Burke’s Attendance Goal is 95% for the 2020-2021 school year.  

 Attached are the Traveling Trophy awards for last week, and the Average Daily Attendance Rate for each class.  Please show your class their award and celebrate them for their efforts to get to class each morning.  
Pre-K:                   Ms. Petty  100%
Primary:               Ms. Moore 92.86%
Intermediate:       Ms. Turner  94.83%
Middle School:    Mr. Williams 97.06%

Runner's Up:  Ms. Shiller- 91.07%,
Ms. Gipson- 89.13%   

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​Teachers, be on the lookout for your gift cards and thank you very much for  continually pushing your students to get to school, every day.
 
CPS Average Daily Attendance:  91.4%
Burke Average Daily Attendance:  85.92%
Here are a few attendance reminders that will help us reach our school goal:
 Daily Attendance Breakdown:
  • Students that arrive after 8:45 am, or leave class before 1:45 pm will receive a HALF DAY of ATTENDANCE. 
  • Students who miss more than 1 hour of instruction will receive a HALF DAY of ATTENDANCE
  • Students that arrive after 10:15 am, or leave class before 12:15 pm will receive a FULL DAY of ABSENCE.
  • Burke’s school day is 7:45 am - 2:45 pm.
  • Students must be logged into their Google Meet classroom to be marked present. Cameras should be on at all times.
  •  If your child will be ABSENT, please call the Burke Attendance Phone Line at 773-535-1327 and leave a voicemail with the following:  Your Name, Student’s Name, Reason for Absence, and Phone Number. Only parents and guardians are allowed to report Excused or Unexcused Absences.
  •  Students who miss more than 2.5 hours of instruction will receive a FULL DAY of ABSENCE.