316-794-4130 - FAX number

Logan Cash - Attendance Secretary

If your student is absent from school, or needs to be dismissed for an appointment, please call GHS office as soon as you can to avoid any delay in getting your child.  You can also leave a voicemail with the following information:

1. Your student’s first and last name(s)

2. Your name and relationship to student

3. Reason for absence or dismissal with time of dismissal

You are also welcome to email Attendance at lcash@goddardusd.com.  Messages (voicemail or email) are checked regularly.

Students arriving/leaving school must check in/out at the Attendance desk in the office.  Students will be asked to scan in/out with the QR code on the desk.  Paper sign in/out sheet is available if needed.  Students must have a written pass from the office in order to leave class and the building.  

If you feel like your student was marked absent and they shouldn’t have been, the student needs to contact their teacher.  The teacher and student need to work together to figure out what happened.  Then the teacher needs to send Attendance an email that states how to fix the discrepancy.  Any further questions can be directed to Attendance.

Parents may request exemption from the compulsory attendance requirements if the student is 16 years of age or older. The parent and child must attend a final counseling session with the counselor and administrator and must complete the district exemption request form.

ATTENDANCE REGULATIONS – This policy is established in order to encourage good daily attendance, the cornerstone of a successful educational career.

1. A student who exceeds a total of 8 absences in any class during the course of a single semester will lose credit in that class. The student must continue to attend the class and do all work assigned in the class.

2. The student can regain credit status in the class through attendance at Saturday School sessions. This process will allow them to make up the time they have missed over the maximum 8 absences.

3. An absence from class would not be counted under this policy for the following reasons:

a. Absences that are documented by a note from a doctor or a dentist with the specific date of absence noted on the documentation.

b. Absences that are documented due to appearance in court or involvement with other governmental agency.

c. Absences that are the result of a student’s involvement in any academic, athletic or activities program related to school.

d. Absences due to a serious family emergency. Examples would include such events as attendance at a funeral of a family member or a serious family illness. The illness would be such as that of a parent or could be related to the transportation of parents and siblings to a medical appointment that is documented.

e. Absences due to an out-of-school suspension assigned by administration of the high school.

f. Absences due to participation in activities related to a religious holiday.

g. Junior and Senior students are allowed a total of 5 days per semester for post-secondary educational visits. Counselors have College Visit forms that must be taken to the college for documentation of time spent at the college or university. Failure to document time for the visit will void the absence as excused. All visits must be documented for attendance purposes.

h. Freshmen and Sophomores must have prior administrative approval for post-secondary educational visits.

4. Time can only be made up in the Saturday School program or by administrative approval.

5. The official record of absences will be the one that is kept in the office.

6. Students can only be assigned to the Saturday School program through the administration. Any student reporting to class more than 10 minutes late will be considered absent. All students must check in at the office if more than 10 minutes late to 1st hour.

As a courtesy, parents will be notified through the mail when a student reaches a total of five (5) absences in a class. Please call the high school office if you have questions concerning the attendance policy. All absences eligible for waiver status must be cleared up within 10 days of the date absence. Parents will be notified by the auto-dialer if a student is absent from school or absent from any part of the day.

• Extended Absences: Any student that is absent over an extended period of time must request a waiver from the principal in writing giving the reason(s) for the extended absence.

Goddard High School offers a wide variety of interscholastic athletics for student competition. Fall: Football, Cross Country, Volleyball, Women’s Tennis, Women’s Golf, Men’s Soccer. Winter: Men’s/Women’s Basketball, Bowling, Men’s/Women’s Wrestling. Spring: Track, Baseball, Softball, Men’s Tennis, Men’s Golf, Women’s Soccer. KSHSAA recognizes the following non-athletic activities at the high school level: Music (Vocal and Instrumental), Debate, Forensics, Dramatics, Spirit Groups (Cheer, Dance, and Color Guard), KAY, Scholar’s Bowl, and Student Council.

Students participating in athletics and activities must follow the KSHSAA association eligibility requirements. A full day (7 hours) of attendance at school is required for a student to be eligible to participate in a contest or practice or performance that day. If a student’s illness is serious enough that he/she cannot attend school, then the student should also be too ill to participate in activities after school. Special exceptions to this will be made in cases such as funerals, doctor or dental appointments, and family emergencies. The coach and administration will consider these absences. All questions relating to the athletic program should be directed to the athletic director. All questions relating to the activities program should be directed to the activities director.

Goddard High School has a closed lunch policy and all students are expected to report to and remain in the cafeteria during their lunch period. Students who wish to partake of food other than the cafeteria menu must bring such food items from home and may not receive deliveries from outside restaurants. If a student leaves the building for lunch he/she must be picked up by his/her parent/guardian in the office and must return within his/her allotted lunch time, or the tardy/absence will be considered unexcused unless prior arrangements have been made with administration.