Parents reporting absences
- Parents must submit absences to the WR attendance email, wrattendance@orinda.k12.ca.us, and CC the student’s teacher or call the attendance line at 925-258-6433 by 9:15 am of the day of the absence.
- Parents, who do not notify the office by 9:15 am, will be receiving an automatic call from the attendance system.
- Parents provide the following information:
- Child’s name (please spell the last name)
- Teacher’s name
- Reason for absence and estimated length of absence
- Your name and your relationship to the student
- Parents may not “pay” or donate to make up for the financial impact of absence.
- Doctor notes must be provided within 5 days for absences that are 3 days or more due to illness.
Parents requesting independent study
- Attendance Clerk is responsible for managing Independent Studies
- Independent Studies must be at least 5 school days and no longer than 10 school days.
- Independent studies must be requested 10 school days ahead of start.
- Principal must approve first in order to initiate independent study
- Parents should request independent study directly from the attendance clerk available at wrattendance@orinda.k12.ca.us. Parents should CC teacher on the request
- Processing Independent Studies:
- Attendance clerk will receive request from parent
- Clerk coordinates with principal to acquire independent study approval
- Clerk coordinates with teacher to prepare the independent study packet and provide to parent ahead of trip
- Parents/student turn in the independent study packet due the day the student returns to school with all work completed to the office.
- Clerk files completed independent study in Aeries.
- Clerk provides to teacher for final review.
