Regular school attendance is essential for the academic success of students. We ask that families do their best to have their students in school daily to benefit all our students and teachers. Because PACT has fewer instructional days than most Minnesota schools, good attendance is even more essential for our students.

PACT allows a student six excused full-day absences per school year for Elementary students and three per semester for Secondary students.

Students are expected to attend school for the entire school day. Students arriving after 8 a.m. must report to the school office, and a note or phone call must be received from the parent/guardian stating the reason for the tardiness.

Students leaving for any part of the day or before 3:05 p.m. must report to the school office and have a parent/guardian sign them in or out.

Please include the student's name, date of absence, the reason for absence, and the name of the person reporting the absence. Unreported absences are considered unexcused. 

Please plan family vacations around the school calendar to preserve in-class instruction time. If that is not possible, vacations require prior approval from the administration. Please email the Assistant Director of Education, Jenelle Moehn, and reference the vacation dates and how schoolwork will be completed. Your student must be caught up when they join their classmates upon return.

Read the Attendance Policy for more details.

PACT’s Health Office is a busy place! We provide students with first aid, immunization monitoring, prescribed health procedures, monitoring of communicative diseases, assistance with individualized health plans for students with concerns, main health records, and crisis response. If your student has significant health needs, don't hesitate to contact the Health Office.

• All PACT employees are trained to administer an Epi-Pen and deal with blood-borne pathogens.
• NARCAN® is a potentially lifesaving medication designed to help reverse the effects of an opioid overdose in minutes. PACT has a rescue kit available in the health office.
• PACT is equipped with Automatic Electonic Defibibrulator (AED) devices that automatically define and treat cardiac events.

PACT partners with Avel eCARE Health program to offer all-day access to an additional school nurse through two-way video/audio technology. They assist in treating injuries, illnesses, and chronic health conditions such as asthma or diabetes. Additionally, the staff from eCARE are available to help when our school nurse is out of the building. PACT provides this service to all students free of charge to keep students healthy and learning. 

The Avel eCare nurse's number is 605-606-0550.