At EBCA, we strive to promote perfect attendance. It is important for students to attend school on time, daily. Every Friday, the classes with the highest attendance rates are awarded a trophy to display in their classes. Additionally, prizes are raffled to students who have maintained perfect attendance throughout the week.
What is chronic absenteeism?
Chronic absenteeism means missing too much school—for any reason—excused or unexcused.
How does California define chronic absenteeism?
A "chronic absentee" has been defined in Education Code Section 60901(c)(1) as "a pupil who is absent on 10 percent or more of the schooldays in the school year when the total number of days a pupil is absent is divided by the total number of days the pupil is enrolled and school was actually taught in the regular day. We attend 180 days in a school year. So 10% of 180 equals 18 days which is the most a student can have of excused or unexcused absences in a school year.
What makes a student 'truant'?
While chronic absenteeism measures total absences, including excused and unexcused, truancy measures only unexcused absences. The number of unexcused absences it takes for a student to be considered a "truant" differs by state. Read your school district policies and state codes on attendance. You need to stay well-informed on how many absences are allowed, and what count as excused and unexcused absences.
Take any warning you receive seriously. Why? The consequences of too many absences are serious not only for students, but also for parents! Schools handle minor truancy with warning letters, parent-teacher conferences and other means.
Our before school program opens at 6:00am
Cafeteria opens for breakfast at 7:20am
Flag Salute at 7:50am
COMPUTECH MIDDLE SCHOOL ENROLLMENT INFORMATION:
- If you have yet to receive a letter from Computech Middle School regarding your student's admission by mid-March, please call their office at (559) 457-2640.
It is incredibly important that if you receive a letter, you contact the transfer's office to ACCEPT or DENY the placement at (559) 248-7538.
Those that do not receive a letter will be placed on their waitlist and will receive letters or phone calls from the FUSD transfers office if spots open up.
GASTON MIDDLE SCHOOL ENROLLMENT INFORMATION:
- Enroll your 6th-grade student for Gaston Middle School online at the following website: https://www.fresnounified.org/enroll/
- Below are the registration requirements/items needed to process the application
- Birth Certificate
- Shot Record including proof of all vaccinations needed for school entry (* ALL: 4-Polios, Dtap, DTP, DT or Tdap, 2-Measles, Mumps, and Rubella, 3-Hepatitis B, and 2-Varicellas)
- Proof of Residency: (issued within the last 30 days) It can be PG&E, Water bill, or Rental Agreement – If living with a family member a Declaration of Residency form needs to be signed in person with the owner of the home/apt. as well as the bill and ID of owner.
- Enrollment Form https://www.fresnounified.org/enroll/
- Home Language Survey
- For any questions or to verify the application has been received, call the GMS office at 559-457-3400
Making the Grade is a fun tradition at the Fresno Grizzlies, designed to allow schools to reward hard-working students with a pre-game educational assembly, a ballpark lunch, and a day game at Chukchansi Park!
A selected number of students (based on attendance and academic achievement) will attend on Tuesday, April 23rd.
2nd - 6th Grade Students will have the opportunity to hear from professionals and learn about their career. We have filled our guest list with presenters from the following fields:
- Healthcare
- Public Safety
- Human Services
- Information Technology
- Engineering
- Local Government
- Education/Communications
- Animal Care
Join us on Thursday, April 25th in the cafeteria from 8:00 - 9:30 AM. These morning parent meetings are facilitated by EBCA admin/staff. Refreshments and interpreting services are provided. For questions, please contact Ms. Sanchez via text or call at (559) 212-4436.
We would greatly appreciate your participation!
Agenda:
- Open Discussion with Mr. Garcia
- School News/Updates
- Presentation Topic: Planning for the Future - Exploring High School and Post-Secondary Options
We look forward to seeing you!
Board meetings are scheduled during the 4th Thursday of Every Month (except as noted) at 5:30 in-person in the EBCA Library. Visitors can enter through the front gate by Room 4.
Upcoming meeting: Thursday, April 4th (rescheduled from last month's meeting) & April 25, 2024
Click here to view the Board Meeting calendar.
Track & Field Meets (Start Time: 1:30 PM)
- Thurs., 04/04 @ Sunnyside HS
Boys' Volleyball (Start Time: 1:30 PM)
- Thurs., 04/18 Manchester @ Bethune
- Thurs., 04/25 Heaton @ Bethune
- Tues., 05/02 Bethune @ Muir
- Thurs., 05/09 Kirk @ Bethune
- Thurs., 05/16 Bethune @ Del Mar
- Tues., 5/21 Bethune @ Homan
Softball (Start Time: 2:30 PM - Girls | 3:30 PM - Boys)
- 4/23 vs Lincoln @ Bethune
- 4/25 @ Kirk
- 5/2 Addams @ Bethune
- 5/9 King @ Bethune
- 5/20 @ Columbia
These dates are subject to change.
Food or Balloons of any kind may not be dropped off at school for class birthday celebrations. The main reasons for this are healthy nutrition and we have several students with a variety of food and latex allergies that we must monitor.
We will limit classroom celebrations to that last 30 minutes of the day for the following days:
- October 31 - Halloween (when it falls during the week Monday-Friday)
- November - Thanksgiving Break (last day before Thanksgiving break)
- December - Winter Break (last day before winter break)
- February 14 - Valentine’s Day (when it falls during the week Monday-Friday)
- June - last day of school
Keep in mind these are the only days allowed but grade levels will have the discretion to not participate if they feel it is a disruption to the learning process.
