Deans' Office
Deans' Office Staff
Deans, SRO, & Administrative Staff
Helpful Information
- Attendance
- Unexcused Absence Interventions
- Tardy Interventions
- Student Support Center (SSC) Expectations
- Dean's Office Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
- Deans' Office Resources & Forms
Attendance
Attendance
Report Attendance via Phone at (847) 438-5162 OR in ParentVUE
Parents and guardians can access daily attendance information through eSchool. As a reminder, the following absence reasons would be considered excused:
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Illness
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Family emergency
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Circumstances that cause reasonable concern to the parent or guardian for the safety or health of the student
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Observance of a religious holiday
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Death in the immediate family
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Visits for College/Career exploration
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Other situations approved by the Board of Education or their designee
There are other reasons for absence that would be considered unexcused. In those cases of unexcused absences, the student may not be allowed to make up any academic work missed. Examples of unexcused absences include, but are not limited to, the following:
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Oversleeping
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Working
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Vacation
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Missing the bus
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Leaving the building without authorization
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Other situations as determined by the building administration
Parents are responsible for ensuring their students arrive to school on time either by being at the designated bus stop or directly at the building in ample time to begin their day. Frequent tardiness will result in direct contact from the school building staff.
For more information about student attendance, parents/guardians can refer to the Parent-Student Handbook (Chapter 2: Curriculum and Attendance)
Unexcused Absence Interventions
Class Period Absences
A lunch intervention is assigned when a student is unexcused for a class period. One lunch intervention is assigned for each unexcused absence period. A student is considered unexcused for a single period during the school day in the following ways:
- When a teacher marks the student absent, and a parent has not called the LZHS attendance office (see the Parent-Student Handbook on what is considered an excused absence).
- During a study hall class, when a student chooses not to go to their study hall classroom, but does not scan into a valid resource room (Library, Math Resource Center, Writing Center, Studio C).
- When a student scans into a resource space and leaves.
- When a student scans into a resource space, but is on a No Resource restriction.
Students may view interventions assigned by following the steps below:
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Login to your Home Access account (If you do not remember your Home Access User ID or password, email support@lz95.net )
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Click on the Student Support Tab
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This will display all interventions
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The date the tardy intervention is assigned is under “Incident Date/Time”
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After you have attended your intervention, it will show “Served” under “Category"
Students may “clear” and intervention that was assigned in error by following the steps below:
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If you believe you were marked unexcused from a class in error, please email your teacher about the absence in question. Your teacher can contact the Attendance Office directly to adjust your attendance record, if needed. The intervention will then be deleted.
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If you were working with a different teacher, meeting with a counselor, coach, etc. during your class time, please email the teacher, counselor, coach, etc. who you were working with about the absence in question. Your teacher, counselor, coach, etc. can contact the Attendance Office directly to adjust your attendance record, if needed. The intervention will then be deleted.
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If you are marked unexcused due to an illness, medical appointment, funeral, or other excused reason, please ask your parent/guardian to call the Attendance Office at (847) 438-5162 to correct your attendance. The intervention will then be deleted. See the Parent-Student Handbook for more information on what is considered an excused and unexcused absences.
Serving an Assigned Intervention
The purpose of an unexcused absence intervention is to set aside time for students to make up the classroom time and work missed.
If your unexcused absence is not cleared, students will be expected to serve an unexcused absence intervention for each period missed within the next 2 weeks. Students can serve an intervention in the Student Support Center (SSC) Room (in the Deans’ Office) during:
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Student lunch periods
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Office Hours, or
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Open periods (Seniors only)
Students may not serve during your study hall period as that is considered an academic period.
Tardy Interventions
Tardy Interventions
Interventions are additionally assigned for students who accumulate several tardies to class during the school day. Again, interventions are assigned for students to set aside time to make up work missed from being late to class. See below for tardy intervention guidelines:
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5 tardies = lunch intervention assigned
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10 tardies = withdrawal of privileges
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Freshmen consequence - placed on No Pass list from class
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Sophomore consequence - placed on No Resource list (students are unable to visit other areas during their Study Hall)
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Junior/Senior students (without off-campus privileges) consequence - placed on No Resource list
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Junior/Senior students (with off-campus privileges) consequence - off-campus privileges revoked
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A student can earn privileges back by doing the following:
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Serving all lunch interventions assigned
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Generating no new tardies for two weeks
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Generated no unexcused absences for two weeks
The reader is referred to the Unexcused Absence Interventions dropdown (above) for more detailed information on how to serve an assigned intervention.
Student Support Center (SSC) Expectations
Student Support Center (SSC) Expectations
The following expectations shall be followed for any student in the Student Support Center (SSC) Room:
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Students may eat lunch in the Student Support Center while serving an intervention; students must arrive to the Student Support Center on time (or no later than 5 minutes after the start of the period if buying a lunch).
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Students are not allowed to serve an intervention during a study hall period as study hall is a required class (as noted above, Unexcused Absence Interventions)
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Students must sign in on the paper sheet in the SSC
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Students should work quietly on homework, studying or reading
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Cell phones should be put into the cell phone pocket holder; IPads should be used for academic purposes only
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Any student who is unable to meet SSC expectations OR who is being disruptive to the learning environment will be asked to leave by the Student Support Center Supervisor - and the intervention will not be marked as served
NOTE: Freshman students will serve an intervention during their 20 minute lunch time, and are still expected to attend FAME.
Dean's Office Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Q: Who may use Visitor parking spaces?
A: Visitor spots are for parents or community members who do not have a parking sticker. Parking violations are recorded. Violations may result in students being ticketed, towed, having off-campus ID pulled, losing eligibility to park on campus the following school year, or other consequences as designated by the Dean.
Q: What should students do if someone is in their parking space?
A: Students should follow the steps below if someone is in their space:
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Stay in the car
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Call the Deans’ Office at 847-540-4108
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State their name, parking spot number and the license plate of the car in their assigned spot; students may leave a voicemail if there is no answer
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Students will be told where they may park
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Once their space is free, students will receive a pass from the Deans’ Office to move their car back into their assigned spot
Q: What happens if students don’t serve assigned interventions?
A: If students fail to serve their assigned intervention(s) within 2 weeks of the assignment, additional interventions may be assigned. Additional interventions might include the following:
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Restrictions from obtaining a parking pass
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Restrictions on senior/junior off-campus privileges
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Resource space restrictions
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Social Probation, which may prevent students from the following:
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Attending dances
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Attending sporting events (as a spectator)
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Attending plays/musicals (as a spectator)
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Attending other high school social events (homecoming events, prom, etc.)
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Other privileges removed, as determined by the Deans
NOTE: If a ticket is purchased for any social event (athletic event, dance, etc.), and students are on social probation - the price of the ticket will not be refunded.
Q: Which doors may students access during the school day?
A: All students must enter or exit the building at either door #29 (the main entrance by the security desk) or door #14 (bus drop off/pick up). Additionally, any attempt to disable or tamper with the alarm will result in additional interventions assigned by the Deans.
Deans' Office Resources & Forms
Click on the links below to access the following resources and forms.