Lee Virtual School Attendance Policy

Regular participation in online classes is critical to student success.  Attendance at Lee Virtual School is required by Florida’s compulsory attendance laws, just as it is for traditional schools. A required amount of material should be completed each week for our students to successfully master grade level and course standards.  

Lee Virtual School students are expected to attend school starting on day one. Students must sign in daily to the online platform and make progress by submitting assignments outlined on the pacing guide for each course. Attendance is monitored daily in the virtual learning management system by login timestamps, submission of completed assignments, assessments, and participation in scheduled live class time sessions.

Parents and guardians have the legal responsibility to ensure that their students are fully participating in online instruction by monitoring their progress and checking for assignments and assessment completion.

On average, students should complete approximately 6-7% of their coursework in each course every week.

Attendance Guidelines for Grades K-5

Attendance for the week is taken every Monday morning for the prior week. Attendance is based upon the number of assignments completed for the assigned dates. Login timestamps are logged in the virtual learning management system daily according to student log ins.

• Students who complete all assignments and are on pace or ahead of pace are considered present for the week.  
• Students who do not turn in all assignments for the week will be marked absent according to the chart below.  

For example, if your third grade child did not complete 1 math lesson and 2 language arts lessons for the week (where 12 total lessons were due in all classes), then the student will be counted absent for one day according to the chart below.   

Grades K-5

**If a student does not complete any assignments in any of their 4 courses during one week on the pace chart, then the student will be counted absent for the entire week.

Note:  Assignments not turned in must be completed the next week in addition to the current week’s assignments in order to finish each class by the end of the semester to earn a passing grade.

Attendance Guidelines for Grades 6-12

Attendance is taken in Focus every Monday morning for the prior week. Attendance is based on submission of assignments each week for each course. Login timestamps are logged in the virtual learning management system daily according to student log ins.

• Students who complete all assignments and are on pace or ahead of pace are considered present for the week.  
• Students who are behind pace and do not turn in any assignments for the week are marked absent for the entire week.  
• Students who turn in at least one assignment and are 3 weeks or more behind pace in a course will be marked absent one day each week.

Note:  Assignments not turned in must be completed the next week in addition to the current week’s assignments in order to finish each class by the end of the semester to earn a passing grade.

Additional Attendance Information

At Lee Virtual School, we are committed to partnering with families to help every student succeed. When a student shows signs of struggling academically or with engagement resulting from poor attendance, we follow a three-tiered system of support to provide early help and prevent further challenges. Parents and students are expected to collaborate with teachers, counselors and administration to develop a plan to get the student back on track.

Truancy 

Florida law defines "habitual truant" as a student who has 15 or more unexcused absences within 90 calendar days with or without the knowledge or consent of the student's parent or guardian, and who is subject to compulsory school attendance.