Attendance Matters

Let’s Come Together and Ensure Your Student Attends School

Parents and students are encouraged daily to check online on the Home Access Center (HAC) to look for any problems with attendance.  

• Prioritize – Make attendance THE priority. An absence is an absence no matter if it is excused or unexcused.  Students on a block schedule are only permitted 4 absences per semester. 
•  Communicate – Parents should call the day of the student's absence and follow up with a parent note the following day.
  • For students on a block schedule,  If a student has excessive absences (4 or more) per semester, a doctor’s note will be required.
  • All absences not cleared within 24 hours of the student’s absence will require a doctor’s note
  • Parents should call the day of the student's absence and follow up with a parent note within 24 hours. If a student has excessive absences, a Doctor's note will be required.
  • Doctor notes need to be turned in within the same six weeks.
  • Monitor – Check your child’s daily attendance and grades through Home Access Center (HAC).Home Access Center (HAC) - Irving ISD
• Schedule – Schedule medical/dental appointments during non-school hours and schedule trips/vacations according to the district school calendar (see back).
• Update – Provide your current address and contact number to the school.
• Organize – Develop morning and evening routines (layout clothes, pack backpack the night before and arrange transportation to/from school).
• Partner – Team up with your child’s school: Parents and schools are partners. Irving ISD is committed to keeping our staff and students healthy and safe.