Attendance Matters

Showing Up Together, Attendance Matters

Your child(ren)'s attendance and well-being matters to all of us at Troy 30-C. Daily and on time school attendance is vital for students’ academic success. We are here to support your child(ren)'s education every day by creating a supportive and enriching learning environment.  

Attendance is also a factor as we receive our annual report card rating from the Illinois State Board of Education. As part of our District Continuous Improvement Plan, our goal is to reduce our Chronic Absenteeism from 23% down to 13%. Across the District, we are striving for students to achieve 95% attendance throughout each trimester which equates to missing 3 or less days per trimester.

What is Chronic Absenteeism

As defined by the State of Illinois law, "chronic absence" means excused and/or unexcused absences that total 10% or more of school days of the most recent academic school year.

What is Chronic Truancy

As defined by the State of Illinois, a "chronic truancy" means unexcused absences that total more than 1%, but less than 5% for the most recent academic school year. 

Communications to Families

Attendance messaging is sent to families via ParentSquare for both excused and unexcused absences (chronic absenteeism) for students with an attendance rate under 90% since the first day of school. Communication of student attendance records with their family is a requirement of the Illinois School Code and is completed every two weeks. We are striving for students to have an attendance rate of 95% or higher. Please continue calling your child’s absence to your child’s school if they are sick (i.e, vomiting, fever, etc.) as we do not expect students to be attending school if they are sick. If the absence extends for three consecutive days, parents may be required to submit a doctor’s note, per the Student/Parent Handbook.