Parent Resources

   To report an absence, email TESattendance@carrollk12.org   

 

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Attendance Requirements

 

Carroll County Public Schools recognizes the relationship between good attendance and academic achievement. Both absences and tardiness are serious disruptions to the educational process.  The school system expects students to maintain a 96% attendance rate or better.

 

When a student is absent, arrives late, or leaves school early, the parent/legal guardian is requested to inform the school the morning of the absence.  In addition, the parent/legal guardian must provide an explanation of the absence in a written note, a fax, an e-mail, or via phone call within five days of the student's return to school.  

 

Excused absences include illness of the student, death in the immediate family, observance of a religious holiday, a court summons, a suspension or exclusion from school for health reasons, and family vacations (when approved in advance).

 

Absences will be considered unlawful if the absence does not meet the criteria listed above for an excused absence or if an explanation of the absence is not provided within five days of the student's return to school by the parent or legal guardian as noted above.

 

Attendance and Requests for Missed Work
If your child is absent, please notify the school office by 10:00 a.m.
If your child will be absent for only one day, classroom teachers will assist your child in catching up when he/she returns to school.  Please do not call or stop by to pick up missed work.
If your child is absent for several days, contact the school by 10:00 a.m. to arrange for work to be picked up or sent home with another student.

 

 

 

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Medication
When a student is taking a prescribed medication, please make effort to arrange for medicine to be taken outside of the school day.  If you have discussed alternatives and find that medication during school hours is necessary, a specific form must be completed for this purpose.  The form is available in the school office.  No medicine may be dispensed without written instruction from the parent or doctor.  All medicine to be administered must be kept in the office.  Please do not send medication to school on the bus with your child!

The Home Access Center is Carroll County Public Schools’ portal for parents. It allows parents/guardians to login and view information pertaining to their child. The Home Access Center is provided for the express use of the parents of Carroll County Public School District students to assist in the communication of important educational information. The goal of the Home Access Center is to assist you in effectively communicating with the teachers,
staff, and administration about your student. Click the icon below to go to the website.

CCPS Student/Parent Handbook

STUDENT DRESS CODE: (page 69 of the Handbook)
Students of Carroll County Public Schools are required to groom themselves in a manner that is not disruptive to the educational process and is reflective of a learning environment. Students are expected to abide by this dress code from their arrival to the school building to the defined ending of the school day as well as at any school-sponsored or school-sanctioned event.
The requirements include, but are not limited to:

Head Coverings:
• Be removed upon entering the school building, unless approved for religious or medical reasons.
• Certain headbands, scrunchies, and folded bandannas, which are used to hold hair in place and do not cover the entire head, are permitted.
• One’s face must be visible at all times.
Shirts:
• Shall reasonably cover the back, the cleavage area, and the entire midriff area.
• See-through or mesh shirts are not permitted, unless worn in conjunction with an appropriate top.
Dresses/Shorts/Skirts/Skorts/Pants:
• Shall cover the entire buttocks and private areas while the student is sitting, standing, and bending over.
• Pants shall cover undergarments at all times; that is, the waistline of the pants shall be on the upper hips.
Other:
• Appropriate shoes shall be worn.
• No bedroom slippers or pajamas shall be worn.
• Clothing that may endanger health or safety, that may be used as a weapon, or that may cause damage to property shall not be worn.
• Undergarments shall not be worn as outerwear or be visible through outer-garments.
• Clothing shall not be worn that would lead school officials to reasonably believe that such attire will materially disrupt, interfere with, disturb, or distract from school activities, the safe operation of the school, or the rights of other students to access and participate in a safe and welcoming educational environment.

 

Federal legislation for education entitled "Every Student Succeeds Act " of 2015 requires all school systems
to notify parents of their right to request information regarding the professional qualifications of their child's 
classroom teacher.  If you would like information regarding the certification and/or licensure qualifications of
your child's teacher, please write to:

Kelly Keith
Department of Human Resources
Carroll County Public Schools
125 North Court Street
Westminster, MD 21157