Attendance Department

Please contact our Attendance Clerk, Cathy Petropoulos, at 864-355-7001 or cpetropoulos@greenville.k12.sc.us with questions.

• Please submit a note to the Attendance Clerk anytime your child is tardy, absent, or will have an early dismissal.
• A parent must submit a parent or medical note for ANY absence or the absence will remain unexcused.
• Students are permitted ten (10) parent notes per school year as "excused" absences. 

 

Attendance notes may be: 

• Hand-delivered to the Northwood Front Office
• Emailed to the Attendance Clerk, Cathy Petropoulos, at cpetropoulos@greenville.k12.sc.us 
• Faxed to 864-355-7077

 

Special announcement regarding COVID-19:  Parent - Student Symptom Check
Students with symptoms of COVID-19, or that have been directly exposed, should not attend school. Please contact NMS Nurse, Bette Arness at barness@greenville.k12.sc.us or Attendance Clerk, Cathy Petropoulos, at cpetropoulos@greenville.k12.sc.us to notify the school.  For more information from Greenville County Schools regarding COVID-19, please click here. 

 

Attendance Rules for Greenville County Schools

 

Here are a few reminders to help you and your student have a successful year at Northwood:

• Students are not permitted on campus prior to 7:30am.
• Our first bell rings at 8:15 a.m.
• Students must be in their chair when educational instruction begins at 8:25 a.m., or they will be marked as tardy. 
• There are no early dismissals after 2:30 p.m., without prior written notice to the Front Office. 
• You will be required to present a government issued ID to dismiss your student. 
• School is dismissed at 3:15 p.m. 
• Students must be off campus by 4:00 p.m., unless they are involved in a school-sponsored activity. 
• Help your student succeed by taking a moment to review this helpful graphic which includes attendance tips, facts, and laws!