Saline Area Schools families will see one set of attendance rules across the district this fall, replacing building-by-building practices with common definitions, reporting procedures and steps for supporting students whose absences begin to add up. Washington described the previous approach as a “district of schools,” with buildings using different attendance codes, communications and processes. Saline High School Dean Jen Barnard presents the district’s new attendance approach to the Saline Area Schools Board of Education Aug. 4. Arriving within 15 minutes is tardy, while missing more than 15 minutes counts as an absence. e Saline Area Schools Board of Education hears a presentation on districtwide attendance practices Aug. 4.