• Attendance and Tardy Policy

    Please speak with your student about the importance of getting to each class on time. Late students miss important directions for their learning!

    Our tardy policy is as follows:

    • Student are allowed 5 “Late to School Tardies” each 9 weeks before receiving consequence.
    • Tardy 6-8 are lunch detentions
    • Tardy 9 is 1 hour after school detention
    • Tardy 10 is 2-hour after school detention
    • Tardies 11+ is parent conference and ABS

    Moreover, students are given 3 minutes to transition to their next class. For any students late to class during transition also beginning on Monday, August 19th will be escorted to IC for that class period and/ or receive an after- school detentions.

    What are the procedures if a student is absent?

    Parents are to report their student’s absence from the BPMS website:  Report Student Absence.  Parents may also call the school 727-893-1153 to report the absence.

    • Please call in by 10:00 AM daily to report an absence.
    • If a student is ill for three days, the parent needs to call all three days (prior to 10:00 AM). Please give the following information:  1) Caller’s name and relationship to student, 2) Student’s legal name, 3) Student’s grade, 4) Reason for absence, and 5) Day time telephone number where the caller can be reached for verification if deemed necessary.
    • If a student has excessive unexcused and/or excused absences over the course of the school year, the parent will be required to show documentation (doctor’s note, etc.).   A letter will be mailed home on the 5th and 10th unexcused absence. A conference will be scheduled to discuss excessive absences.
    • All absences are considered unexcused unless the parent calls before 10:00 AM on each day of the absence.  Unexcused absences have a negative effect on grades.
    • Remember, students accumulate unexcused absences when parents do NOT call-in to report the absences and the reason for the absence is not a valid reason.