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Wilson School Improvement

Attendance is the single most important factor in school success. Research shows that children who are in school most of the time do better on state tests. Studies also show that kids who are absent more often score lower on state tests. Being late for school hurts a child's learning, too. A student who is 10 minutes late every day will miss 30 hours of instruction during the year.

Having said that, we also realize there are reasons your child may miss school (illness, emergencies, etc.). Whenever a student is absent from school, state law and student safety require a parent contact. When your child is absent we ask that you call the school at 477-4722 to let us know. We need your child's name, his/her teacher, and the reason for the absence. Please leave a message on our answering machine if nobody answers the phone.

If you are unable to call the day of your child's absence, please send a note with him/her to give to the office upon return to school. Failure to do so will result in a letter from our office inquiring about your child's absence. If we do not receive an explanation from you, your child will be considered truant.

If your child is truant, you will receive 2 written warnings. Upon the third truancy, in compliance with District108 policy, you will receive a $25 fine from the Pekin Police Department. We hope to avoid this; we are just asking for your helping in communicating absences.

Here is a list of tips on how you can improve your child's school attendance:
· Talk with your child about the importance of attending school regularly.
· Avoid scheduling family trips or doctor appointments during school hours.
· Make sure your child stays healthy by eating nutritious food and getting enough sleep and exercise.
· Don't accept excuses for why your child "must" miss or be late for school.
· Discuss with your child what happened at school each day.
· Support school rules and consequences for skipping class and being tardy.
· Show your child why education is important. Give specific examples of how education helps people succeed.
· Lead by example. If children see parents taking off work for no real reason, they may expect to be able to do the same thing.

In response to the District's Parent Survey given in spring 2002, the staff of Wilson is trying to improve communication. We will be working in three areas: assignment notebooks, newsletters, and progress reports. Wilson has developed the following expectations listed below. A survey will be conducted in March as to whether communication has improved. 

Assignment Notebooks:
* Assignments filled out and notebooks sent home daily
* Include notification of special days and notes
* Parental review and acknowledgement

Newsletters:
* Will contain academic news and special information
*Will come home monthly on the last Friday of each month
* Parental Review
Progress Reports:

* Letter grades will be used in all academic subjects
* A checklist dealing with homework, test scores, and behavior will be included
* Progress reports will be sent home three times a year
* Parents are to review, sign, and return

Once again we are asking students and their families to save Box Tops from participating General Mills cereals, snacks, Betty Crocker fruit snacks, Yoplait yogurt mulitpacks, Yoplait Go-Gurt, Lloyd’s Barbeque Buckets, and General Mills Foodservice products.  Please have your child bring the Box Tops to the school office. 

Collection of Campbell's soup labels has already begun.  Please save those labels and help Wilson School receive free items for the classrooms. 

Thanks for your help. 

As part of our continuous improvement at Wilson Intermediate School, every year we identify areas of concern. We analyze results from our different surveys, school and district test results and student needs identified by staff. This year we have four goals:.
.....-To Improve Writing Skills
.....-To Improve Reading Skills
.....-To Improve Communication
.....-To Improve Math Skills.
Our main area of concentration will be to improve writing skills. Teachers will be asking students to write on a daily basis. Several instructional mini-writing lessons will be given weekly. Please be watching for your child's writing projects.