School and Network Attendance Resources

Absence Forms

• Reason for Absence Note [ English  |  Spanish  |  Polish ]

Best Practices

• CIWP Guidance [ English ]
• Network Level Attendance Meetings [ English ]
• Creating a Positive Attendance Culture [ English ]
• Attendance and the MTSS Lens [ English ]

Daily Practices

• Forms
• Attendance Procedures Review [ English ]
• Status Codes (Enrollment / Withdrawal) [ English ]
• Attendance Process Protocol [ English ]
• Attendance Coding Guidance for CPS Elementary and High Schools [ English ]

Practices for Distribution

• Attendance Overview for Parents [ English  |  Spanish ]
• FAQs Around Attendance [ English  |  Spanish  |  Arabic  |  Chinese  |  Polish ]

Attendance Forms

• School-Made and Received Absent Student Notification Phone Calls [ English ]
• Early Dismissal of Students Log [ English ]
• Parent Conference Notification [ English  |  Spanish ]
• Parent / Guardian Conference Report [ English ]
• Attestation of Enrollment and Residency [ English ]
• Home School Registration [ English ]
• Statement of Assurance (Parent-Taught Home Instruction) [ English ]
• Unable to Locate / Lost Child Report [ English ]