State of Vermont
Agency of Education
Data Collection and Reporting Knowledge Base
Data Collection and Reporting Knowledge Base
We would recommend the following from NCES:
Here's a helpful resource with Vermont focused legal advice.
See this memo released: Clarification on Hybrid Learning Guidance for Inclement Weather Days
The definition of absent from the U.S. Department of Education:
Students are absent when not physically on school grounds and were not participating in instruction or instruction-related activities at an approved off-grounds location for at least half the school day
(1) At least 175 student attendance days in each school year. For purposes of this section, a majority of students enrolled in a school must be recorded on the school roll as in attendance on any day counted as a student attendance day.
An absence is considered excusable when it is the result of:
Please mark their attendance event type as "Excused Absence", do not use "Student Not Expected".
On each day for which attendance is recorded, an educator makes contact with the student by video chat or telephone or the student logs into a Learning Management System (LMS) and engages in learning activities (e.g., completes asynchronous assignments, assessments, etc.);
Please refer to the official memos on this topic:
Memo: Continuation of Learning, School Calendars; Attendance (4/6)