• Automated phone call system—calls home each night that a student has been marked absent if the absence hasn’t already been cleared by the parent/guardian.
• Automated phone call system—calls home each night that a student has been marked tardy to class.
• Parents will be mailed copies of Saturday Work/Study Program assignments and attendance contracts.
• Student attendance information can be viewed on Q ParentConnect.

• California Education Code section 48205 and CVUSD board policies state that absences for the following reasons may be excused: 

• Personal Illness,
• Quarantine,
• Medical, dental, optometrical, or chiropractic services, 
• Funeral services of an immediate family member, 
• Jury duty, 
• Illness during school hours of a child to whom the student is a custodial parent, 
• Service as a member of a precinct board,
• Participation in religious exercises or to receive moral and religious instruction, or
• Upon advance written request
  • Appearance in court
  • Attendance at funeral service
  • Observation of a religious holiday or ceremony
  • Attendance at a religious retreat not to exceed four hours per semester
  • Attendance at an employment conference. 

• Absence for college visits may be excused ONLY when a parent/guardian/caretaker submits a written request one week PRIOR to the anticipated absence and receives approval from the Assistant Principal of Attendance and Student Welfare.
  • Approval will be based on the student’s attendance record and academic progress.
  • If this request is not received prior to the trip, the absences will become truancies. 

• Absences for any reason not listed above are "unexcused." For example, family trips, non-TOHS athletic competitions, family emergencies, and transportation difficulty, are not reasons for which absences may be excused. When a parent/guardian/caretaker notifies the attendance office of the reason for absence before the absence occurs, the absence will be marked "unexcused."

• When a parent/guardian/caretaker does not call the attendance office within three school days, the absence becomes a truancy. Absences cannot be excused after three days. 

OFF-CAMPUS LUNCH PASS: 

Permission to leave campus for lunch is a privilege to be earned through satisfactory citizenship, academic standing, and attendance. Eligibility will be determined using the following criteria:

1. 2.0 GPA in the previous semester.

2. No more than three (3) class periods and no full-day truancies in the previous semester.

3. No suspensions.

4. No disciplinary issues related to Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS) such as vapes or vape pens.  

Students who do not meet the criteria at any point after receiving their pass will have it revoked for the remainder of the semester. Students who accrue more than three tardies to 6^th period will have the pass revoked as well. District policy requires that a parent must sign the off-campus lunch pass application in the presence of authorized school personnel or have the application notarized. The cards can be signed in the TOHS office during check-in or anytime that the office is open for business. The replacement fee for a lost OCP will be $25.00.

• A Saturday Work/Study (SWS) will be assigned at 5 tardies to a single class, and student will be placed on a contract.
• Student will be placed on a contract at 5 truancies to a single class.
• Student may be drop/failed from a class after 7 truancies or tardies.

• Be proactive: check your child’s attendance regularly through the Q ParentConnect website.  Contact the TOHS office if you need a PIN or password.
• When you receive an automated phone call regarding an absence, call the TOHS attendance line at (805) 496-6998 immediately to clear an absence.  The line accepts messages 24 hours a day including weekends.
• If you believe a teacher has mistakenly marked your child absent, please contact that teacher directly.
• If your student has a fever or feels ill, keep the student home. Help your student differentiate between not feeling like coming to school and being too sick to attend school.