ACES Attendance Program

ACES Attendance Information

Two Target Groups:
Students with Excessive Excused Absences:

  • Grades K-6
  • Grades 7-12

Students with Unexcused Absences

  • Grades K-6
  • Grades 7-12

Students with Excessive Absences:

Absences not included in the ACES Program are:

  • Religious Holidays

  • Death in the immediate family

  • Court Appearances, Jury Duty

  • Serving as a page for the State Legislature

  • College Visitation - High School

  • Driver License Examination - High School

  • Immigration, passports

  • Medical, with doctor's note

  1. Per Indiana Code 20-33-2.5, when a student misses 5 unexcused days of school within a ten-week period the school will provide written notification to the parent/guardian that the student is violating school policy, that the parent is responsible for monitoring school attendance in compliance with compulsory school attendance laws and that the parent is required to attend a meeting.  If the student continues to have unexcused absences, the school is required to report the student to the Juvenile Court. 
  2. Per Indiana Code 20-33-2.5, the parent, student, school representative, and teacher must schedule a conference to discuss the student's attendance at school.  In some cases, the School Resource Officer will attend the meeting. The meeting will attempt to discern what the issues are for the student missing school and devise a plan to assist the student in improving their attendance. 
  3. The school shall establish an attendance plan that may include:
    1. Wraparound services to ensure school attendance for the student.
    2. A description of the behavior required and/or prohibited for the student.
    3. The effective time period for the plan, but not to exceed 45 instructional days.
    4. Disciplinary actions the school will take if the student does not comply with the plan.
    5. A referral to counseling, mentoring or other services for the student as appropriate.
    6. Whether the parent is required or expected to attend the services assigned to the student.
    7. The signature of the student and the parent agreeing to the plan.

  4. Documentation of the meeting must be kept in the student file. 

  5. Indiana Code mandates that when a student misses 10 unexcused days of school, the student and parent must be referred to the local prosecutor’s office.   Therefore, school administration will submit an ACES Referral Form to the Hamilton County Prosecutor’s Office.  The Prosecutor’s Office will then contact the parents to determine possible consequences, including court action for truancy or educational neglect.