Attendance Protocol

Absences:

Family vacations should be planned with the school calendar in mind to prevent children from missing classroom instructional time.  You will receive a CTLS message each day your child is absent.  Please reply back to that message and attach any doctor/dentist notes you may have within 3 days of returning to school. Failure to return the CTLS message will result in the absence being unexcused. Please include the following information:

• Child’s name  
• Teacher’s name 
• Date(s) of absence
• Reason for absence
• Upload of doctor's excuse, if applicable

State law governs excused absences.  If a child needs to be out for an extended period of time, please notify the teacher and the school registrar.  Please make every effort to schedule medical and dental appointments after school hours to avoid interruption of the instructional program.  Communication will come through CTLS each day your child is absent or tardy.  Please call the school office if you receive this communication by mistake. 

If a child comes to school after 11:10 am or leaves before 11:10 am, he/she will be counted absent.  A child must be here for a minimum of half the school day to be considered present.   

 Attendance Referral Process:

• Three (3) unexcused absences:  Teachers will communicate with parents regarding student attendance via e-mail, phone or parent conference. 
• Five (5) unexcused absences: A district generated letter will be sent to the parents.
• Seven (7) unexcused absences: A school social work referral may be generated by principal or principal designee listing specific school-based interventions (phone calls, letters, conferences, etc.) that have occurred prior to making the referral.
• Ten (10) consecutive absences from school will result in automatic withdrawal. 

 After School Program (ASP)

• ASP is a prepaid program.  The fee is $10.00 per day with a yearly registration fee of $20.00.
• A new registration packet must be completed each school year, even if a student attended ASP the previous year.
• Please allow 24 hours to process new registrations.
• The hours are 2:20 pm – 6:00 pm Monday-Friday on the days that school is in session.
• During early release days, ASP will be open from school dismissal (12:20) thru 6:00 pm.
• Photo ID is required for student pick up by approved adults on the registration form.
• Late fees accrue at the rate of $1 per minute beginning at 6:00 pm.
• A nutritious snack is provided daily and is included in the fee.

For additional information about the ASP program, please visit the ASP page on our school website. 

 Birthday Celebrations

If you wish to recognize your child’s birthday at school, please contact our cafeteria to schedule a delicious snack.  No outside food is allowed to be sent in.

 Carpool Procedures

Whenever possible, please allow your child to ride the bus to school.  This helps with traffic congestion around the school in the mornings and afternoons.  If you must bring your children to school, please follow our carpool procedures by pulling up to the white line in front of the building where your child may exit safely.  There will be staff available to assist your child in exiting the car if necessary.  In order to ensure the safety of all students and to assist with traffic flow, we ask that students be dropped off ONLY at the front of the school and not at any other entrance.  

Dismissal begins at 2:20 on regular school days and 12:20 on early release days.  Do not begin the afternoon queue until after 1:30. Display your barcode/barcodes (via phone or paper) to our staff in carline each day to start the dismissal process for your child/children. If you have more than one child to pick up, you will need to display a barcode for each child. See ARRIVAL/DISMISSAL tab.  Carpool ends at 2:40. Students not picked up by then will be checked into ASP where you will be required to pay the daily fee plus registration, if not previously registered.

Changes in Transportation

A request for your child to go home a different way other than normal must be submitted through ParentVue and before 1:30pm.   If there is any doubt about how your child is supposed to go home, they will be placed in ASP for their safety.  ASP is a secure checkout and therefore ID will be checked before releasing a student. Costs for ASP are listed above.  

Remember, transportation decisions are made by the enrolling parent and only communicated to the teacher through ParentVue. 

Communication

Our front office staff is here to assist you in any way we can.  We try to connect with our families in many different ways.  Please visit our Communication and Social Media page to learn more.  Please refer to the calendar on the website for important dates and scheduled events.  You are able to subscribe to our calendar directly.  Directions can be found on the calendar page. 

If you would like to get in touch with your child’s teacher, the best way is to send an email.  Phone calls will be directed to voicemail in an effort to protect instructional time in the classroom.

The district website, www.cobbk12.org, is a great resource for general information about Cobb county schools. 

 FAST

The Tritt Foundation offers after-school enrichment programs known as FAST programs.  

Inclement Weather

As part of the dismissal module in your ParentVue, you will identify how your child will be dismissed in the case of early school closure due to severe weather.  Please regularly review your decision inside ParentVue.  In the event of inclement weather, all transportation decisions listed in ParentVue will be followed.  When school closes early due to inclement weather, the after school program will close early as well. 

PTA

Membership in Tritt's PTA is strongly encouraged. 

School Assignments/Homework

You are welcome to drop off school related items to your child before the bell rings and school commences at 7:50 am.  After that, no late assignments or personal items will be accepted except the following: glasses, lunches, coats and medicine.  This policy allows us to protect classroom instruction time and limit unnecessary interruptions.  Special circumstances do arise, and the front office will use appropriate discretion at that time. 

Students will not be allowed back into the school after dismissal for forgotten items, such as homework, backpacks, etc.  This is in an effort to protect teachers’ planning time.

School Hours

Tritt Elementary school hours are 7:50 am to 2:20 pm.  Students may arrive as early as 7:15 am.     

Morning Bell Schedule:

• 7:15 - Doors open and students move to classrooms. Students are not allowed to congregate in the front area until the bell rings. 
• 7:45 - Warning Bell Rings. Carpool Ends. Announcements Begin.
• 7:50 - Tardy Bell Rings - All students expected to be IN their classroom at this time. 

Student Checkouts

Student checkouts must be completed by 1:30 p.m. on regular school days and 11:30 a.m. on early release days.  It is important that these deadlines are enforced as the front office staff begins dismissal procedures then.  We must create various reports beginning then to ensure a safe and efficient dismissal for almost 800 children. Please make sure that any appointments you make do not require you to pick up your child between 1:30 and dismissal.

Identification will be checked for all student dismissals.  Students will be released only to those authorized on the registration form unless the school had been notified otherwise in writing. 

Tardiness

Students are not in their classroom by 7:50 am are considered tardy.  Students who arrive to school after 7:50 am must report to the front office to be signed in by an adult. 

It is very important for a student to arrive at school on time.  The classroom teacher begins daily instruction at 7:50 am.  When a child enters the class late, it is highly disruptive to his/her educational program and a distraction to the other students.  Tardiness should be an unusual circumstance.  A habitual pattern of tardiness is a serious problem requiring the attention of the school administration and the school social worker. 

Visitors

All visitors, including parents and volunteers, are required to show identification and must check in with the front office.  All visitors must wear a visitor or volunteer badge while on school property. This includes our building and outdoor areas. If you are here without a badge, please do not be offended if a member of the staff asks you for your identification and purpose for visiting.  You will be asked to report to the front office.  This is to protect our children from unauthorized visitors. The enrolling parent must provide permission to each visitor by ensuring they are listed and have a checkmark for "Contact Allowed."