Attendance Matters...You Matter!

Student success is tied to regular attendance. When students are absent, they miss opportunities to learn and develop skills to become good citizens. Coppell ISD encourages students to attend school every day and be on time.

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TEXAS STATE LAW
Texas State law requires students (when healthy) attend school each day that instruction is provided. A parent/guardian commits an offense of thwarting compulsory attendance under Texas Education Code Sec. 25.093. Unexcused absences on 10 or more days or part of the days is a Class C misdemeanor.

TEXAS EDUCATION CODE SEC 25.092
Minimum Attendance for Class Credit or Final Grade. (a) Except as provided by this section, a student in any grade level from kindergarten through grade 12 may not be given credit or a final grade for a class unless the student is in attendance for at least 90 percent of the days the class is offered. Please note that the 10 percent of absences including both Excused and Unexcused.

FUNDED BASED ON ATTENDANCE
Schools in Texas are funded based on student attendance, not enrollment. State withholds funding to Coppell ISD for each day the student is absent from school. Click here to learn more about school district budget and funding.

Improving attendance by 1% would increase CISD's funding by approximately $1 million dollars

How to Report an Absence:

Parents/guardians are required to submit the School Absence Note to share a reason for an absence. Failure to provide any note within 3 school days of the student’s return to school may result in an unexcused absence.  Some absence types will require that documentation be uploaded for campus consideration.

Student Absent Note Link

Frequently Asked Questions

How Attendance Impacts Student's Education

When students are absent from school, they miss out on consistent instruction that is needed to develop basic skills. Students in early grades are particularly susceptible to falling behind in fundamental reading skills, which can have a snowball effect that impacts future learning.

Coppell ISD Attendance Rates:

  • 2018: 96.7%

  • 2019: 96.7%

  • 2020: 96.7%

  • 2021: remote

  • 2022: 95.4%

  • 2023: 95.6%

  • CISD Goal: 97%

NOTE: With 1.3% drop in the attendance rate from 2020 to 2022, state funding reduced nearly $1 million.

Attendance Matters. Start Strong to the 2024-2025 School Year. Strive for less than 5 absences. Good Attendance = 97%. Below Expectations = 94%. Poor Attendance = 91%.