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ARRIVAL/DISMISSAL PROCEDURESYour child’s safety is our number one concern.Parents are not to go to the classrooms to pick up children for any dismissal.A. BUS STUDENTSKindergarten and first grade students will be dismissed to their buses beginning at 2:35 p.m.with all other dismissal at 2:40 pm. Students are to go directly to their bus and remain on thebus until they reach home. We are asking that parents or other adults NOT go to the classroomor to the bus area to get their child(ren) from the bus. Please come to the office and the officestaff will contact the teacher or the bus driver.B. CAR STUDENTSParents delivering or picking up students at school should do so in a single file line along thecurb closest to the school. If you need to enter the building, please park in a parking spacebefore leaving your vehicle. Otherwise, please stay in the moving car lane. School personnel willsupervise your child as they enter or leave the building.ATTENDANCE“Indiana Compulsory Attendance Law states that children between the ages of 6 and 16MUST attend school on a regular basis.” A child who is repeatedly absent/tardy from schoolwith or without the knowledge or consent of the child’s parent or legal guardian may beconsidered a habitual truant. A habitually truant student is defined as one who has FIVE daysor more of excused absences. The following year a student will be renamed a habitual truantafter 3 days of unexcused absences. If interventions prove unsuccessful, a complaint shall befiled with the Child Protective Services. Tardies and absences will be tracked and reported toparents at interim and report card periods.Regular and prompt attendance is essential for success in the elementary school. Frequentabsence leads to a lack of interest and effort, sometimes failure. Schoolwork is easier and moreinteresting when the pupil has the benefit of classroom instruction and keeps up with the class.All learning is based on continuity of instruction; therefore, it is imperative that all students bein attendance in order to profit the most from their schoolwork. The school is also concernedabout helping students develop a high quality work ethic, which shows in their dependability incoming to school every day and on time. Crestdale Elementary School parents and students havetaken attendance seriously. Over the last few years our students’ average daily attendance hasbeen greater than 95%. Improving attendance is important to our School Improvement Plan.Excused absences may include the following:Personal IllnessRecovery from an AccidentQuarantine of the homeObservance of religious holidayProfessional AppointmentRequired court appearance or probation appointmentAn emergency or set of circumstances as approved by the principalDeath of a relative6