Reporting Absences at Pleasant Glade

  • To report a child's absence:

    Contact us! 360-412-4620 or pgesattendance@nthurston.k12.wa.us

    If after hours, leave a message or send an email - both are checked daily. You may also report the absence using Family Access (detailed instructions below).

    Attendance is taken daily, so please contact the front office or your child's teacher EACH DAY YOUR CHILD WILL BE HOME.

Absence Reporting Through Family Access

  • Log into Family Access. Contact your school's office if you do not know your username and/or password.
    • 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).
    • Click on the Attendance tile
      Attendance Tile (student icon with check-mark)
    • 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.
    • 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!

How Attendance Works

  • We take daily attendance

  • After 5 unexcused absences in a month or 10 in a year

  • After 7 unexcused absences in a month, or 15 for the whole year

  • Our promise to you

NTPS Attendance Information

  • What is good attendance?

  • Why is good attendance important?

  • What happens if a student misses too much school?

  • What can the district do?

  • What can families do?

  • Need more information about attendance?