Lakeside School

Lakeside uses an online process for families to communicate student absences, late arrivals, and early dismissals. 

If your student is going to be absent, arrive late to school, or leave school early, take the following steps. 

• Go to the parents and guardians webpage. Click on “Report Student Absence.” It will bring you to the Veracross family portal (login required). 
• In the Veracross family portal, click the “Report Student Absence” button. 
• On the “request” page, click on your child’s name and the date and provide the relevant information (ex: why your child is absent, what time they will be arriving after a dentist appointment, etc.) 

See below for detailed instructions with screenshots. 

When you report attendance using the Veracross family portal, teachers and school staff will know right away if a student is expected on campus. In addition, using the portal helps ensure that teachers and staff are receiving information directly from the parent/guardian, and the parent/guardian will receive a confirmation email that their attendance note has been received and approved. This process helps us care for students by having accurate information about their attendance. 

We expect all students to communicate directly with their classroom teachers and advisors via email about their absences so that they can make arrangements to make up missed work, etc. All students need to complete a planned absence form for known absences in advance; planned absence forms are located on the parents and guardians webpage, under “Important Documents.” 

If you do not have internet access, you can contact the attendance line at 206-726-2047 and leave a message. 

If you have questions, concerns, or feedback about this process, reach out to Upper School Assistant Director Whitney Suttell or Middle School Assistant Director Jesus Soler.
 

Detailed instructions

Single-day reporting

1. To get started, go to the Veracross family portal: https://accounts.veracross.com/lakeside/portals/login.
2. Click on the ‘Report Student Absence’ link in the Portal Links section.
    

   

   
    
3. Now you are in the form. Submit requests one at a time for the specific student. If you have multiple students, click the drop-down to select which student. 
4. With a one-day absence request, select the date for the request.
5. Under “Request a change to:” click “Attendance.” You will be prompted to choose the reason for the request. All absences must have a reason entered: options include bereavement; college visit; competition/recital-non-Lakeside related; dentist/orthodontist appointment; doctor/specialist appointment; family emergency; family travel/vacation; illness/injury; mental health day; religious observance; traffic; other (please specify below). 
6. You also need to enter the student’s status for the day. “Absent” means they will not come to school for the full day. For “Arrive Late” and “Leave Early” please put the time your student will arrive or leave from campus. If your student has an appointment in the middle of the day and they will return to campus, please select “Leave Early & Return.” Please input the times when prompted.
    

   

   
    
7. Please include a short note with any information or details that may be helpful when Lakeside is approving requests. 
8. Click ‘Submit’ when finished.

Multi-Day Reporting

1. With a multi-day absence request, select the start date of the absence. 
2. Then click “Multi-Day Absence” in the “Request a change to:” field. You will be prompted to choose the reason for the request. All absences must have a reason entered: options include bereavement; college visit; competition/recital-non-Lakeside related; family emergency; family travel/vacation; illness/injury; religious observance; other (please specify below).
    

   

   
    
3. The “Start Date” should match the “Select a date” field. Select the “End Date” for the absence.
4. Please include a short note with any information or details that may be helpful when Lakeside is approving requests.
5. Click “Submit” when finished.