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Attendance

Any time a student is not in school, parents/ guardians are required to verify the absence. You can do this by:

  1. Sending a note to school to our office

    1. With your student's name, date of absence, teacher, reason for absence , and parent/guardian signature

  2. Emailing our attendance clerk Mrs. Marlo Mervosh at mmervosh@busd.k12.ca.us

  3. Calling our office at 562-804-6518

  4. Coming to our Office and Completing an Absence Form

  5. Answering our Attendance messaging system that calls your number directly

The attendance clerk has 5-10 days to make changes to a students attendance record. Past 10 days they are unable to go back and make changes to attendance codes

Our School District requires that we hold an attendance conference after 6 unexcused absences or excessive number of tardies.  Our school attendance team will meet with you to discuss your child’s attendance and work with you as a school site to best support your child and family.

The School Attendance team will be contacting families who will need to attend the conferences via ParentSquare.

School Attendance Policy

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School Distirct Policy

Stephen Foster Attendance Brohure English

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Stephen Foster Attendance Brochure Spanish

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