School start time: A warning bell rings at 7:55 am. Students must be in their seats by 8:00 am.

Daily Attendance

• Parents can enter daily absences.  Please see this link for directions.  
• If you don't have immediate access to SKYWARD,  email: Attendance@richmond.k12.wi.us OR call the school office at (262) 538-1360.

Pre-Arranged Absences 

• Pre-Arranged Absence: A pre-arranged absence of 2 or more days.
• To apply for a pre-arranged absence, complete the "Pre -Arranged Absence Form" 4K-5th grade     6-8th grade and submit to the classroom teacher one full week prior to the anticipated absence.  Middle school students should obtain signatures from each teacher whose class will be missed during the absence.  Absences should not exceed the requirements set by the Wisconsin State Statute 118.15.

Excused Absences

• Parent/guardian phones the school office by 9:00 a.m. to inform the school of student’s absence.
• Student returns to school from a doctor’s appointment with an excuse provided by the doctor’s office.
• Full Day Absence: A student is absent from school for the entire school day.
• Half-Day Absence: A student is absent for more than one to less than four periods during the school day.

Unexcused Absences—Tardy

• Consequences will be issued for one or more tardy absences in any given grading period/quarter. Consequences may include, but are not limited to, before-school, or after-school.

Unexcused Absences—Truancy

• Absences for which the school has not been notified of the legal cause for the absence will result in disciplinary action, including before-school, or after-school.

Habitual Absences—Habitual Truancy

• A student is considered a “habitual truant” if he/she is absent from school without an acceptable excuse for all or part of five or more school days per semester.

Make-Up Assignments/ Examinations

• It is the student’s responsibility, as age appropriate, to contact the teacher(s) to make arrangements for making up work missed during an absence from school.
• Examinations missed during an excused absence shall be taken at a time mutually agreed upon by the student and teacher. A student has one day to make up work for each day absent. The principal has discretion to extend make-up opportunities if warranted by extenuating circumstances.
• Students with unexcused absences shall be permitted to make up major examinations (quarter, semester, or grading period) missed if coursework credit is at risk. Examination make-up date(s) shall be determined at the discretion of the principal/teacher. Students in this circumstance shall be prepared to make up the exam on the day they return to school.

Attendance for Extra-Curricular and Athletic Activities

Students absent from school due to illness may not participate in extra-curricular or athletic activities that day. Excused absences, such as funerals, doctor’s appointments are exceptions. Students must be in school by 11:45 a.m. (1/2 day) in order to participate in extra-curricular and/or athletic activities that day.

Truancy

The school district expects parents or guardians to make reasonable efforts to ensure the regular school attendance of their children. Absenteeism and tardiness are considered excessive when they significantly interfere with a student’s performance or social development.

• A student is considered to be a "simple truant" when absent for part or all of a school day for which a pupil's parent or guardian has not provided a valid excuse.
• A student is considered a "habitual truant" [Wisconsin State Statute 118.16(1)(a)] when absent without a valid excuse for part or all of five or more days in one semester.