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Grundy County Schools

Attendance

Attendance

Val Sitz

Valerie Nunley

Attendance Supervisor

(931) 692-3467 Extention 126

vsitz@grundyk12.com

PowerSchool Admin, EIS Admin, McKinney Vento Homeless Coordinator, Homebound Coordinator, Home School Coordinator

 

Deb

Debra Hawkins

Attendance Assistant

(931) 692-3467 Extension 113

debra.curtis@grundyk12.com

The Grundy County Schools' Supervisor of Attendance operates as a liaison between home, school, court and the State Department of Education to ensure compliance with the state law(s) related to school attendance (TCA  49-6-3001) and to assist at-risk students with other services.

 

Department Goals

  • To ensure that every child in the Grundy County School System receives an adequate education.
  • To provide every child with the necessary instructional time needed to develop the skills being taught.
  • To provide school personnel with technical assistance regarding the student management program as related to reporting and accountability of school attendance.
  • To assist the Director of Schools with enrollment issues.
  • To provide parents and students with information regarding Homebound, Home School, and Homeless.

 


Attend Today, Achieve Tomorrow
Attendance Matters!
School success goes hand in hand with good attendance! Too many absences—excused or unexcused—can keep students from succeeding in school and in life. How many are too many? 10% of the school year—that’s 18 missed days or 2 days a month—can knock students off track.

 

Click on the flyers below to learn more about why attendance matters and what you can do to help your student succeed!

  • Policy 6.503-Homeless Students

    The Grundy County Board of Education is committed to educating youth experiencing homelessness and will serve each student according to the student’s best interest. A homeless student shall have equal access to the same free, appropriate public education as provided to other children and youths.

    Students experiencing homelessness are individuals who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence. Homeless students include:

    1. Students sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or similar reason; students living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, or camping grounds due to the lack of alternative adequate accommodations; students living in emergency or transitional shelters; or students abandoned in hospitals;

    2. Students who have a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodations for human beings;

    3. Students living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or trains stations, or similar settings; and

    4. Migratory students who are living in circumstances described above.

     

    Grundy County Homeless Liaisons:

     
    Grundy County District Homeless Coordinator:                  Val Nunley                                                                    

    North Elementary School ENABLE Liaison:                        Mary Alice Campbell

    Pelham Elementary School ENABLE Liaison:                    Sharon Morrison

    Swiss Memorial Elementary School ENABLE Liaison:       Alexis Kirk

    Tracy City  Elementary School ENABLE Liaison:               April Dalton

    Grundy County High School  ENABLE Liaison:                 Angie Lewis

     

    For more information please visit The Grundy County Board of Education is committed to educating youth experiencing homelessness and will serve each student according to the student’s best interest. A homeless student shall have equal access to the same free, appropriate public education as provided to other children and youths.

    Students experiencing homelessness are individuals who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence. Homeless students include:

    1. Students sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or similar reason; students living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, or camping grounds due to the lack of alternative adequate accommodations; students living in emergency or transitional shelters; or students abandoned in hospitals;

    2. Students who have a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodations for human beings;

    3. Students living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or trains stations, or similar settings; and

    4. Migratory students who are living in circumstances described above.

  • In the state of Tennessee, families have the right to home school their children through several options. The Tennessee Home School law (TN Code Annotated 49-6-3050) states:  “A homeschool is a school conducted or directed by a parent or parents or a legal guardian or guardians for their own children.”

    Grundy County Schools strives to be the top choice for families in our school zone. However, we understand some families will choose home school as their best option for their child, so we are providing the following information for reference.

    Families may enroll their children in an (1) Independent Home School, (2) Church-related Umbrella School, or (3) Accredited Online School.

     

     

    Forms and documents for assisting with this process are available below.