3.5.11 – Health Issues

10.Health Issues/Attendance (check the best description) 

• Attends at least 90% of school days. 
• Attends approximately 75% of school days; absences primarily due to health issues. 
• Attends approximately 50% or less of school days; absences primarily due to health issues. 

• Receives Homebound Instruction due to health issues. 
• Highly irregular attendance or homebound instruction due to issues other than health. 

Select the best description of the individual student health and attendance description.  

Students with significant cognitive disabilities may often be absent from school because of medical conditions.  Missing school is also missing instruction. A student cannot be found eligible to participate in the alternate assessment based on their attendance and health issues. 

This information can be obtained through school attendance records and through communicating with the parents about current health issues and/or reasons for absences.