September Lincoln Weekly Update

What's Happening This Week:

Good afternoon, Imagine Lincoln Family,
Thank you for an outstanding start to the school year! Your energy, preparation, and care for our scholars are shining. Please review the details below for upcoming school events and important beginning-of-year updates and reminders.

Principal Richardson

“Character grows when home and school meet in respect.”

Monday, September 15th

Star Reading Fall Diagnostic
RISE Up @Lincoln

Tuesday, September 16th

STAR Math Fall Diagnostic
Imagine Lincoln Board Meeting @6pm

Wednesday, September 17th

STAR Makeup

Thursday, September 18th

STAR Math Makeup

Friday, September 19th

STAR Math Makeup

Upcoming Important Dates

School Community Meeting with Principal Meeting (in-person)
No School for Students - Sept. 23rd

Dismissal Classification

Excused Absence Form

Please use the Excused Absence Form (link above) to document your child’s absences. Kindly refrain from leaving messages on ClassDojo, as the chat is not monitored by staff authorized to approve absences.

In addition to completing the form, please send an email to your child’s teacher for proper documentation.

📌 Truancy Reports will begin this week for scholars who have been absent several days without proper excused notification, in alignment with PGCPS policy.

This week, scholars will take the STAR Diagnostic Assessment. Please ensure your child arrives to school on time each day, well-rested and ready to do their best.

Thank you for your support in helping us get an accurate picture of each scholar’s progress!

Board Meeting Link

Dear Parents & Guardians,

We kindly urge all families to ensure that scholars arrive to school on time each day. Please remember that students are marked tardy after 8:30 AM.

Arriving on time helps scholars start the day successfully and ensures they don’t miss important instruction. Thank you for partnering with us to support your child’s success!

Dear Imagine Lincoln Families,

A gentle reminder that, per PGCPS policy, parents/guardians are responsible for picking up their scholar on time each day at dismissal. Please plan accordingly so scholars are not left waiting and staff can maintain a safe, orderly end to the day.

If you need care beyond dismissal, after-care options are available at the link below:

Before/Aftercare Resources

Strong attendance is the key to student success. Students should be in school every day and on time. Students are marked tardy after 8:30 AM.

✅ Attendance Incentives

Monthly Celebrations: Perfect attendance and fewer than 2 tardies (lawful or unlawful).
Quarterly Administrative Incentive Trips: Students must have no major discipline infractions (i.e. administrative time-out, in-school or out-of-school suspension, fewer than 3 lunch infractions), and fewer than 4 absences (lawful or unlawful).

👥 Attendance Policy 👥

Please be advised that Imagine Lincoln follows attendance policy AP 5113.

Chronic absenteeism is defined as missing 10% or more of school days, whether absences are lawful or unlawful.
Families will receive notifications for all absences regardless of type.
Documentation must be submitted within 3 days of the absence.
After 3 absences within a quarter, whether or not consecutive, our teachers will notify you via email or send you a “Notice of Concern”.
After 4-5 absences, a letter from school administrators will be sent and a parent meeting will be scheduled to develop an attendance plan of action.
Our final step is referring the family to our Pupil Personnel Worker for support, and then we will proceed with the withdrawal process.
Chronic absences: 4 in a quarter, 9 in a semester, and 18 in a year. Parents, please send a note or email within 3 days of your child returning to school.
Unlawful absences: Students will be given assignments, but grades will not be recorded.
Please note that vacations and out-of-state sporting events & competitions are unlawful absences.
If your child participates in a paid performance (commercial, play, TV, etc.), proper documentation and student work permits are required; otherwise, the absence will be marked unlawful.

When your child is absent, please complete the form here:. If sending written documentation, also provide a copy to Ms. Holmes, who maintains all official attendance records.