It is crucial that you communicate with Southport Academy when your student is not in attendance, whether it is planned or unplanned. There are several ways you can get in contact with our office:

1. You can leave a voicemail on the S6A Attendance Hotline [317-789-1402] at any time. If you need translation assistance, you can call 317-789-3784 with attendance information.
2. You can email the Guidance Secretary at any time.
3. You can use your Skyward account to “Add Absence Request” [Step by Step Directions] at any time.

If you call or email, please include your student’s name, parent/guardian name, date of absence, as well as a return phone number in case we need to reach you.  If you do not contact S6A before 9:15AM, you will receive an automated attendance call/text informing you of your students absence via Parent Square. Please do not contact your student’s teacher(s), counselors, etc. to report an absence as this could delay the message the attendance office would need to receive to create a pass for a student.

Additionally, if a student is at school and starts to feel unwell, they will need to report to the nurse’s office. If the student would then need to go home, the clinic will contact the parent and/or guardian directly for pick up. If you are receiving emails and/or text messages from your student, please encourage them to go to the clinic. We want to keep our students in a learning environment providing they are well.

Submitting Absence Request in Skyward

Select Attendance

Select Absence Requests

Select Add Request

Select date(s), all day or times, reason from drop-down (vacation, dr. appt, ill, or funeral), and add comments