Volusia Schools Parent Portal (2024)

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How many days of school can you miss in Volusia County? ›

Florida law defines "habitual truant" as a student who has 15 or more unexcused absences within 90 calendar days with or without the knowledge or consent of the student's parent or guardian, and who is subject to compulsory school attendance.

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Public K-12 schools in Volusia County, Florida are part of the Volusia County School District, located at 200 N. Clara Avenue, DeLand, FL 32720. The district is comprised of 10 High schools, 14 middle schools, and 46 elementary schools. There are 11 Alternative Education facilities, and 8 Charter Schools in the county.

1003.26(1)(b), or has had more than 15 unexcused absences in a 90-calendar-day period, the superintendent of schools may file a truancy petition. (2) The petition shall be filed in the circuit in which the student is enrolled in school.

Florida Law (Section 1003.21, Florida Statutes) states that all children who are either six years of age, who will be six years old by February 1 of any school year, or who are older than six years of age but who have not attained the age of 16 years, must attend school regularly during the entire school term.

Yes, if you have parents who have contacted you about a sign up but have not signed up in ParentSquare, you can add these users manually. Please login to ParentSquare and go to the signup post you would like to add the parent to.

Carmen Balgobin is the Volusia County Schools Superintendent.

What is Volusia Schools budget? ›

Volusia County Schools discusses budget

The proposed total tentative budget for all funds in the 2024-25 year is $1.2 billion, according to Chief Financial Officer Todd Seis and his tentative operating budget presentation. Last year, the district approved a budget of over $1.4 billion.

Another notable mention for our list of school districts is Miami-Dade, which is the largest school district in Florida with over 350,000 students and 550 schools.

Volusia County Schools maintained its B district grade, after a hiatus of grades in 2020-21, with 43% of schools rated A or B. This is the sixth year that a more rigorous learning gains methodology was used which requires that students make meaningful gains toward grade-level performance and beyond.

Within two school days of your child's 15th full-day unexcused absence, the school must submit a referral to the Court Social Services Division (CSSD) of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia and the Juvenile Division of the Office of the Attorney General (OAG).

A truant youth is one who is unlawfully absent from school for more than 8 days in any quarter, 15 days in any semester, or 20 days in a school year. An absence, including absence for any portion of the day, for any reason other than those cited as lawful (below) is presumed to be unlawful and may constitute truancy.

School districts have the authority to withdraw a student after he/she has acquired 20 consecutive unexcused days. The district must ensure that any student of compulsory school age has been referred to the school attendance officer in accordance with the compulsory school attendance law.

Virginia Law requires a child to attend school all day every day until the age of 18 or until the completion of an approved program. Five days of unexcused absences is considered a truancy problem.