Attendance

Daily attendance is vital to the successful education of your child. Should your child be absent,
please contact one of the following attendance staff members:

Attendance Secretary:
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Phone number: 281-856-3811
Fax number: 281-856-3812
Email: CylakesAttendance@cfisd.net

All persons, including parents, should be prepared to present a picture ID to school officials
when requesting the release of a student.

Arriving Late

Doors open at 6:45 am. Classes begin at 7:15 a.m.
Students arriving late (within the first 10 minutes of class will go directly to their first period and teachers will mark them tardy.) Students arriving after 7: 25 must sign-in at the Attendance Office for an Attendance Pass&  this becomes an absence. Parent or guardian note is needed, or they will incur an unexcused absence.

Tardies:

Attendance is taken during all 7 class periods. A student arriving up to 10 minutes after the period bell will be considered tardy, after 10 minutes they incur an absence.

Student Release:

LAST STUDENT PICK UP IS 2:15 PM.

PLEASE ARRIVE PRIOR TO THIS TIME SO WE MAY ASSIST YOU.
**AFTER 2:15 WE ARE NOT ABLE TO SEND FOR STUDENTS. **

A student will not be released from school at times other than regular dismissal hours and in
accordance with campus sign-out procedures. The student must bring a note to the attendance
office between 6:45a.m.- 7:15 a.m. and school will contact parent/legal guardian/supervisory
adult to verify the note.

Student must bring a written note from their parent/legal guardian/supervisory adult specifying
the reason for the early release, the release time, and the person picking up the student and
should deliver the note to the attendance office. Student will be given a pass to be released at

the specified time. The specified person will be signed out with the attendance office and will
be marked absent by teachers during their absence. Student must then provide a parent or doctor
note upon their return to school.

Please note: A person who is an emergency contact does not have authorization to have access
to the campus or student without separate written permission from a parent/guardian. The
school initiates contact when parent/guardian cannot be reached. In the event the
parent/guardian cannot be reached, the student will only be released to persons designated on
the school’s emergency card.

Excused Absences

Students are required to provide a note from a parent or guardian for each absence within three
days from the date of the absence or consecutive absences and will be processed as a "late note". 
Note may be faxed or email a handwritten note which must include student’s name and grade,
reason for absence, date of absence(s), telephone number of parent/legal guardian, and signature
of parent/legal guardian. Doctor’s notes may also be faxed or emailed. No typed emails will be
accepted as an excused absence notice. Students who have 3 unexcused absences without notes
will receive a Court Warning Letter by mail from the district Truant Officer.

ALL ABSENCES, BOTH EXCUSED AND UNEXCUSED, WILL COUNT TOWARDS
EXEMPTIONS and absences allowed per semester. Exemption examples will be College days,
Military visit returns and doctors’ return. If you would like a full list of exemptions, please
contact the attendance office.

Please contact us if you should need assistance with attendance. We are here to help you and
want your student to be successful at Cypress Lakes High School.