When a student is absent, a parent or guardian needs to call the SES attendance office at 952-431-8750 before 10:00 am each day the student misses school. When placing the call be prepared to give the following information:

 

  • Parent or guardian name and the relationship to the student.
  • Name of the student and current grade.
  • Reason for absence.
If a secretary is not available and a message must be left please also include:

 

  • The day and date of the absence
  • A daytime phone number where the parent or guardian can be reached to verify the absence.
If you need to leave a message, a sample message is provided below:
  This is John Doe, father of of Rachel Doe in grade 12. Rachel will be absent today, Tuesday, September 17, because of an illness. If you have questions I can be reached during the day today on my cell phone at 612-555-1212
Notes are not needed and are not accepted. A parent or guardian must call the school to verify the absence.