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Serving grades 6–8 in Lacey, Washington

Absence Reporting

Will your child be absent?

Please contact the school before 9am on the day of the absence, send a note if contact is not possible. If a guardian cannot verify the absence within 24 hours of the student's return, the absence will be considered unexcused.

To report an absence

Call 360-412-4742 and leave a detailed voicemail if necessary.

Email kmsattendance@nthurston.k12.wa.us

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

Attendance Glossary

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