Attendance

ABSENCE AND RE-ADMITTANCE OF STUDENTS

Since schools are required to report all cases of contagious illness to the Illinois Department of Public Health, all parents are required to notify the school of their child's absence by 8:30 a.m. The parent must indicate student's name, grade, and nature of absence. All unreported absences will be followed up by the school office with a phone call to the home.

Re-admission following illness from contagious disease will be permissible only with a doctor's release. It is important to take steps to stop the spread of a contagious disease. Re-admission from a non-contagious illness will require a note from the parent stating the nature of the illness and dates covered.

* * If a student needs to take medicine, it must be brought to the school office with a note of explanation. A form must also be completed.

ACCIDENTS AND ILLNESSES

In case of accident or illness the school will follow this procedure:

1. Contact the parent of the youngster.
2. If the parent of the youngster cannot be reached, the emergency contact listed on the child's emergency form* will be called.
3. If the parent or the emergency number cannot be reached, the family doctor will be notified.
4. If the parent, emergency number or the family doctor cannot be reached, emergency room services will be obtained.

* Because of this process it is vitally important that we have current people and phone numbers on our school emergency forms.

Assignment Make-Up

We recognize the need for students to be absent from class upon occasion. However, because the school experience cannot be duplicated during a time of absence, we have established the following policies for making up assigned classroom work. In all cases, it is the responsibility of the student to obtain and complete all make-up work.

Excused Absences

The following instances constitute an excused absence:

• Student illness verified by a parent phone call to the school office.
• Medical/Dental appointments – with parent note.
• Home emergencies (e.g. births, funerals) verified by a parent phone call to the school office.

In the case of an excused absence of more than one day, accommodations will he made, upon request, to provide the parent and/or student with make up work. The teacher(s) will collect the needed materials after school and deliver them to the Copy Room after 3:30 p.m.. Please do not ask that work be sent home with siblings.

Unexcused Absences

Any absence, other than those listed above, will be considered an unexcused absence. The following policy will apply to all unexcused absences (including vacation time taken by families):

Grades K - 3 Missed work will be given at the teacher's discretion after the student returns. No work will be given in advance.

Grades 4 - 8 At least one week prior to the unexcused absence , a note must be sent to the office listing the dates the student will not be attending school. The student will be given a prearranged form that must be initialed by each teacher.

On the day before the absence , the teachers will give the student the work to be completed during the absence. Note: ALL work, including test preparation, is due upon the day of return . Incomplete work will result in a "zero" and tests will not be postponed.

Also, students missing school for an unexcused absence are not eligible to participate in any school-sponsored activities (e.g. basketball) on the day of their absence.