Absences

Regular attendance is a vital factor for success at school. The academic curriculum is sufficiently difficult that a student cannot afford to miss classroom instruction and meet grade level expectations for promotion. Students with more than 9 days of unexcused absence may be retained in June. School personnel closely monitor student attendance. Parents will be notified if their child’s attendance is problematic or leading toward a truancy case.

Parents are asked to call Audubon School whenever their child will not be in school.

If a child is absent and no parent call is recorded, a personal phone call will be made by Audubon staff to inquire about the absence. When the student returns, he/she must bring a note signed by a parent indicating the date(s) and reason for absence.

The Chicago Public Schools accepts only four reasons for excused absences:

• illness
• death in the family
• family emergency
• observance of a religious holiday

Tardiness

To maximize and respect teaching/learning time, we expect students to arrive at school on time. Students are expected to arrive at school by 7:55 a.m. when the line-up bell rings. Students who arrive after the 8:00 a.m. entry bell must obtain a tardy slip from the school office. Parents of students who are experiencing difficulty with punctuality will be contacted for a meeting with the administration so that a corrective action plan can be implemented. It is our goal this year for all students to arrive on time.