Attendance

Phone: (512) 732-9240 Ext. 0
WRMS Email: WRMSattendance@eanesisd.net
Fax: (512) 732-9249

Your child needs to arrive at school by 9:45 AM for the school to receive funding.

Attendance Notes: We are paperless. All notes are filed electronically in student folders.

We DO NOT use Smart Tag for “Attendance Dismissal” in middle school. It is used only for the bus. Please make your child aware if you have a change of plans on how they are going home.

Students leaving during the school day - Please follow the procedures below whenever possible:

Please give us plenty of notice when picking up your child, 45 minutes is appreciated.
If your child is going to be absent, please email attendance the evening before or the morning of the absence. Please be sure to include the student’s full legal name and the reason for the absence. If your child arrives late or leaves early for a doctor appointment, please follow up with a doctor note (take a picture of it and email it to attendance). All notes must be emailed and received within 5 school days of the absence.
You may ask your child to come to the office if it is between class or at lunch.
If they are leaving in the middle of class, please ask them to come by the office and pick up a pass. They need to show this to the teacher to be allowed to leave.
Students need to check in with the office if they arrive late or return during the school day. The office will give them a pass to class for their teacher.
If you are picking up your child please email wrmsattendance@eanesisd.net. Please be sure to include your child’s first and last name and the time when you need to pick them up. When you arrive, ring the doorbell on the wall outside the front door (or call the front office) and we will send them out to you! Also, be sure to email a copy of the doctor's note as we are filing all notes electronically.
Doctor notes must be received by email within 5 school days of the absence in order for the absence not to count against attendance and qualify for state school funding.
FYI: They must be here at least one period for it to be excused for funding.

If someone is picking up your child that is not listed in your Emergency Contacts (in Skyward) please make sure you state that in your email.

We will not accept phone calls to clear an absence. We must have written documentation within 48 hours of return, preferably by email, that states reason and date of absence. If you are unable to send an email please send a written note with your child upon their return.

It is essential that students check in and out through the Attendance Office to keep the child's attendance accurate. Ten absences, not school-related, in one class will trigger an attendance court filing under the State of Texas Compulsory Attendance Law.

Please refer to the school calendar and bell schedule when making appointments and travel days. It will aid you in planning visits as to not miss instructional time and school days. Absences for personal reasons and personal appointments (example: Passport Office, ACL, etc) will not be excused. You may make-up your work 100% if the absence has been documented and the student has checked in and out through attendance. Please check with your teacher in regards to their policy for test make-up.

Late to School/Class

For Appointments

The parent needs to send an email to wrmsattendance@eanesisd.net with their child's first/last name and the time they need to be picked up. If possible, we prefer your child to come to the Front Office before school or in-between class to pick up a Permit-To-Leave Slip. The pass will get your child out of class to leave at that specific time. When you return to school, please ask your child to check-in with Attendance in the front office. Your attendance will then be coded accurately and a pass will be given to return to class. All notes go to the Attendance Office. Parent and Doctor Notes are subject to random verification.

Automatic Call System

Attendance calls are made for the safety of your child. Attendance notifications are sent by phone, email and/or text message when your student is marked absent from school. If you know your child will be absent from school because he/she is home sick or has an appointment for the day, please notify the school.

If your student is absent one or more periods, and not documented through Attendance, you will receive a phone call about their absence. Student attendance for school related absences will be automatically corrected (field trip, athletic event). Please check Skyward Family Access to view all attendance before making inquiries. If you have questions, email the student’s teacher that marked the period absence.

You may also designate on Family Access to be emailed of any attendance entered for your student for the day. If you receive an email or Skylert Call, you may use it as a reminder to send in a note for the all-day absence. If you feel you were emailed in error, please check the attendance before calling or emailing Attendance. Again, if it was just one or two classes, please email the teacher to inquire.

Forms

FAQs

How do I check my student out of school?

Email Attendance: Be sure to list the child's first/last name and the time you need to pick them up. The student will be issued a Pass to Leave Class. If possible, we prefer them to pick up the "Pass To Leave" from the office.
You may ask your child to meet you in the office between class or at lunch time (be sure to send email).
We MUST receive an email for your child to leave from you (or an emergency contact listed in Skyward).
Students need to check in with the office if they return during the school day. The office will code attendance and give them a pass to class.

What do I do if my student is sick?

Email wrmsattendance@eanesisd.net first thing in the morning or the night before and let us know. We will update their file and their teachers will be able to see they are out sick.

My child was marked absent when they were only tardy. Can you change that?

Attendance can only changed if the student checked in with attendance when arriving. Depending on the time they arrived, it will be coded Tardy or Absent. For first period, students are counted tardy up to the first 15 minutes of class. All other periods, 7 minutes. If your student went straight to class without checking in with the attendance office, he/she will need to get their teacher’s approval, as the attendance office cannot make changes without the teacher’s approval.

Does my student need a doctor’s note if he/she is checking out early 15 minutes or more?

Yes. A student must be present for 90% of the class period to be counted present. For example, a 4PM checkout still needs a doctor’s note the next day in order for the absence to not count towards their attendance and exemptions.

My student was out sick and I provided a doctor’s note. Why does Skyward show the absence as documented illness, no funding?

Skyward will only show Excused – Medical if the student attended school during the day. The State only excuses if the student was at school for any length on that day. Please still get the doctor's note, however, as we do make a notation in the student’s file that a doctor’s note was provided.

Why do I have to get a note from the doctor when I check my student out for a doctor’s appointment?

When a doctor’s note is provided for the periods missed that day (other than if it was a whole day) the student’s absences for that period are fully excused and do not count towards their compulsory attendance numbers for course credit and exemptions. We require a doctor’s note and cannot take a parent’s word for excusing the absence.

Why do I have to send an email when my child is absent?

An email allows your student to make up classwork missed. No email equals a zero for the day.

How do I email attendance?

wrmsattendance@eanesisd.net. Put First, Middle and Last Name in Subject line with either grade, or student number. We have quite a few students with the same name, so please be as detailed as possible. Please do not use nicknames.