Attendance Office Communication Guidelines

Alta Attendance Policy

Student Handbook: Please refer to Alta’s current attendance policy for detailed information and clarification on attendance.

Absence Excusal: Attendance can only be excused through a phone call from a parent, guardian, or emergency contact listed in Skyward.
- Required Information: Please provide the student’s legal first and last name as well as their grade when calling to excuse attendance.
Student Excusal Timeline: The attendance office can excuse absences for the current day and the last 4 school days.
Check Ins: If students are coming from an appointment and have official documentation from the doctor, dentist, etc., they can bring it to the attendance office to be checked in. Otherwise, we do need a phone call to check them in.
Vacation Release: Students are allowed 10 vacation days per school year. Please call the attendance office before your trip. No form is required.
Resolving Attendance Errors: If a student is marked absent, tardy, or late in error, advise your student to communicate with the respective teacher rather than call the attendance office.
Seminary and CTEC: For excusals from Seminary and CTEC classes, please contact their offices directly:
- Seminary: 801-576-2975
- CTEC: 801-826-6600

Early Check-Out Call Preferred: If you know your child is going to need to check out, please call first thing in the morning.
- The attendance office starts answering phones at 7 AM.
- The office will create a checkout slip for your student.
- Please have your student pick up their excusal slip in the attendance office BEFORE heading to class.
  - By picking up their check-out slip early, students will be able to leave class at the time you request and the attendance office can avoid interrupting classes with an announcement. This also helps when your student is in a class that cannot be contacted by our office.
Check in/out student timelines: A parent/guardian may not retroactively check in/out a student. Those calls need to come the same day before 3 PM.

Location: Alta’s Lost and Found is situated in the attendance office. Please encourage your student to visit for lost item retrieval.
Lost and Found is cleared out at the end of each semester. All items that remain will be donated.

Fines or Fees: For assistance with fines or fees, contact the main office at 801-826-5600 and press 0.

Student Enrollment: If you have a new student enrolling at Alta, please contact the counseling center (801-826-5620) or the registrar’s office (801-826-5630).
Student Withdrawals & Permits: Contact the attendance office at 801-826-5610 and ask for Kelly.

Schedules, Credits, Transcripts: Direct inquiries about schedules, credits, or transcripts can be resolved by contacting the counseling office at 801-826-5620.