Attendance & Start/End Times

School​ ​hours​ ​are​ ​7:45​ ​a.m.​ ​to​ ​2:45​ ​p.m.​ ​daily.​ ​​ ​The​ ​doors​ ​will​ ​open​ ​for​ ​breakfast​ ​each​ ​day​ ​at​ ​7:20 a.m.​ ​​ ​

Excellent​ ​attendance​ ​is​ ​necessary​ ​for​ ​excellent​ ​progress​ ​in​ ​school​!​ ​​ ​The​ ​responsibility​ ​for​ ​daily attendance​ ​and​ ​prompt​ ​arrival​ ​to​ ​school​ ​belongs​ ​to​ ​students​ ​as​ ​well​ ​as​ ​parents.​ ​​ ​We​ ​expect​ ​that​ ​all students​ ​come​ ​to​ ​school​ ​each​ ​and​ ​every​ ​day​ ​​on​ ​time.​ ​​ ​​Absences​ ​and​ ​late​ ​arrivals​ ​will​ ​be​ ​recorded by​ ​the​ ​school​ ​and​ ​will​ ​appear​ ​on​ ​the​ ​student’s​ ​report​ ​card​ ​and​ ​student​ ​record.​ ​​ ​

There​ ​are​ ​only​ ​four acceptable​ ​causes​ ​of​ ​absence​ ​according​ ​to​ ​the​ ​School​ ​Code​ ​of​ ​Illinois.​ ​​ ​They​ ​are: 
➢ Illness
➢ Death​ ​in​ ​the​ ​immediate​ ​family 
➢ Family​ ​emergency
➢ Observance​ ​of​ ​a​ ​religious​ ​holiday

We​ ​need​ ​your​ ​children​ ​here​ ​in​ ​school​ ​everyday!​ ​​ ​We​ ​have​ ​made​ ​great​ ​gains​ ​in​ ​our​ ​attendance​ ​and this​ ​year​ ​have​ ​set​ ​a​ ​rigorous​ ​goal​ ​that​ ​​94%​​ ​of​ ​students​ ​will​ ​be​ ​in​ ​attendance!