For parents/guardians with children in elementary school:
If your child is late to school, absent from school, or needs to be dismissed from school early, please email the information below to the building secretary or you may submit it through the attendance notification that you will receive through ParentSquare. You may also send in a paper excuse, which is available for download by clicking this link: School Excuse Form.pdf.
Information to include in the absence email:
Student Name:
Student Grade:
Date(s) student was tardy, absent, or is to be dismissed early:
Reason for tardy, absence, or early dismissal:
For early dismissals, person who will pick up child:
Phone number where parent/guardian can be reached:
Excuses must be sent in within three days of the student returning to school or the absence will be marked as illegal.
Vacation Request Form
Up to five (5) pre-approved days are allowable per student for the purposes of vacation. Those five (5) allowable days will count towards the 10 parent excuses allowable per student each school year. Approval of days will be at the discretion of the building principal. Vacation Request Form K-8.pdf.
Requirements for approval:
- Request must be submitted to the main office at least one (1) week prior to the anticipated beginning date of the requested absence(s) in order to be considered for principal approval.
- The District may limit the number and duration of non-school sponsored educational tours or trips for which excused absences may be granted to a student during the year.
- Upon return to school from the approved trip, the student will have up to the number of approved days missed to complete and submit the assigned work on the work completion form for their individual teachers. Students will receive a zero (0) for all incomplete assigments.
For questions about attendance, please contact the building secretary where your child attends elementary school:
Fred L. Aiken Elementary School
Karen McKay
[email protected]
Dormont Elementary School
Judy Wareham
[email protected]
Myrtle Avenue Elementary School
Megan Scarillo