ATTENDANCE
To receive the maximum benefit from classroom and instructional participation, it is important that a child report to school each day. Illness of the pupil, death in the family, and exceptional instances that affect the child are the only legitimate excuses for absence from school.
In the event of an absence please call the school Nurse’s Office before 9:00 A.M. stating your child’s name, grade and reason for absence. Whenever a child is absent, he/she must bring a written excuse signed and dated by the parent stating the reason for the absence. These notes, by Law, must be kept on file in the Office.
After a three-day absence, a doctor’s note is required. The absent note must contain the child’s name, the date of absence, the reason for the absence and a parent signature.
When a child is absent from school he/she may not attend or participate in any after school activities.
Whenever possible, doctor and dentist appointments should be made after school.
Vacations during the school year are strongly discouraged. Schoolwork will not be given in advance for any student who will miss school for a vacation. Work missed during that time will be made up at the discretion of the teacher when the child returns.
In order to be eligible for a perfect attendance award at the end of the school year, students must be present in school each day school is in session. Perfect attendance constitutes full days of attendance (9:00 – 3:20). If a student is tardy, dismissed early, withdraws for a period of the day and returns, he/she will no longer be eligible for perfect attendance. The only exception would be for students participating in school sponsored functions, i.e. Goetz Bowl, classtrips. etc. Dismissals for school sponsored activities must follow the time frame approved by the Principal.
An accumulation of 20 days absent is considered very serious and often has detrimental implications on a child’s scholastic and social progress. Retention may be considered when such an excess number of days are missed from school.
Students are to arrive at school by 9:00 A.M. Any child who arrives at school AFTER 9:00 A.M. is marked tardy. He/she must report to the office and obtain a slip permitting him/her to enter the class.
Students who arrive late due to either late bus pick-up or no bus pick-up are not considered tardy.