A student must be a valid resident of the school district and provide required proofs of residency before the student will be enrolled. Residency is defined as the district wherein the parent or legal guardian resides. The district does accept students from other areas for placement in special education classes through the La Grange Area Department of Special Education and the DuPage / West Cook Regional Special Education Association. Different standards may apply to students who experience homelessness. Questions about residency should be referred to the Superintendent.

Admission Of Pupils

A certified birth certificate is required for each child entering District 96 for the first time. This applies to grades K through 8. Transfer students will be expected to produce other pertinent records from the previous school.

A child must be five years of age on or before September 1st of the year in which the child is to be enrolled in kindergarten. According to Board Policy, children who attain the age of five after September 1 would be eligible to attend kindergarten the next year.

A student must also be a valid resident of the school district and provide required proofs of residency. Residency is defined as the district wherein the parent or legal guardian resides. The district does accept students from other areas for placement in special education classes through the La Grange Area Department of Special Education and the DuPage/West Cook Regional Special Education Association.

School Hours

Kindergarten	8:25 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. (8:20 a.m. - 11:25 a.m.)*
Grades 1 - 5	8:25 a.m. - 3:05 p.m. (8:20 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.)*
Grades 6 - 8	8:37 a.m. - 3:05 p.m.
* Hollywood School Hours

Emergency Closing Of Schools

If a weather emergency or other type of emergency requires the closing of any school, PTA room mothers will be notified and asked to call the students' homes. This information will be broadcast over several Chicago radio and TV stations. Among the radio and TV stations that will be given this information are:

AM STATIONS		FM STATIONS		TV STATIONS
	WMAQ - 670		WLS - 94.7		WMAQ - Ch. 5
	WGN - 720		WBBM - B96		WGN - Ch. 9
	WBBM - 780				FOX - Ch. 32
	WLS - 890

 Truancy

When a child enrolled in public school is absent from school, the building administrator has the responsibility to determine whether the child is truant. If such determination is made the administrator shall follow the compulsory attendance guidelines developed by the Suburban Cook County Regional Office of Education.
 

 Absences, Attendance And Punctuality

REGULAR ATTENDANCE IS ESSENTIAL TO GOOD SCHOLARSHIP AND GOOD ADJUSTMENT IN SCHOOL. PARENTS ARE ASKED TO SEE THAT CHILDREN ATTEND SCHOOL REGULARLY EXCEPT IN CASES OF ILLNESS OR SOME OTHER DISABILITY.

The school district's policy regarding student's absence is as follows:

1. If a student expects to be absent from school in the morning or all day, parents are asked to call the school office between 8:00 and 10:00 a.m. If a student expects to be absent from school in the afternoon only, parents are asked to call the school office between 12:30 and 1:00 p.m.
2. If no call is received by 10:00 a.m. or 1:00 p.m., the school office will call the parents.
3. It is necessary for the school to have a current phone number where parents can be contacted.
4. If no phone contact is made for an absence, the student must have a note from the parents when the student returns to school.
5. Tardiness will be either "excused" or "unexcused".
6. Tardiness will be considered "excused" for valid reasons if a parent calls the principal's office or the student brings a note from a parent.
7. Tardiness will be "unexcused" without parent contact and a valid reason. At the junior high level, the student will have to make up the time after school.

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