Attendance

Please call the school office before 8:30 a.m. to report an absence or email the individual school attendance line and the teacher. Please do this each day a child is absent. If we are not notified, you will receive a call from the school office after 9:00 a.m. inquiring about your child’s absence.

Absences

A “truant” is a child who is subject to compulsory school attendance but is absent without valid cause for more than 1% but less than 5% of the past 180 days. When a student is at an excess of 9 or more absences (excused) only absences with a doctor's note or a nurse visit will be excused. All other absences will be considered unexcused.

Valid causes for absence from school include illness, observance of a religious holiday, death in the immediate family, family emergency, situations beyond the student’s control as determined by the Board of Education or such other circumstances which cause reasonable concern to the parent for the mental, emotional or physical health or safety of the student. Long-term, non-medical, leave requests should be placed in writing to the principal.

It is expected that parents or guardians will make reasonable efforts to ensure the regular attendance of their children, consistent with Section 26-1 of the Illinois School Code, and to inform the school of any absences and their causes. It is expected Bloomingdale SD 13 will monitor each student’s attendance and inform parents or guardians of any attendance problems, and that provision (Section 26-1) applying to local school districts will be observed.

Vacations

The District strongly discourages family vacations during periods when school is in session. Vacations can disrupt a student’s schooling and may create instructional problems. Students absent for more than 15 consecutive days may be dropped from the school’s attendance roll. Those students must then register again to return to the District. Parents planning extended absences should contact the school administration in advance of scheduling a vacation during school months. Assignments will be given to the child upon his/her return.

Tardies

Students are considered tardy if they are not in their classrooms when morning announcements are read. There are excused tardies and unexcused tardies. School principals will make these judgments in accordance with the policy on attendance/absences. Excessive tardiness will result in consequences.

Responsibility of the Parent

Make reasonable efforts to ensure the regular attendance of their children and to inform the school of any absences and their causes.

DJ Attendance Email: DJAttendance@sd13.org 

Erickson Attendance Email: erattendance@sd13.org 

Responsibility of the School

Monitor each student’s attendance and inform parents or guardians of any attendance problems.

Chronic Truancy

A student who is absent without valid cause for 5% or more of the previous 180 regular attendance days is defined as a chronic or habitual truant, per Section 26a of the School Code of Illinois.

Bloomingdale SD13 will refer chronic truants to the DuPage Regional Office Of Education in accordance with current procedures established by the DuPage County Truant officer.

Absences and Homework

Make arrangements to secure assignments when your child is absent for at least three consecutive days by calling the school office before 10:00 a.m. on the third day of absence. Assignments will be ready to pick-up in the school office by 3:30 p.m. the day they are requested. Please make sure you give your teacher enough time to gather all necessary material. Students have the same number of days to complete the assignments as they were absent.

Notify the teacher and school office when a family vacation occurs during the school year. While it is recognized that family vacations may be a valuable educational and social experience, we strongly recommend that such vacations not take place during regular school attendance days. Assignments will be given to the child upon his/her return. Students have the same number of days to complete the assignments as they were absent for the vacation.

Homework will be provided on the third day a student is absent from school. Homework will not be provided to students in advance of long-term leaves.

Participation In School Actitivies & Athletics

Any student absent from school for a half day or more may not participate in any school/extracurricular related activity for that day The school administration is authorized to make decisions and grant exceptions to this policy.