Choices List

To participate in school activities, Mar Vista High School students must sign a Choices Contract for the ASB and follow its terms.  Students who violate the terms of this contract are placed on the Choices List and may be barred from certain activities.

The following attendance violations place students on the Choices List:

1. Accumulating more than 10 unexcused tardies.
2. Having 6 or more unexcused full-day absences.
3. Having 7 or more excused full-day absences.
4. A combination of 10 or more full-day absences counting both excused and unexcused ones.
5. Accumulating 36 or more period absences.

Repairing Excessive Absenteeism

Fortunately, students can begin repairing their attendance records and avoid the Choices List by doing the following (in order of importance):

1. Keep absences to a bare minimum.  Most absences should be for illness.
2. Attend school regularly and on time.
3. Attend all classes and stay the entire day.

4. Use Saturday School to clear absences from the attendance record.

   • Absences cleared in Saturday School do not count as absences on the student’s attendance records.
   • Clearing absences on Saturdays reduces absence totals of the individual student.
   • Saturday-School-cleared absences count as days present in school student attendance rates.

If you have questions regarding Saturday School as it relates to the Choices List you may contact the MVH Attendance Coordinator at (619) 628-5864.