As we are working hard to establish our relationships, our home and school connection is highly important to Stanton. We have partnered with Flamboyan, to complete our home visits. Families are able to share their hopes and goals for their child’s education. Educators have the opportunity to help families understand how to best support their student’s learning at home. And students are surrounded by the support they need to excel socially, emotionally, and academically for the long term. Students do better when families and educators work together as equal partners. In addition to that we host three parent academic nights to help families learn about our academic program and expectations.

Our doors open at 8:15 a.m. daily. For the safety of our students, we will open the gate for parents at 8:00 a.m. but the school doors still will not open until 8:15 a.m. If you are dropping students off by vehicle, you must use the middle lane to do so. Unfortunately, there is no double-parking in that lane. 

Early Dismissal end at 2:30 p.m. After that you must pick your child up at 3:15 p.m. Our gates will open after school at 3:15 p.m. so parents can enter the property 

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As we move into school year 2019-2020, we are working to enhance our cultural approach. This year all scholars will wear the same color uniforms- Navy blue polos and khaki bottoms.

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To review the entire policy of DCPS requirements on attendance, view DCPS Attendance and Truancy Policy. General Attendance Requirements All children who reach five (5) years of age on or before September 30th of the current school year are considered school-aged and must attend school on time every day until they meet hight school graduation requirements or reach their 18th birthday. What are excused absences? Excused absences are when school-aged students are absent from school with a valid excuse and parental approval. Examples of excused absences include:

  • Student illness (a doctor’s note is required for a student absent five or more days in a term);
  • Illness of a child for parenting students (a doctor’s note is required for a student absent five or more days in a term);
  • Medical or dental appointments for the student;
  • Death in the student’s immediate family;
  • Exclusion by direction of the authorities of the District of Columbia, due to quarantine contagious disease, infection, infestation, or other condition requiring separation from other students for medical or health reasons;
  • Necessity for a student to attend a judicial proceeding, or court activity, as a party to the action or under subpoena;
  • Observance of a religious holiday;
  • Absences to allow students to visit their parent or legal guardian, who is in the military; immediately before, during or after deployment;
  • Emergency or other circumstances approved by DCPS.

The following absences may also be excused without written documentation from the parent, as verified by the school:

  • Lawful out of school suspension or exclusion by school authorities;
  • Temporary closing of facilities or suspension of classes due to severe weather, official activities, holidays, malfunctioning equipment, unsafe or unsanitary conditions, or other condition(s) or emergency requiring a school closing or suspension of classes;
  • Failure of the District of Columbia to provide transportation in cases where the District of Columbia has legal responsibility for the transportation of the student; and
  • An emergency or other circumstance approved by DCPS.

If a student is absent for a total of up to four (4) cumulative days in each grading period, a parent’s written excuse is sufficient for explaining the absence. If a student is absent for five (5) or more cumulative days per term, further documentation is required beyond communication by the parent for the absence to be excused. Written explanation of the student’s absence must be submitted by a doctor or staff of a relevant agency, on official doctor’s office/agency letterhead and signed by a relevant official.

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