Montesano School District

Excellence in Education

Montesano is a community where people learn,
grow and work together.  With high-quality
instruction, every student, regardless of race, class,
language, or disability, can succeed. 

Attendance Procedure

Beginning October 5, the school is required to record excused and unexcused absences and report unexcused absences to the state. WAC 392-401A-018 requires school districts to take daily attendance for all enrolled students participating in remote learning and in-person learning.

Your child will be marked present if he/she demonstrates participation by either:

  • Attending his/her scheduled live learning Zoom session; OR

  • Completing the Beacon Remote Attendance Form in his/her Google Classroom.

Your child will be marked absent for the day if he/she does not demonstrate participation. If your child is absent, please excuse the absence in one of the following ways:

  • Report the absence online via Skyward Family Access;

  • Email the school office;

  • Call the school office at 360-249-4528.

Acceptable excuses for student absences include: illness, medical/dental appointments, family emergency, bereavement, and religious occasions. Other reasons may be excused at the discretion of the school principal.