AMS ATTENDANCE LINE: 603-673-8944, x1
AMS EMAIL: ams@sau39.org
Please see the Amherst School Board Policy on Attendance on the school district website: JH: Attendance, Absenteeism and Truancy.
What to do if you are late or absent...
School begins at 8:30 AM. Your child is late after 8:30AM, and must check in at the office before going to Launchpad/Morning Meeting. Students need a note or a phone call to the office in order to have an excused tardy. If no note or call comes in, the student has an "unexcused tardy" and will get a note home to be signed.
Please try to send a note or make a phone call, even if it's only a couple of minutes or if you're stuck in traffic on Boston Post Road. If a child has 3 or more unexcused tardies or absences, he or she will receive a warning letter home indicating that any subsequent "unexcused" tardy arrivals to school will result in an after-school detention.
Please refer to the Student Handbook for additional information.
When you are absent from school, parents are asked to call the office (before 9 AM if possible), stating the reason for your absence along with the date of the absence. The school will call home if we do not receive a call.