Attendance

Attendance is critical to the success of your child in school. Stout Field has made improving student attendance a school wide goal. This partnership of dedicated teachers, involved parents, an active community, and students who are serious about learning will work together to make Stout Field an even better place to learn.

All children are expected to be in attendance each day unless they are ill. A doctor’s note for an illness of the child, death in the immediate family, or subpoena of the student to court are recognized as legal and excused absences by Stout Field and the State of Indiana. Please send this information to school in a timely manner so we can document this excused absence.

When it is necessary for your child to miss school, please follow this procedure:

• To report an absence, please Parentsquare or call his/her classroom teacher phone before 7:30 a.m. If the teacher is not available, please leave a message with your child’s name and reason for absence.
• You will receive a robo call if your child is marked absent for the day. At times teachers will make calls as well as a courtesy to parents. Please call the school attendance line after 7:30 am, at 317.988.6850 to report your child’s absence. Please leave your child’s first and last name, classroom teacher and reason for absence.
• Students will be counted tardy if they arrive at school after the official start of school. Students are tardy after 7:30 a.m.  A tardy student must check in at the office when he/she arrives in the building.
• The school day is divided into two parts: am and pm. Missing a portion of the school day will result in a ½ day absence.
• If your child had a doctor’s appointment, please have him/her give the doctor’s note to the office secretary. If you forgot to obtain a doctor’s or dentist’s excuse, please have them fax the excuse to us as soon as possible. Fax Number: (317)988-6899
• If you know in advance that your child will be absent, please contact your child’s teacher and make plans for sending homework.
• It is a Wayne Township and Stout Field procedure to issue absence letters to parents informing them of how many days their child has missed.

Students with absences may be reported to the Marion County Prosecutor’s office or Department of Child Services.

We encourage families to schedule a child’s doctor and dental appointments outside of school hours. At the same time, we realize that is not always possible based upon the doctor’s availability. If an appointment is to take place during school hours, please try to schedule the appointment late in the afternoon. Please stop in the office to pick up your student for an early dismissal. To minimize lost learning we do not pull students from class until the adult is here to pick up the student.

For the safety of your child, school personnel will not release a child to anyone not listed on the enrollment form without your permission. The person signing out your child will also need to show photo identification.

Medical Notes:
A medical notice needs to be sent to school for ALL illnesses requiring doctor’s attention. Please make sure the doctor’s note specifies the date excused, and the date the student can return to school.