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Nisqually Middle School
Learners, independent thinkers, compassionate citizens
Serving grades 6–8 in Lacey, Washington

Absence Reporting

To report an absence

Call 360-412-4771 as early as possible. You may leave a message detailing your student's absence.

Or use Skyward Family Access (see instructions on this page).

How it works

The first bell rings at 9:16 am and attendance is taken at 9:20 am in the classroom.

Late to Class (Tardy)

Students arriving later than 9:20 am will need a note or a phone call from the guardian to excuse the tardy. Check in at the attendance window to obtain a pass to class. Students with four (4) or more unexcused tardies will have detention.

Late Bus? Late bus students will still need to check in at the attendance window to obtain a pass to class, but a late bus will not count as a tardy and do not require a guardian to excuse them.

Early pickup or change after-school plans

Call the attendance office as soon as possible, but no later than 3:00 pm on the day of the change or pickup. Without prior notice, there will be a delay and need to wait until a pass is sent to your student.

For an early pickup, the guardian is required to come in and sign the student out.

Students will not be called out of class during the last period of the day without notice prior to 3:00 pm.

Absence Reporting in Family Access

  1. Log into Family Access. Contact your school office if you do not know your username and/or password.
  2. If you have multiple students, click on the student you wish to report the absence at the top of the screen (the drop-down at the top if you're using the mobile app).
  3. Click on the Attendance tile.
    Skyward dashboard attendance tile
  4. Make sure you're on the Absence Requests (tabs are in the middle of the screen), click Add Absence Request at the very right, choose the appropriate reason, adding notes, and copying the request to multiple students, if needed.
  5. A message will be sent to your office with the information and will be pending until it has been processed.

Watch this video to see it in action!

Attendance Matters at NTPS