Attendance

• Absences should be called in by 7:45 AM
• You can leave a message 24 hours a day
• State your child’s name, their teacher's name and the reason why your child is out.
• If they are ill, please list their symptoms
  
  

• Email Mrs. Cloy in the main office. kristin.cloy@d303.org

• Allows parents/guardians to submit day-of or next-day absences for the school to review and record
• Provides parents/guardians with student attendance records including excused and unexcused absences, tardies, office visits, field trips, etc

Submitting an Absence in ParentVUE

Absences are submitted from the Attendance tile. If you have more than one student, confirm the correct student is selected at the top of the screen, then click Report Absence.

On the Attendance screen, click Report Absence in the upper right corner.

In the Report Absences window:

1. Select the Type of Absence: All Day, Arrive Late, or Leave Early. Middle and high school families also have a Classes option for specific class periods.
2. Confirm the Start Date. It defaults to the current date.
3. Choose a reason from the Select A Reason dropdown.
4. Enter an explanation in the Note field. This field is required.
5. Use Add doctor’s note or document to attach a physician note or other documentation, if applicable.
6. Click Save.

Submitting an absence sends a request to the school office. It is not recorded until office staff accepts it, at which point it appears on your student’s attendance record.

Please call the office when you are 5 minutes away and we will have your child ready and waiting for you at the office. You will have to press the buzzer to come inside the vestibule to sign them out on our iPad. 331-228-2100.

District 303 attendance procedures were updated and approved at the June 9, 2025, Board Meeting. All district procedures are available in the CUSD 303 Student Handbook found in the Parent/Community tab in the Information column of the districtd303.org website.

Updates to the attendance procedures were made to bring consistency across all schools within the district and to clarify student attendance expectations. One example of an update is the removal of the pre-arranged absence procedure. This aligns with the definitions of excused and unexcused absences found in Section 2.2.

Families are encouraged to review the CUSD 303 Student Handbook to familiarize themselves with the districtwide procedures.

Mrs. Trevor Huisinga - Assistant Principal

Website: bellgraham.d303.org
Location: 4N505 Fox Mill Blvd St. Charles, IL 60175
Phone: 331-228-2100
Facebook: facebook.com/BellGrahamElementary
Twitter: @BellGrahamD303