Attendance

If your student will be absent, please call the attendance office, or send an email to GOHSAttendance@conroeisd.net, to let them know that your student will be absent that day.

If notification of an absence is not made within 48 hours, the absence will be considered unexcused.

Types of Absences:

1. Unexcused Parent contact absence (UPC) – the student does not attend school a day or days and the parent calls or emails and notifies the school that they will not be in attendance within 48 hours from the absence.  After 48 hours from the day of the absence, the code will not be changed. The absence still counts in the total number of absences as it relates to credit for a course and state law.  It also impacts attendance for exemptions.
2. Unexcused absence (U) – the student does not attend school for a day or days and the parent does not notify the school that the student will not be in attendance.  After 48 hours from the day of the absence, the code will not be changed.  The absence still counts in the total number of absences as it relates to credit for a course and state law.  It also impacts attendance for exemptions.
3. Doctor (DOC) – the student is absent, and the parent notifies the school and presents the school within 48 hours with a note from the doctor regarding the day or days the student will be absent from school for the specific immediate illness. After 48 hours from the day of the absence, the code will not be changed. Doctor’s notes for multiple dates for chronic illnesses will not be accepted. Each doctor’s note must correspond with an office visit. The absence still counts in the total number of absences as it relates to credit for a course and state attendance law.  This type of absence does not impact students for exemptions.
4. Health Care Professional (HCP) – the student is absent for part of the school day to go to an appointment with a health care provider. The parent or student supplies a note from the doctor to the attendance office documenting the appointment time and date. The student is in attendance for part or parts of the school day. The student is then coded HCP and the absence does not count toward the number of absences as it relates to credit for a course and the state attendance law. This type of absence does not impact students for exemptions.
5. College Visits (CV) – the student visits a college during a school day. The parent or student returns a completed college visit form (CISD’s or the college’s) to the attendance office. The student is coded CV, and the absence does not count toward the number of absences as it relates to credit for a course and the state attendance law. There is a limit of 2 days per the student’s junior and senior year. Additional college visits beyond the 2 allowable days will count in the total number of absences as it relates to the credit for a course and state law. This absence for the 2 days does not impact exemptions.

Phones: 281.939.0032 / 281.939.0033
Fax: 281.939.0099
Email: GOHSAttendance@conroeisd.net

GOHS classes begin at 7:15 a.m. and are dismissed at 2:35 p.m. Students who arrive late, but by 7:31 a.m., are considered tardy. Students who arrive at 7:32 a.m., or later, are considered absent from their first class of the day.

Please remember, students who arrive at school after 7:31 a.m. need to check in through the Attendance Office.

Please allow at least 30 minutes to process any early release notifications.

Picking Up Students (Non-Drivers): Please visit the Attendance Office inside the school. Make sure to have your ID when picking up your student.

Student Drivers: Must provide written or emailed notification from their guardian the day of the early release. The driver will be called from their classroom to check out at the Attendance Office at the requested time.

If sending a note, please send it with your child and have them drop off the note at the Attendance Office (located at the front entrance of the school) before school begins. You can also send an email to gohsattendance@conroeisd.net.

The note should include:

• Student’s Name
• Date/Time of Release
• Parent /Guardian Name and Signature
• Contact Phone Numbers
• Permission to Drive Off Campus
• State that Your Student is a Driver

• State Law requires that students must be in attendance 90% of the time to receive credit. This translates to 5 absences for each class during a semester.
• Any class with 5 or more absences may result in the loss of credit in that class.
• If you are denied credit, you are required to take the class again. NO CREDIT BY EXAM!

GOHS official attendance is taken every Blue Day during 4th period and every Orange Day during 3rd period.

Students are not permitted to leave campus for lunch.

Each missed class constitutes an absence on a student’s attendance record. Exceptions to the rule include:

• • Citizenship Application appointment: a copy of the INS appointment needs to be submitted to the attendance office.
  • College Visits: Juniors and Seniors are allowed two college visit days per year and must submit proper documentation from the college. Proper documentation includes a completed College Visit Verification Formpdf bearing an official stamp or seal OR verification provided by the college on their own form or letterhead stationery which includes student name and date of the visit and college representative signature.
  • Court appearances: for which court documentation is submitted to the attendance office.
  • Religious holidays: for which the proper form is completed and submitted to attendance office: Mission trips, church camps and conventions are not considered religious holidays. The REL Verification Formpdf is also available in the attendance office.
  • Exemption Policy:

Excessive absences may result in make-up hours. Contact your student’s Assistant Principal for details.

A full explanation of Attendance policies can be found in the GOHS Student Handbook. Feel free to call for clarification or if the attendance office staff can be of service to you and your family.