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Regular student attendance is critical to successful student achievement. Time missed from the classroom where students and teachers interact can never truly be made up, even by doing makeup work.
District 58 realizes that many students miss school due to illness, family emergencies, religious observations and other reasons, which is understandable.
District 58 asks parents/guardians to please schedule vacations during normal school holidays and break periods whenever possible. Most importantly, time missed from school is detrimental to student academic success. However, it also impacts a school's state rating. A student is considered chronically absent by the State if they miss 10% (18 days) or more of the school year regardless of whether absences are excused or unexcused.
As shared above, the State will release its 2022 school report cards later this month, and award schools with summative designations, or school ratings. The State calculates these ratings using a variety of factors, and 20% of a school's score is based on their chronic absenteeism rate. Even if a school is strong academically, if it has a high chronic absenteeism rate, its overall score will be affected.
District 58 appreciates its partnership with families in ensuring children attend school as often as possible. Please view the District's Family Handbook for more information on Attendance and Absenteeism.
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