Attendance Procedures

ABSENT PROCEDURES

For each day your child will be absent, you must email [email protected].nj.us along with your child’s homeroom teacher by 8:30am with the following information.
- Child’s Name   
- Reason for absence
- Date of expected returnAny documentation for your child’s absence (i.e. doctor’s note, court note, etc.)
- If your child is well enough to complete their assignments at home, please share that information with your child’s teacher so they can send you assignments that your child can complete while absent.
- Please note that the district policy indicates that a student must be in attendance for 163 or more school days in order to be considered to have successfully completed the instructional program requirements of the -grade/course to which he/she is assigned.


LATE ARRIVAL TO SCHOOL

Please ensure that your child is at school by 8:15am to enter the building with their homeroom class. If their homeroom class has already entered the building, the student must proceed to the Connors main doors on Monroe Street to sign in as tardy with a school staff member at the door. Being late to school is very stressful for students. Children thrive off of routines. When a child is late to school, they miss the morning routine with their class. In addition, the later a student arrives, they miss important content information.  Consequences for accumulated occurrences of tardiness may include loss of credit and an unexcused school day absence. 



EARLY PICK-UP FROM SCHOOL

Please refrain from signing children out of school before the end of the instructional day unless there is an emergency need to do so. Parents will not be able to sign children out between 2:30pm and 3:00pm. After 2:30pm, you must wait until 3:00pm regular dismissal time. During 1:00pm dismissal days, parents will not be allowed to sign out children between 12:30pm and 1:00pm.



If you must pick up your child early (before 2:30pm), send an email to [email protected].nj.us along with your child’s homeroom teacher by 8:30am with the following information:

- Child’s name - Time that you will be picking up your child - NAME of the person picking up your child. If this person is not the parent or guardian, please ensure that this individual is listed on your child’s approved pick-up list on the Connors Parent/Student Information Google Form 2024-2025. This is extremely important as per our safety protocols. 


At the designated pick up time, please:

- Arrive at the main Connors front door on Monroe Street and ring the doorbell.
- Tell the security guard your name, your child’s name, and that you are here to pick up your child early.
Wait outside and your child will be brought out to you by our security guard or main office clerk.
Sign-out your child in our early dismissal sign-out book. 


Maritza Ramos
[email protected]
201-356-3680

Aishah Tapia
[email protected]
201-356-3680