It is the parents' responsibility to contact the Craughwell office at 815-577-7313 when your child will be absent from school. If you want homework sent home or left in the office, please let us know when you call in the student's absence. Our policy states that students who have not been called in by an adult will have an unexcused absence on their record.

All students who leave the school early or are picked up from school are required to be signed out in the office by an adult.  Please be prepared to show your photo ID. Unless it is an emergency, we must have a note from the parent at the start of the school day. If your child is to be picked up at the end of the school day, he/she can be signed out at the front east doors.  If your child is to be picked up early, he/she will need to be signed out in the office.

Parents of Pre-School, Kindergarten, and New Students, please remember we need proof of immunizations and a recent physical on file before the first day of school. Students will be excluded from school without these. Please refer to page 23 of the Parent/Student Handbook for additional information. 

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Mandatory Health Requirements

 

School Nurse
Haley Sawa, R.N.
815-577-7313

The safety of our students and staff is our number one priority.  Students will be getting off the buses and out of cars in clearly marked zones that do not require them to cross any lanes of traffic.  Staff members will be present to assist with directing traffic and unloading and loading students. We ask you to follow the staff instructions. 

Before School Drop Off - Beginning at 8:20 a.m.

In the morning, all traffic, buses and cars, will enter the school parking lot through the East Entrance. Buses will line up in front of the school to the Bus Loading/Unloading Zone. All other traffic will be directed to go right. Cars will queue up on the east side of the building in three lanes which will be guided one at a time to the loading zone for students to be dropped off.

For the safety and convenience of all, we strongly recommend that students exit and enter the vehicle on the passenger side. Place your vehicle in park. A staff member will greet the students as they exit the car. Students will then walk on the sidewalk to the building. A staff member will then indicate when it is safe to leave. Please do not pull away before the car ahead of you pulls away. Cars will slowly proceed forward and turn right and go between the two rows of parked vehicles and then exit the parking lot through the West Exit. We strongly recommend making a right hand turn onto Black Road due to traffic. There are two lanes to exit the parking lot. If you are making a left hand turn, please stay in the left lane, and if you are turning right, stay in the right lane.

After School Pick Up - Beginning at 3:05 p.m.

After school pick-up, all traffic, buses and cars, will enter the lot through the East Entrance and follow the same path as in the morning. We ask that families have their child’s name placard in the front windshield. If a car does not have a placard, staff will ask the driver to present an ID so we can confirm the identity of the person picking up the student.

The first cars to arrive will park in Red, Line 1. Please queue up in the three lanes, Red Line 1, Blue Line 2, and Green Line 3. Red Line 1 will be released into the Student Loading Zone first. Blue Line 2 will be released into the Student Loading Zone second. Green Line 3 will be released into the Student Loading Zone third. Please only park in the designated pick up areas. Parents should remain in their vehicle at all times. Failure to do so creates an unsafe situation for students, families and staff.

A staff member will guide cars into the school drop off zone in the order of the lines. Please wait patiently until your line is called.

Once your child is securely fastened in the car and staff indicates it is safe to leave, parents will exit the parking lot by pulling forward and turning right between the two rows of parked vehicles and proceed slowly to the west exit. Please do not pull away from the curb until you have clearance from the staff member.

We strongly recommend making a right hand turn onto Black Road due to traffic. There are two lanes to exit the parking lot. If you are making a left hand turn, please stay in the left lane, and if you are turning right, stay in the right lane.

For the safety and convenience of all concerned, all children must exit and enter the vehicle on the passenger side.

Should you have to have your child exit or enter on the driver’s side, place your vehicle in park, exit your vehicle, and assist your child around the FRONT of your vehicle. Please do not walk between the back of your vehicle and the car behind you as we cannot ensure that vehicle is in PARK. Your child’s hand must be held at all times. 

Please remember to drive slowly and attentively in our parking lot. The use of cellular phones in a school zone is against the law. We ask that you listen to the directions of the staff members directing traffic. These procedures are for the safety of our students and staff. Thank you for your continued support and cooperation. Have a safe and healthy school year.