Attendance

• Students are expected to spend 1500 minutes a week spent in live classes and working on homework
• Students are expected to attend all live classes, which are scheduled from 8:30AM-3:00PM.
• Attendance is taken in every live class connect session by teachers.
• Phone calls are made home if students are not present in their live class during the scheduled time.
• If these absences are unexcused by a parent or learning coach, they can be reported to the county following truancy law.

• Attendance at Insight School of MN is defined as logging in and completing coursework for at least 6 hours per day
• Students are expected to attend or watch the recordings for their scheduled Class Connect Sessions.
• The required 6 hours of attendance is met through daily completion of coursework and attendance at Class Connect Sessions.
• Truancy at Insight School of MN is defined as not maintaining an overall average of at least 60% in all courses and/or not meeting the required 6 hours of daily attendance.

The following reasons constitute an excused absence, as per the Insight School of MN Student Handbook:

• Serious Illness in a student's immediate family
•  A death in the student's immediate family, close friend or relative
• Medical or dental treatment
• Court appearances
• Religious instruction not to exceed 3 hours per week
• Physical emergency conditions such as fire, flood, or storm
• Official school field trip or school-sponsored outing
• Removal of a student pursuant to suspension
• Vacation (with Head of School approval prior to student/family vacation)

Please let us know if you have any questions about our attendance requirements or about ways to report an absence.

1. Learning Coach must call or email attendance line prior to the absence at 763.656.2800; Fax 866.366.0177 or attendance@k12insightmn.org
2. Student must email teacher(s) of the class(es) the student will be missing
3. Students are responsible for watching the recording of the class(es) the missed and completing any homework/assignments due that day or week

Your student's Advisor is here to help your student stay in good attendance and remain engaged in their courses and Class Connects. There are multiple supports available prior to the truancy process including Absenteeism Prevention and Back on Track sessions. We want to partner with both student and Learning Coach to help you reach success.

Truancy questions answered Video on truancy questions answered

If you are excused from class, have internet issues, or want to go back to review the material, you have full access to your class recordings! Please find the "CC Recordings" tab on the course homepage or within the "Content" tab to find the recording links listed by date.

Attendance parent handout

Learning and attendance issues resources