Attendance

Absences, tardies, truancy letters, and what actually counts as excused.

Can You Take Your Child Out of JCPS for an Educational Trip and Still Get Attendance Credit?
September 11, 2026
Yes. Kentucky law allows a JCPS student to miss regular school for an approved Educational Enhancement Opportunity, usually called an EHO, for up to 10 school days...
5 Things JCPS Parents Need to Know about the 2026-27 Attendance Rules
August 18, 2026
How many parent notes does JCPS allow? Do mental-health days count? What happens after three unexcused absences? And can early checkouts become an attendance problem?...
JCPS Early Checkout Rules: What Parents Can Do When They're Running Late
September 8, 2026
You need to pick your child up early, but dismissal is getting close. Maybe an appointment ran long. Maybe work kept you later than expected. Maybe Louisville traffic turned a 15-minute drive into 30. Then you remember the rule at your child's school: no early checkouts during the final part of the school day...
JCPS Parent Portal and Infinite Campus: Login, Grades, Attendance and Account Help
September 16, 2026
If you are trying to check your child’s JCPS grades or attendance and keep landing on the wrong login screen, there is a reason. JCPS parents can have two different accounts...
When Is a JCPS Student Considered Chronically Absent and What Happens Next?
September 16, 2026
A JCPS student is considered chronically absent when the student's attendance falls to 90 percent or less of expected instructional time. That is not the same as reaching 18 absences...
JCPS Calendar 2026 to 27: Dates, Breaks and No School Days
September 15, 2026
JCPS students started the 2026 to 27 school year on Thursday, August 6. The last scheduled day for students is Monday, May 24, 2027. Between those dates, families have four major school breaks plus...
How to Read a JCPS School Report Card Without Getting Fooled by One Number
October 14, 2026
One color or one proficiency percent is not a JCPS school. Kentucky wants status and change across several indicators, and a small grade can swing a percent. Growth on this card is not a prestige ranking...
Six Numbers to Copy When the JCPS School Report Card Posts
October 14, 2026
Kentucky's public School Report Card release is confirmed for October 15, 2026, at 12:01 a.m. Eastern. Copy reading and math status, change, the Novice share, graduation if it is a high school, attendance, and one student group. None of those is a course grade...

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