Attendance Policy
If your student must miss school please call (847) 755-6700 before 10 a.m. the day of the absence.
Attendance is a key to student success at school. District 211 and Academy-North have reviewed its current efforts to address student truancy. To discourage student truancy and encourage students to attend school, we have devised the following steps to be taken, which are adapted from the District 211 policy.
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Incident Number |
Intervention |
Prevention |
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1 |
Detention assigned Telephone conference with parent Written warning of truancy ticket Notification sent home |
Student meets with Case Manager and Therapist together during non-academic time |
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2 |
2 Detentions assigned Parent in-person conference Written warning of truancy ticket Notification sent home |
Students will complete an Attendance Plan with detention staff at the first detention to be reviewed by the therapist and case manager The second detention will be used to complete missing work |
|
3 |
In-school suspension Parent phone conference Referral to police authority for truancy Notification sent home |
Student will meet with their therapist to review Attendance Plan Student will meet with the Student Support Specialist to arrange an Attendance Intervention Plan meeting with IEP team |
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4 |
1 Detention assigned In-school suspension Parent conference Referral to police authority for truancy Notification sent home |
Student will meet with Student Support Specialist to arrange interventions with outside agencies
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5 |
2 Detentions assigned In-school suspension Parent phone conference Truancy Ticket issued Notification sent home |
The family will be provided a home/family liaison to review community involvement and chronic truancies Attendance Intervention Plan will be reviewed |
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6, etc. |
3 Detentions assigned In-school suspension Parent conference Referral to county truancy officer Truancy Ticket issued Notification sent home |
Attendance Intervention Plan will be revised with IEP team present Cook County Truancy officer will be invited to this meeting Alternative educational options will be discussed to provide direct support and assistance to attend school |
In addition, Academy North has reviewed how attendance will be factored into student grades. We have decided upon a standard policy which all teachers will adopt. In each of their classes, student grades will be impacted by their rate of attendance, their participation in their classes, and their performance on tests, quizzes, and assignments.
Teachers will average student grades in the following categories:
Students with low attendance rates will not pass their classes and earn academic credit.
In order to receive a passing grade (D- or better), students have to have achieved at least a 60% on their assignments and attended at least 60% of the school days. If both of those conditions are met, the teacher will average the points students have earned in three categories:
Attendance: 30% of the quarter grade.
Academic Participation: 20% of the
quarter grade
Assignments: 50% of the quarter
grade
The chart below illustrates how these factors will influence student grades.
Please call me at 847-755-6700 if you have any questions or concerns regarding this matter.