that attendance staff need at least 1 hour notice to process a pass and notify your child of an early release. You should enter your early release notification at least 1 hour before the students planned departure time ):
Post-Excused Absences: If you were not able to report your child’s absence in advance you will be notified by the SchoolMessenger system if your child is marked absent. Notifications will be similar to notifications that you have you received in the past with three notable differences:
Notifications will come earlier in the day. In the past absence notifications were done after school was complete. Messenger will now notify of a reported absence within minutes of the reported absence.
Customized notification options. The School Messenger app or the website will allow families to customize where they want to receive their notifications and allow them to excuse the absence right from the notification.
If you report your child’s absence in advance using the SafeArrival toll-free number, website or mobile app, you will NOT receive these notifications.