Student Services

Attendance

Code of Alabama (1975) 16-28-3 requires all children between the age of six (6) and seventeen (17) years of age to attend school for the minimum number of scholastic days prescribed by the Alabama State Board of Education.  Prompt and regular attendance at school provides students with the skills needed for future success and aids in the development of good character.  

Parent(s)/guardian(s) of students in Tallapoosa County Schools can routinely monitor absences by accessing their student's information on the Parent Portal at (https://tallapoosak12.powershcool.com).  Notes to excuse absences can be digitally submitted using the Attendance Note link at the top of the Homepage of your child's school. 

Additional information on excused absences and truancy procedures can be found in the Parent and Student Handbook 2025-2026.

Residency

All Tallapoosa County students must live within the Tallapoosa County's Schools' attendance zones and reside with parent(s), legal custodian(s), or legal guardian(s).  Guardianship or custodianship papers must be executed and copies delivered to the school principal before the first day of attendance, unless he Superintendent recognizes extenuating circumstances and permits an extension of time.  

An attendance office will make a home visit if the principal has reason to believe that the student does not reside every day with a parent or guardian, guardianship papers have not been properly filed, or if the parent or guardian does not live within the Tallapoosa County Schools' attendance zone. 

Discipline

The Tallapoosa County Board of Education Code of Conduct is based on the philosophy that discipline is a tool used to teach students to become responsible for their own actions and behavior.  In order to educate students to become productive citizens, we must create a safe, non-threatening, orderly school environment that tenable student learning.  We expect student to "behave" in such a way as to facilitate a positive learning environment for themselves and others.  We believe that every child should have the right to receive instructional learning in a safe and controlled setting.  

We believe that a discipline policy should be a joint arrangement between the parent and school.  Parental input is vial to the success of student in Tallapoosa County schools.  Therefore, parents and/or guardians will be the first line of defense in establishing discipline for well-rounded students.  

Dr. Penny Johnson
Deputy Superintendent

Phone: 256-825-0746 ext. 103

penny.johnson@tallapoosak12.org