Attendance
Please note that attendance is a factor in the Department of Education’s Promotion Policy Guidelines. Absences and tardiness are recorded on each child’s report card.
Absences
Please report your child’s absence starting at 8:30 AM, by calling the school main office at (718) 428-6160 Ext.1122, or email [email protected] . Please give the following information: your name, your child’s name, teacher, reason for absence and when your child is expected to return to school.
Excused Absences
Children may be excused from school for illness, death in the family, religious holidays and court subpoena. In cases of excessive absence due to illness, a doctor’s note may be required before your child is allowed to return to school.
Lateness
A child who arrives late (8:05 AM) must enter school through the main doors. All students arriving after 8:05 AM must report to the main office for a late pass. Consistent lateness will result in support from the attendance team, which may include a home visit by an attendance teacher.
What is Chronic Absenteeism?
Chronic absence is missing 10 percent or more of school days due to absence for any reason—excused, unexcused absences and suspensions. This totals 18 or more days for the school year.
While we understand that children do get sick and encourage you not to send a sick child to school, it is important that they do not miss instructional time for non-illness related absences/lateness's. If you do happen to plan a trip or will be away for a period of time, please send in the flight itinerary and/ or ticket stub for your child to let us know the departure and return date.
With that in mind, beginning this month of September and continuing through the end of the school year, we will recognize and celebrate students who are in attendance as well as on time at the end of each month. Student’s names will be displayed on a bulletin board celebrating their accomplishments!
We hope that you will join us in making sure that our children are in attendance and on time as much as possible throughout the school year. If you have questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out to Ms. Stolz via Class Dojo or email [email protected].
Common Reasons Students Miss School
Does your student miss school because of transportation problems?
Does your student miss school because of health issues?
Does your student want to miss school because of school work?
Does your student want to miss school and you are not sure why?