For all day absences call 217-444-1680. Call 217-444-1516 for early dismissals and late students. For pre-arranged absences, please complete and return this form.
Reporting Procedures
Absence calls must include the name of student, the grade level of the student, date, guardian's relationship to the student, phone number, and the reason for the absence.
Calls must be made on the day of the absence or within 48 hours of the student's return to school. We would prefer a call each day in the event of a multiple day absence.
An absence outside of illness, must be preapproved. A pre-arranged absence form can be picked up in the Principal's Office. After required signatures are complete, final approval must be given by administration.
Absences for illness of more than three consecutive or non-consecutive days may require medical verification specifying date(s) student was medically unable to attend.
When a student is given a dismissal for medical reasons or court appointments, a written verification is requested to be brought to the Attendance Office (143), when the student returns.
If a student leaves school without a dismissal, the absence will be unexcused.
Please check in the agenda book or Article XIV in the Ownership in Education handbook for clarification of what constitutes excused and unexcused absences.
