Attendance Reporting

Submit a full-day absence, late arrival, or early checkout.

Report attendance using one of the methods below. 

When reporting a student's absence, please be specific about why your student will not attend school today.  

  • If reporting an ill student, include symptoms, especially if they have a fever, nausea, vomiting, sore throat, and/or cough. If your student has a diagnosis from a healthcare provider, please include that information.

Regular School Hours

  • K - 6, Prekindergarten and PAC: 9:20 - 4:05
  • Preschool a.m.: 9:20 - 12:40
  • Preschool p.m.: 12:45 - 4:05

Regular school attendance supports learning to read by 3rd grade, high school graduation, and future study and career success. In Virginia, all students aged five (5) through eighteen (18) are required to attend school regularly. FCPS must record student attendance every day school is in session. 

At Dranesville Elementary, we partner with families to ensure that all students feel welcome and included, as well as to remove barriers to school attendance. 

Parents and guardians are expected to make every effort to support regular school attendance. This involves using the FCPS school year calendar, to plan regular appointments and trips.