Parents reporting absences

• • Parents submit absences to the WR attendance email, wrattendance@orinda.k12.ca.us, and CC student’s teacher.
  • 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.