Parents & Students

REPORTING A STUDENT ABSENCE

The parent/guardian of any student has the responsibility to notify the main office of each student’s absence prior to 9:00 a.m. on the day of the absence. When an illness exceeds the initial time indicated, the parent must notify school officials again.

Parents may call  (219) 663-1507 and press 2 or  email taftattendance@cps.k12.in.us. to report an absence.

When reporting an absence, the parent should give the following information:

1. Name of caller and relationship to student
2. Student’s name and grade in school
3. Reason for absence

Parents can also attach a doctor's note to their email if applicable. Additional attendance/tardy information can be found in our Student Handbook located on our website.

 To “attend” school means to be physically present and enrolled in a school or another location where the school’s educational program is being conducted during regular school hours on a day in which the educational programming is being offered.

Any student who is enrolled and accumulates at least ten (10) unexcused absences during a school year is considered habitually truant. Any student who accumulates at least ten (10) absences, excused or unexcused, during a school year is considered chronically absent.

On distance learning days the student is absent if there is no evidence by the start of the next school day of the following: course progress, participation in virtual class meetings, participation on assigned instruction, system activity and login times, and completion of daily work and/or long term projects.

RDS Log-in Issues:

For help with RDS Log-in problems or when clicking on the BUZZ button inside RDS complete the CPSC Support Form.

If you are having issues with one of your individual courses on BUZZ, please contact your teacher directly.