Use the button above to excuse an absence. This applies to students in all grades (K-12).
Please make every effort to have your child is in attendance on time each day. DO NOT schedule vacations, appointments, etc. during class time. Stay home if you are sick.
Report absences to Jeannine Purser:
Attendance form: CLICK HERE
Email: CLICK HERE
Phone: (970) 254-7202 x 68117
Parents should make every effort to have their students attend in-person class days. Please note that occasionally the MVCS calendar differs from the D51 calendar, and MVCS families are accountable for the MVCS calendar. Students attending classes on a different campus or in the community follow the calendar for those institutions, which may also differ from the MVCS or D51 calendar. A parent (not student) must excuse absences, and advance notice is required where noted below. In addition, students are required to arrange for their makeup work with their teacher.
These are reasons that will be accepted as excused absences if the parent notifies the school:
Student sickness.
Student injury or hospitalization.
Serious injury or hospitalization of a household family member.
Death within the family (bereavement).
Participation in a recognized religious observation (advance notice required).
Attending a school-sponsored activity (advance notice required).
Attendance at a wedding or graduation of a close family member (e.g. sibling, parent/guardian, aunt) (advance notice required).
Examples of unexcused absences include the following, even if a parent notifies the school:
Family vacations.
Hunting.
Sleeping in.
Other avoidable incidents that could have been scheduled when student is not in school.
If a student is not able to complete an Off-Site Task before it is due because of a valid absence reason, the parent should excuse this type of absence in the same way as on-site attendance is excused (grades 6-12 only).
See the Class Handbook for more details about attendance.