For Students
Please use the following form to report any partial or full absences that you anticipate, before the deadline has passed, have a parent/guardian sign it, and submit it back to Mr. Ende & Mrs. Stein.
Student Absence Form
Policy For Absences
Any absences from performances (competitions, concerts, parades, football games, etc) require at least 4 weeks notice in order to be excused. Absences from rehearsals require at least 2 weeks notice to be excused. All planned absences must be communicated, regardless of circumstance, with the exception of severe family emergency or illness documented by a physician. All absence circumstances will be handled on a case by case basis. Work is never an excused absence due to schedules being released months in advance – plan work schedules accordingly.
School policy dictates that students who participate in more than one Sherando sponsored activity that occurs at the same time are permitted to choose which activity they will participate in, and this does not follow the 4 week/2 week policy. Every effort should be made to plan well ahead, and communication with the director and band assistant IN WRITING, well in advance, will only help everyone involved.