Please use this form to report/excuse all PARTIAL DAY absences and PAST FULL DAY absences to our Attendance Office. For past absences, please complete this form within 72 hours of your student's return to school.
If the student is leaving for an APPOINTMENT, this form must be submitted with 24-hour advance notice in order to maintain eligibility for same day athletics and extracurriculars. Additionally for students with an appointment, they still must be in attendance for at least one half day or two class periods on the same day of an athletics or extracurricular event in order to participate.
For verification purposes, this form is ONLY TO BE USED BY PARENTS OR GUARDIANS WITH SYNERGY / PARENTVUE EMAILS (Non-Synergy emails will not be recorded and trigger a notification). Be aware that attendance is a legal document, submissions to the form are reviewed daily by GHS staff to ensure their validity. Students MAY NOT excuse themselves from classes, regardless of their age. Students found to be misusing this form will face a Level 2 Discipline Referral for Forgery.
Instructions for other absence types:
- For same day FULL DAY or upcoming FULL DAY absences it is best to use ParentVue. You cannot report partial day absences through ParentVue. If you do, your student will be incorrectly marked out for the entire day. Instructions for ParentVue.
- For athletics, attendance for Grant sponsored athletics teams is managed by our athletic department. Parents do not need to excuse absences for Grant sponsored athletics. Student absences will be excused with the (ATH) according to the team schedule.
- For non-sponsored teams at Grant (Water Polo, Lacrosse, Ski / Snowboard) have your coach reach out to the Grant Attendance Coach, Reid Tingley, via email at rtingley@pps.net.
Once you fill out this form, you DO NOT need to call or email with the same information. Only a parent or guardian can excuse an absence. A student may not excuse their own absence, even if they are 18.
For emergencies without advanced notice: Please call our Main Line at 503-916-5160 to speak with a secretary. Please try to avoid last minute notification when possible. It is much appreciated.
ATTENDANCE CORRECTIONS AND MISMARKS: Send student to attendance office for a blue attendance correction change form to be filled out by their teacher. DO NOT CALL OR USE THIS FORM TO REPORT.
