Let’s Come Together and Ensure Your Student Attends School

Parents and students are encouraged daily to check online on the Home Access Center (HAC) to look for any problems with attendance.  

• Prioritize – Make attendance THE priority. An absence is an absence no matter if it is excused or unexcused.  Students on a block schedule are only permitted 4 absences per semester. 
•  Communicate – Parents should call the day of the student's absence and follow up with a parent note the following day.
  • For students on a block schedule,  If a student has excessive absences (4 or more) per semester, a doctor’s note will be required.
  • All absences not cleared within 24 hours of the student’s absence will require a doctor’s note
  • Parents should call the day of the student's absence and follow up with a parent note within 24 hours. If a student has excessive absences, a Doctor's note will be required.
  • Doctor notes need to be turned in within the same six weeks.
  • Monitor – Check your child’s daily attendance and grades through Home Access Center (HAC).Home Access Center (HAC) - Irving ISD
• Schedule – Schedule medical/dental appointments during non-school hours and schedule trips/vacations according to the district school calendar (see back).
• Update – Provide your current address and contact number to the school.
• Organize – Develop morning and evening routines (layout clothes, pack backpack the night before and arrange transportation to/from school).
• Partner – Team up with your child’s school: Parents and schools are partners. Irving ISD is committed to keeping our staff and students healthy and safe.