Attendance Policies

Attendance information 

All absences must be reported to Saratoga’s north office each day that the student(s) will be absent. To report absences before 8:00 AM please call 815-942-5970 and press 1 for the attendance line. After 8:00 AM you will be connected to the north office and a staff member will be able to assist you. An absence will be marked as excused as long as it is reported before the school day ends which is 2:45 PM. However, if the student has received multiple attendance letters or is a truancy referred student the absence may still be unexcused even if the absence has been reported. If an absence of a student is not reported the day of, it will be marked as an unexcused absence.

Preschool:

• Preschool student(s) must be in attendance for their full class time otherwise they will be considered absent.

Kindergarten- 8th Grade:

• If your student(s) arrive at school after 7:50 up until 9:45 they will be considered Tardy.
• If your student(s) arrive after 9:45 but before 11:30 they will be marked for a ½ day AM. (they must be here by 11:30 AM or be here until 11:30 for half a day in order to be eligible to participate in extracurricular events for that day)
• If your student(s) leave prior to 1:00 they will be marked for a ½ day PM.

Please report any absences to the north office, our phone number is 815-942-5970.