Natalie Rust
Principal

Notes from the Principal...

Attendance Makes a Difference & Illness Policy

Teachers can't teach students who aren't in school. There's strong evidence that regular school attendance can result in significant test-score gains. So remember:

• Make sure your child is in school everyday. Don't schedule medical appointments during school hours.
• Minimize the number of times that you have to take your child out of school for family trips or activities.
• Don't allow your child to be tardy. Have your child get ready the night before so he/she can get to school on time.

Please be sure to send a note, email or fax if you are going to pick up your child after school or have someone else pick up your child. School Hours are from 8:45 am—4:01 pm.

Also, in order to protect from possible serious complication and to protect other students from possible exposure to diseases, students who are ill should not come to school. It is the duty of the school to exclude any students who appear to be ill or are suspected of having an infection or contagious disease.

Parents may be called by the school nurse to come and get their child during school if he or she becomes ill. The following circumstances are some of the criteria used to determine when a parent will be called:

• A temperature above 99.6 with symptoms of a temperature without symptoms of 100 degrees. Students should be fever free without medication for 24 hours before returning to school.
• Any contagious condition, vomiting, rashes or behavior, which appears to be out of the ordinary.
• All injuries, which result in unusual swelling or pain.
• Cuts, which appear to require stitches.
• Any dental injuries
• Head lice

Please call at any time with questions or concerns at 794-4080.

Yours in Education,
Mrs. Natalie Rust