wcs.d300.orgWestfield Community School / Homepage

32 District Home Sign In Search Our Site Home Parents Staff Students Schools Westfield Community School Home About " # Middle School Recognition Night Program School Profiles Summer Offerings About Westfield Back to School Building Hours Calendar/Schedule Information Faculty/Staff Directory Handbook Illinois State Report Card McKinney-Vento Middle School Recognition Night Schedule Online Registration Pick-Up and Drop-Off Procedures Preschool Calendar Principal Page PTO Schedule (A-B-C-D-E) School Improvement Plan (SIP) School Supply Lists Academics " # Elementary Academic Information Middle School Academic Information Extra-Curricular " K-8 Summer Basketball Camp # Elementary Clubs and Activities Middle School Athletics Middle School Clubs and Activities Middle School Code of Conduct Middle School Music Tickets: Fine Arts Offices " # Administration Office Attendance Office Counseling Office Elementary Main Office Health Services Office Middle School Main Office Global Icons " Parent Form Center A-Z Index Communication Center Central Office: 2550 Harnish Drive, Algonquin, IL 60102 Phone: 847.551.8300 Office Hours: 8am to 4:30pm Monday through Friday most of the year. During summer, winter, and spring breaks, the office will open and close one hour early (7am to 3:30pm). Search Our Site Please return a note from your doctor following any health appointment to have the absence marked Excused”. Absences will remain " Unexcused " until a note is brought in. To call in an Elementary School student absence, late arrival, or early release, please call: 847.532.7820 (or email attendance.wcs-elem@d300.org ) To call in a Middle School student absence, late arrival, or early release, please call 847.532.7620 (or email attendance.westfield@d300.org ) MIDDLE SCHOOL - IF YOUR STUDENT HAS A MEDICAL APPOINTMENT/DENTAL APPOINTMENT, PLEASE CALL THE MAIN OFFICE OR ATTENDANCE LINE TO REPORT AN EARLY DISMISSAL IF YOU ARE AWARE OF THE APPOINTMENT. IF POSSIBLE, REPORT THE DISMISSAL BEFORE SCHOOL STARTS TO ENSURE WE CAN GET YOUR STUDENT AN EARLY DISMISSAL PASS You can fax any medical notes to (847) 532-7615 or email them to: attendance.westfield@d300.org (middle school) attendance.wcs-elem@d300.org (elementary school) It is required that a parent/guardian walk their student(s) into the building if they are Tardy and/or coming in from a documented Appointment. Information For Calling In An Absence Parents are responsible for reporting a student’s absence to the Attendance Office by 7:30 a.m. for Elementary students and 8:45 a.m. for Middle School students the date of the absence. A student will be considered truant if a phone call explaining the absence is not made to the attendance office. When calling in an absence, please provide your student’s name, grade, ID number, and reason for the absence. Recorded messages may be left on the attendance office voicemail between 4PM and 7AM preceding the absence. Excused Absence Information Valid Causes for Excused Absences include: Student illness Family emergency Death in the immediate family Attendance at religious instruction or observance of a religious holiday Documented attendance in court Documented medical and dental appointments Authorized college visits, maximum 6 across junior and senior years (e.g., 4 junior yr., 2 senior yr.) Circumstances which cause reasonable concern to the parent for the safety or health of the student Administrative placement out-of-school or administrative authorization A medical excuse may be required if the student’s illness exceeds three consecutive days or if the student’s absences due to illness occur for 5% or more of the previous 180 regular attendance days. Unexcused Absence Information Unexcused Absences = Absent without Valid Cause The following will apply for a student’s absence to be reported as unexcused: The parent/guardian fails to provide a valid cause for the student’s absence; or The parent/guardian fails to contact the school prior to the student’s absence or within the first two hours on the day of the absence. If special circumstances prevented parents/guardians from being able to contact the school, the building administrator will determine the outcome of the absence. Unexcused Absences = Truancy Violations Students subject to compulsory school attendance who are absent without valid cause (unexcused) for 5% or more of the previous 180 regular attendance days – which may include prior school year semesters of attendance – are considered chronic or habitual truants.” Tardiness Students who arrive to school after the instructional day has begun and/or students who arrive to their assigned classroom after the class period has begun are considered tardy.” Excused tardiness to school must meet the same general criteria as an excused absence. The status of tardiness due to circumstances beyond students’ and/or parent/guardians’ control, such as a late bus or poor road conditions, will be determined by school administration. Circumstances defining excused vs. unexcused tardiness: Students in grades 6 through 12: Will be issued an excused tardy if they arrive within the first 20 minutes after the start of the school day, and the parent/guardian has provided a valid cause. Arriving after the first 20 minutes before the end of first period and with valid cause, will result in an excused absence for first period. Arriving after the first 20 minutes before the end of first period and without valid cause, will result in an unexcused absence for first period. Throughout the remainder of the school day, a student with proper authorization who arrives to class after the class period has begun will be considered excused. Throughout the remainder of the school day, tardiness without proper authorization will be considered unexcused. Students in grades Pre-K through 5: Will be issued an excused tardy if they arrive within the first 45 minutes after the start of the school day, and the parent/guardian has provided a valid cause. Will be issued an unexcused tardy if they arrive within the first 45 minutes after the start of the school day, and the parent/guardian has not provided a valid cause. Arriving to school after the first 45 minutes with valid cause will result in excused absence for all or part of the school day. Arriving to school after the first 45 minutes without valid cause will result in unexcused absence for all or part of the school day. Planned Early Release And/Or Late Arrival Parent/Guardian permission is required for a student to leave school before the end of the instructional day and/or for a student who will be arriving at a later point during the instructional day. Students who have obtained an approved early release/late arrival must sign in/out in the appropriate office before they leave school or when they arrive at school. Students requiring transportation who have early release permission will be dismissed from school only to those individuals identified in the District 300 Student Information System as the parent/guardian or the parent/guardian designee as identified in Administrative Procedure 7:340-AP2-E2, Permission for Non-Parent/Non-Legal Guardian. In ALL situations, school of office staff may require valid, acceptable identification before releasing the student from his or her assigned classroom. Prearranged, Extended Absences, And Special Circumstances A prearranged absence is when parents/guardians are aware in advance that the student will be absent from school. An extended absence is one lasting four or more consecutive days. Whenever possible, parents/guardians must communicate with school office staff in advance of a prearranged and/or extended absence. Students with prearranged and/or extended absences may be required to complete/provide additional documentation in order for the absence to be excused (e.g., prearranged absence form). Any type of prearranged and/or extended absence without valid cause can be considered an unexcused absence and may...