Attendance at Hosford

To excuse a tardy or absence for your Hosford student,
choose one of the following options:

EMAIL: Send an email to attendance-hosford@pps.net.
This is our preferred method.
PHONE: Call the Hosford office and leave a voicemail on the attendance line. 503-916-5640, then press 2 for the attendance mailbox. We check these around once per day.
NOTE: Send a note with your student to give to the office.
PARENTVUE: In ParentVUE, open the Attendance module and click the blue “Report Absence” button. This ONLY works for full day absences, not partial day absences or tardies.

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Please include the following information:

Student’s first and last name
Date(s) of absence or tardy (prior to or within 3 days after)
Reason for the absence or tardy. If it is an excusable reason such as illness, appointment, vacation, family emergency, or mental health, we will mark it as excused.

Attendance codes used by PPS:

Tardies/Early Dismissals:

L = Late. Unexcused tardy within the first 25% of the class period.
LUX = Unexcused tardy within the first 25% of the class period.
LX = Excused tardy within the first 25% of the class period.
LAT = Late After Tardy. Student arrives after 25% of the class period but before 75% of the period. This counts as an absence and parents/guardians will receive a notification.
ED = Early Dismissal. Student is checked out during the last 25% of a class period.

Unexcused absences:

LAT = Late After Tardy. Student arrives after 25% of the class period but before 75% of the period. This counts as an absence and parents/guardians will receive a notification.
A = Unexcused absence, student misses 75% or more of a class period.
SKP = Skipping. Student is present at school but misses a significant portion of a class period without permission.

Common excused absences: