Attendance
If you know your child will be absent from school, please notify the school using the following methods.
Please note: Eanes ISD will not accept phone calls to document an absence. Parents must provide any required documentation within 3 days of an absence. Following an absence without any notification, you will receive a phone call. These phone notifications are made for the safety of your child; notification times vary by school.
Elementary: Please log in to the SmartTag Parent Portal to document all absences. If further documentation is required (i.e. a doctor’s note), email attachments to the attendance office.
Middle and High School: Please provide written documentation by email regarding all absences. If you are unable to send an email, send a written note with your student to the attendance office upon their return.
To see your child's attendance record, please check Skyward Family Access.
Absences in Eanes ISD are coded as Funded or Unfunded. Eanes ISD receives approximately $53 per day per student for students either attending school or having a funded reason for being absent. This revenue, called Average Daily Attendance, accounts for 81% of our operating budget. Eanes ISD loses approximately $1 million per year due to unfunded absences.
Funded absences are defined by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) and outlined below. Unfunded absences are any other absences not specifically described.
There are often valid reasons for Unfunded absences, and parents are strongly encouraged to provide documentation within 3 days and communicate with the school around any absence. This documentation can be factored into discussions around school district attendance processes including determining grades and course credit, truancy, chronic absenteeism and final exam exemption considerations at the high school level.