Attendance
1.
The class day for students in the
Pre-Kindergarten (3K & 4K) classes is from
8:00 AM
until
3:00 PM
. Elementary
(Kindergarten – 7th) class day is
8:00 AM
until
3:15 PM
.
2.
A student arriving at school after
10:00 AM
or leaving before
2:00 PM
will be considered absent for a half day. Students must be
in attendance a minimum of 2 hours during the morning or
afternoon to be considered in attendance for that portion
of the day.
3.
Ten (10) or more absences during a semester
are considered excessive and may result in the student
having to attend remedial classes during the summer or
repeating the current grade level.
4.
Excessive absence cases will be decided on
an individual basis.
5.
Awards for attendance will be given out at
the end of the year.
Leaving
During the Day
To take a student out of school during the day,
parents should send a note to the homeroom teacher at the
start of the day stating the reason and time of departure.
A sign-in and sign-out sheet is to be filled out by
the parent in the school office when a student arrives
late or is dismissed early. Students will not be dismissed
until the parent arrives at school to sign out the child.
Absence Reporting
Students
must be in school by
10:00 AM
in order to be considered present for attendance purposes.
Students
must be in attendance ½ of the school day in order to
participate in school-related activities on that day or
evening.
It is
the policy of the school to contact the parents of
students who are absent and who have not informed the
school. Therefore, parents are asked to notify the school
prior to
8:30 AM
if the child is absent. If a child is absent, a
note from the parent must be sent when the child returns
to school, including Pre-Kindergarten. The
note should state the reason for the absence.
A child may not be absent from school more than
three (3) consecutive days without a doctor’s permit.
This
note should contain:
·
Full name
·
Dates absent
·
Specific reason for each day (flu, measles,
etc.)
·
Parent signature and phone number
Absences
are classified as either excused or unexcused. An excused
absence allows the student to make up work missed. An
unexcused absence is one in which the school office has
not been notified in writing prior to or upon the
student’s return to classes. With an excused absence, it
is the responsibility of the student to check with each of
his/her teachers to see what work needs to be made up. The
number of days absent will determine how many days are
allowed for make-up work.
If a
note was not received within 48 hours of an absence, the
absence will be considered unexcused. A principal may
require a physician’s verification of an illness at
anytime.
Student Arrivals & Departures
In order to insure the safety of
students during arrival and departure times, the following
guidelines are to be observed when bringing children to
school and picking them up at dismissal.
Students are not to enter the
building prior to
7:45 AM
or after
3:30 PM
. First
bell rings at
7:55 AM
. Students
are not to enter classrooms prior to
7:55 AM
. Supervision
is not provided for students prior to
7:45 AM
or after
3:30 PM
except through the Extended Day Program.
Any student arriving before
7:45 AM
or not picked-up by
3:30 PM
, who has not registered for the Extended Day Program,
will be sent to extended day and a fee will be charged,
including a registration fee.
ARRIVAL:
1.
Students in Kindergarten through Grade 7th
are to be dropped at the front door of the school on
Ferguson Street
no earlier than
7:45 AM
and no later than
7:55 AM
. If there
is a real need to bring a child into the school, parents
park in the school parking lot and walk their child
through the front door.
2.
Pre-Kindergarten (Pre K-3 & K-4)
students are to be walked to their rooms in the
morning no earlier than
7:45 AM
and no later than
7:55 AM
. Their parents are to park in the lot on
South Houston St.
in front of the church courtyard. (This will cut
down on the traffic in the school lot.)
3.
Students taking part in the early morning
Extended Day Program may check in between
6:30 AM
and
7:45 AM
in the
Family
Life
Center
.
DEPARTURES:
1.
After school (
3:00 PM
) Pre-Kindergarten (Pre K-3 & K-4) children
will be taken to the courtyard area where parents can drive
thru the circular drive and pick them up from their
teachers.
2.
Kindergarten students will be dismissed from
the church office area at
3:15 PM
.
3.
All other students (1st thru 7th
Grade) will be dismissed at
3:15 PM
from the sidewalk in front of the school building on
Ferguson Street
. Please
do not walk up and remove your child from the line.
Students must be picked-up no later than
3:30 PM
unless they are attending an after school program.
4.
Any child not picked up twice by
3:30 PM
will automatically be enrolled in the Extended Day
Program. The parent will be responsible for the
registration fee and the Extended Day billing.
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