Lake Forest School District 67

Attendance
Our school policy is based on the requirements of the state law, which states that a child be present for five clock hours of instruction to be given credit for a full school day of attendance. Kindergarten students must be present for two hours. Please attempt to schedule doctor and dentist appointments outside of school hours so that little or no time is missed. Attendance is documented on report cards.

Your cooperation is sought in scheduling family vacation periods and other non-school connected activities during regular school holidays. Success in our educational program is dependent upon regular school attendance. Also, fiscal support of our schools by the state of Illinois is based upon student attendance.

Absence
If your child is absent from school because of illness, please notify the school within one hour after the beginning of the school day. This permits a check on attendance and is a valuable security measure for your child. After three days, homework assignments may be issued at parent’s request, and may be picked up after school hours or delivered by a classmate. If notification is not made on the morning of initial absence, it is necessary that you provide a note stating the cause of absence on the day that your child returns to school.

As noted above, District 67 does not encourage absences for reasons other than illness. However, when such absences are unavoidable, parents are asked to complete a social absence form (DF#1115 - Absence Form) at least one week prior to the student’s absence. This form is available in each principal’s office and from the district’s website: www.lf67.org (click on downloads/forms from the “Quick Link” menu). Absences from school can hinder children’s progress and affect their learning and functioning upon return. Missed assignments and tests will be made up by students at the discretion of the teacher. The student’s assignments may be given before or after the social absence upon teacher’s discretion.

Tardy Procedures
Tardiness has a detrimental effect on all of our students. Tardiness causes a disruption to the educational setting, and causes the student who is late to miss work and instruction for their class. To ensure that class time is used effectively and efficiently, District 67 adopted a set of procedures that began on September 10, 2007.

Each school will carefully track all students who are tardy, and notify parents when the student acquires a 4th tardy. Be sure to check with your school for detailed procedures, which vary by grade level. These procedures ensure that the family is informed, and records are kept to make certain students who are chronically tardy learn the importance of punctuality. For students who are consistently on time, these procedures ensure that students who are tardy will not be allowed to disrupt the flow of the teacher’s lesson.

To read the Board Policy on Attendance, click here.