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PBSFA 2026-2027 Calendar.docx

DISMISSAL PROCEDURES
Effective Immediately

CARPOOL DISMISSAL:
You must have the student identifier card placed on your car windshield in order for your child to be dismissed to you through the carpool EVEN if you are known to the individual running the carpool.  IF you DO NOT have this, you will be asked to park and go into the main office with your ID in order to pick your child up.    If you have misplaced your STUDENT IDENTIFIER you must email Laurie Marino.

LOBBY DISMISSAL:
Every person who is coming onto school grounds to pick up a student MUST have their ID ready for verification EVEN if you are known to the individual running the front desk. Please be prepared to wait for an additional moment while we do our very best to ensure your child’s safety.

EMERGENCIES:
We understand that emergencies do come up at the last moment and you may need to send in someone to pick your child up. If this person is NOT on your Authorized Student Pick-Up list you MUST either fax in a letter along with your ID giving this person permission OR be sure to update your child’s Authorized Pick-Up list at the front desk.
Thank you for your cooperation in working with us to continue to ensure your child’s safety. If you have any questions please call 561-533-9917.

Palm Beach School for Autism (PBSFA) follows Palm Beach County School District’s Attendance Policy.  We believe that regular and punctual school attendance play important roles in academic achievement and the completion of school. Although school attendance is the responsibility of the parents or guardians and students, PBSFA is dedicated to increasing the meaningful involvement of parents and guardians in all aspects of the students’ lives, including the reduction of chronic absences and truancy. 

All children who will reach the age of six by February 1st of any school year, but who have not reached the age of  16, are required to attend school regularly during the entire school term (F.S. § 1003.21(1)). All enrolled students, regardless of age, are expected to attend school regularly and abide by compulsory attendance.  F.S. § 1003.24 and SBER 6A-1.09513 establish that the parent of the child of compulsory age is responsible for the child’s daily school attendance.  School staff, parents, students, and appropriate state agencies are expected to work together to ensure that all applicable school attendance laws are followed. Referrals to the state-designated agency for possible court action for truancy will be made in accordance with P-5.09.    

Time of School Arrival and Pick-Up

For student safety, parents must ensure that their children do not arrive at school until the official starting time and do not remain on school grounds after the official closing time, as supervision is not provided.  Before-school and after-school child care is available. This program provides a structured, safe, and enriching program at a nominal fee.

Student Rights – Students have the right to:

▪ know how school policy defines and handles excused absences, unexcused absences, and tardiness;
▪ make-up work missed during an absence 

Student Responsibilities – Students have a responsibility to:  

▪ attend all assigned classes and other instructional activities on time every day that the school is in session;
▪ ask their parents or guardians to notify the school when they are absent;
▪ request any missed assignments due to not being present in class; and
▪ complete assigned work per the make-up policy consistent with P-5.09. 

Absences – Parental Notification of Absence to School.

Parents and guardians are responsible for notifying the school when their child will be or has been absent. The notification is required within 24 hours of the absence and must include the reason for the absence. If notification was not provided prior to the absence, the parent or guardian shall be required to notify and provide written documentation to justify the reason for the student’s absence.  Absenteeism, excused or unexcused, regardless of the reason, negatively affects the continuity of the learning process. As a student’s absenteeism increases, the school has a greater responsibility to deter future absenteeism, and the student has a greater responsibility to demonstrate that such absenteeism has not negatively affected performance mastery.  Attendance letters will be generated and sent to parents or guardians throughout the school year to provide an update on their child’s total number of absences, including both excused and unexcused.  

Excused Absences  The following qualify as “excused” absences: 

• Student illness – If a student is continually sick and repeatedly absent from school, he or she must be under the supervision of a physician in order to receive an excuse from attendance 
• Medical appointments, including appointments to receive a therapy service provided by a licensed healthcare practitioner or behavior analyst 
• Death in the family 
• Observance of a religious holiday or service that is recognized as such by all members of the faith (P- 5.095) 
• Participation in an activity or program sponsored by 4-H or Future Farmers of America (FFA), if a representative of 4-H or FFA provides the school with documentation proving the student is participating in an activity or program sponsored by 4-H or FFA. Participation in an educational activity sponsored by other comparable national organizations with comparable learning objectives may be considered an excused absence if approved by the principal   
• Subpoena by a law enforcement agency or mandatory court appearance 
• Extreme weather conditions such as, but not limited to, floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, or other acts of God, which make it impractical or inadvisable for the safety of the student to attend school 
• Suspension, in-school and out-of-school, as defined by the Student Code of Conduct   
• Other individual student absences beyond the control of the parent or student, as determined and approved by the principal or designee P-5.09 

Unexcused Absences

An unexcused absence is any absence that does not fall into one of the above excused absence categories. P-5.09 mandates that each school in the District determine whether any absence or tardiness is excused or unexcused according to the established criteria. Students with excessive unexcused/unverified absences will be referred to the Child Study Team for an in-person meeting to discuss interventions to assist the student and family with improving attendance. If attendance does not improve after interventions and resources are put in place, the school may refer the student to the Palm Beach County School District’s Truancy Intervention Program. If the student continues to not comply with the School/District’s attempts to enforce school attendance, the school/district will coordinate with the appropriate parties.

Tardiness/Early Dismissal

Students reporting late to school/class when the day/class period begins are considered tardy. For students, a pattern of nonattendance may be established by an accumulation of unexcused tardiness or early dismissals that exceed five in 30 calendar days or ten within 60 calendar days. 

Make-Up Work

Grades K-12 For excused and unexcused absences, including suspensions, students will be afforded the opportunity to make up work without academic penalty. For in-school suspensions, students will receive assignments daily. For out-of-school suspensions, students will receive assignments in a timely manner.

Parent/Guardian Manual

Before/ After Care Manual

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Use the PBSFA 2026-2027 Child Pick-Up Authorization Form to authorize approved adults to pick up your child.
Please return the completed form in one of these ways:
1. Email it to both Stacey Trozolino and Melissa Nixon.
2. Print the form and send it to school with your child.