WCPSS requires that students be present for half of the instructional school day, 195 minutes, in order to be counted present.  At Washington, this means arriving before 12:35pm or being picked up after 12:35pm.

To prepare for a safe dismissal, students are not called to the office for dismissal after 3:15pm. Families that need to sign out their child(ren) early from school must arrive by 3:15pm, with a photo ID.  Parents/Families arriving after 3:15 pm will be directed to the carpool line and their child(ren) will be redirected to carpool if needed.

More information can be found in the Student-Parent Handbook.

View Washington's attendance guidelines and educational absence information.

Your child’s success starts with showing up.

Coming to school every day, ready to learn, builds strong habits and supports academic growth. By law, children ages 7–16 must attend school regularly.

Excused absences

Your child’s absence may be excused for:

• Illness or injury

• A death in the family

• Health care appointments

• Court appearances

• Religious observances

• Natural disasters

• Educational opportunities (requires advance approval)
  
  

To request an excused absence for an educational reason, complete one of these forms before the absence:

• Request for Excused Absence for Educational Reasons (English)

• Request for Excused Absence for Educational Reasons (Spanish)
  
  

Unexcused absences

Please send a written or digital note within two days of your child returning to school. Without a note, the absence will be marked unexcused.

If your child has three or more unexcused absences, your school will contact you to discuss ways to support regular attendance.

Making up work

Students are responsible for completing all missed work. Teachers will share schedules and expectations for making up assignments.

Learn more

For details, read School Board Policy 4400: Attendance.