Attendance

Attendance is critical to the success of your child in school.The goal at Chapel Hill is to help students build lifelong habits for success. Being on time and attending school every day is a skill that children must have! For the state of Indiana, attendance is required of all students with “Compulsory School Attendance IC 20-33-2”.

Absences

1. Parents must call 317-988-8900 in the morning, 6:00-10:00 am, each day their student is absent. A voicemail can be left if it is before school hours.
2. Upon return to school, the student will bring a parent note explaining their absence and will turn it into the Main Office Attendance Secretary. Anytime a student is under doctor’s care, the student should bring in a doctor’s note. All written documentation (medical or otherwise) to excuse absences must be submitted to the attendance secretary in the main office. Documentation for absences can be turned in at any time throughout the school year.
3. MAKE-UP WORK: For all absences, students will have the same number of days absent to make up any work missed. On the second absence, a parent may request make-up work before 9:15am at 317.988.8800. The parent must speak to the attendance secretary to ensure work is /can be collected. The student’s make-up work may be picked up after 8:30 am on the following day. Some assignments can also be accessed on the student’s Chromebook.
4. If ever a student exceeds five (5) days absence, the parent may be asked to meet with the counselor, parent liaison or administrator to determine an action plan for eliminating future absences. In addition, the district mails attendance letters home to ensure certain families stay aware of their student absences. 
5. If a student reaches ten (10) or more absences, for any reason, the school may file Truancy with the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office per IC 20-33-2.