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Community High School District 155

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Attendance Procedures Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

D155 attendance procedures align with the state. Students have 5 parent excused days per semester to help reduce chronic absences while maintaining flexibility. Vacation and college visit days are no longer separately excused; students must use their 5 parent excused days for these. Students will still have 5 additional mental health days per year.

  • Future absences will be considered unexcused without proper documentation. Please see details below about the proper forms of documentation.

  • Per District 155 policy, unexcused absences can affect a student’s academic progress, see below. Any unexcused absence may also result in disciplinary consequences such as detention time, in-school suspensions, etc.

    Excused Absence

    Unexcused Absence

    Summative Assessments
    • Due upon return
    • Eligible full credit
    • If not ready upon return, eligible for late work policy per Course Learning Team
    • Due upon return
    • Up to, but not more than, a two-grade deduction is possible (deduction must be agreed upon by Course Learning Team or division)

    Formative Assessments
    • 2 days per 1 day makeup time
    • Eligible full credit
    • If not ready after the 2 days, per 1 day make-up time, eligible for late work policy per Course Learning Team
    • Due upon return
    • Not eligible for credit (unless decided upon by CLT or division)

     

  • A student is considered chronically absent if they miss 18 days of the school year (over 10%). This includes both excused and unexcused absences.

  • A student is considered chronically truant if they miss 9 days of the school year (5%) with unexcused absences. This only applies to absences that are not excused.

  • Please submit your doctor’s note to the appropriate school personnel. Doctor’s notes excusing specific absences from school will be coded E-DR and will not be counted towards their 5 available parent excused days.

  • Yes. Without proper documentation, calling your student out sick due to vomiting or fever will count toward their 5 available parent-excused days per semester. Please contact the school nurse with any questions or concerns.

  • Our nurses are licensed and certified medical professionals. If the nurse deems that a student is too ill to remain in school, then the nurse will code the absence as excused, and it will not count towards their 5 available parent excused days.

  • All students with a chronic health/mental health diagnosis should have an Individual Health Plan, and proper documentation will need to be provided to the appropriate school personnel.

  • We discourage any extended absences from the classroom if possible. School attendance is the number one indicator of success. If taking a vacation during the school year, parents will need to utilize their 5 available parent excused days for each semester.

  • Again, we discourage any extended absences from the classroom if possible. If taking your student out for non-school-affiliated competitions during the school year, parents will need to utilize their 5 available parent excused days for each semester.

  • Yes. If you are excusing a tardy, it will count towards their 5 parent excused days per semester.

Resources for Current Families

Parking Information

The CLS student parking lot.

Due to limited space, only juniors and seniors may park in the student lot. A permit may be purchased for $150.00 for the entire school year. Permits are limited. Semester-only parking stickers will cost $75 per semester. Proceeds from parking sticker sales help the district maintain its parking lots.

Emergency, one-day parking privileges are available for $5.00 per day. Please see the dean’s secretary for details.

Visitor Parking

At the front of each D155 school, there are designated "visitor parking" signs that are available. Please check in at the front office after parking and be prepared to show a valid driver's license.