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2024-2025
SCHOOL HEALTH REQUIREMENTS
Illinois State Law requires that every child entering Pre-School, Kindergarten, Second, Sixth, Ninth and Twelfth grades have the following completed documents on file with the school. These forms can be turned in at the start of the school year. These are due by October 15, 2024 otherwise your student may be excluded from school.
Kindergarten:
Eye Exam (or waiver)
Dental Exam (or waiver)
School Physical Exam
Lead Screen
Current Immunization record (Including 4 Dtap, 4 Polio, 2 MMR, 2 Varicella vaccine.)
2nd Grade:
Dental Exam (or waiver)
6th Grade:
Dental Exam (or waiver)
School Physical Exam
Current Immunization records (including 1 dose of Meningococcal vaccine, 1 Tdap)
9th Grade:
Dental Exam (or waiver)
School Physical Exam
Current immunization record
12th Grade:
Current immunization record (Including 2 doses of Meningococcal vaccine. Only one dose is required if the first dose was received at 16 yrs.
of age or older.)
STUDENT ATHLETES –Middle School and High School Sports
Sports Physical Exam -required before allowed to practice or participate.
FIRST TIME in an ILLINOIS SCHOOL:
Eye Exam (or waiver)
School Physical Exam with current vaccination records.
All Physical Forms and Waivers can be found on the CAM website. www.camraiders.com under “Parents &
Students”, “Health & Medical Information”
For Certified Teaching Positions please refer to the IASA Job Bank HERE.
Other Job Opportunities through Central A & M - Please complete and return this JOB APPLICATION to any school office.
2024/2025 School Calendar
August 15 Teachers’ Institute – No student attendance
August 16 First Day CAM Students (dismiss @11:30/11:45)
September 2 Labor Day … No School
September 18 11:30/11:45 Early Dismissal -School Impr. Planning
October 10 11:30/11:45 Early Dismissal – School Impr. Planning
October 11 No student attendance - Teachers’ Institute Day
October 14 Columbus Day … No School
October 18 End of 1st Quarter
October 30 11:30/11:45 Early Dismissal -School Impr. Planning
November 5 Election Day … No School
November 27-29 Thanksgiving Break … No student attendance
December 19 Exams … 1:45/2:00 Early Dismissal
December 20 Exams … 1:45/2:00 Early Dismissal - End of 2nd Quarter
Dec 23-Jan 3 Christmas Break
January 6 No student attendance - Teachers’ Institute Day
January 20 MLK Jr. Day … No School
February 14 11:30/11:45 Early Dismissal -School Impr. Planning
February 17 Presidents Day … No School
March 13 End of 3rd Quarter
March 14-17 No student attendance
April 17-21 No student attendance
May 11 Baccalaureate
May 16 Commencement 7:00 pm
**May 20 Exams … 1:45/2:00 Early Dismissal
**May 21 Exams … 1:45/2:00 Early Dismissal
**May 22 Teachers’ Institute Day - No student attendance
**End of school days are contingent on use of Emergency Days and are subject to change
IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO COMPLETE AN APPLICATION IF YOUR STUDENT/S RECEIVE FOOD BENEFITS WHICH WE RECEIVE NOTIFICATION THROUGH THE DIRECT CERTIFICATION LISTING FROM THE ILLINOIS STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION. THOSE INCLUDED ARE SNAP, TANF, INCOME ELIGIBLE MEDICAID OR FOSTER CHILD STATUS. THESE STUDENTS WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY APPROVED FOR FREE BREAKFAST AND LUNCH. THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE EXTRA MEAL ITEMS, SNACKS OR DRINKS.
The approval process for a fee waiver is based on whether the student receives Free lunch. If your student is approved for Free lunch you MUST complete the Fee waiver for processing in the District office for the applicable fees to be waived. A Fee Waiver needs to be completed every school year.
Consideration of other factors may be taken into account by the building principal when determining approval.
Questions regarding either Free/Reduced Lunch application or Fee waiver, please feel free to contact the District office at 217-226-4042.
The winter season is upon us. Our district administration, faculty, and staff understand that our decision to open or close school during inclement weather often disrupts family schedules and means the school year may have to be extended. We also understand that our students are better served -academically and socially -by being in school. But, as always, our top priority is the safety of our students. So the decision to close school is not an easy one. The process is complex and involves several people.
HOW DO WE MAKE OUR DECISION? Please understand that we make the decision to open or close school in bad weather based on a careful analysis of all relevant factors, such as:
• Information on road conditions from our transportation personnel, from local law enforcement, and area road crews.
• Amount of snow and ice accumulation.
• Whether precipitation will continue throughout the day.
• Temperature and wind chill.
• Weather predictions (including those from the weather alert service).
• Storm Timing
• Building conditions (such as whether we have electricity and heat).
• Parking lot conditions
WHO MAKES THE DECISION? The Superintendent is ultimately responsible for the final decision based on the above factors and recommendations from those mentioned above. Area superintendents consult with each other to discuss our situations regarding busing and students walking. Still, each district has its own unique circumstances.
WHEN IS THE DECISION MADE? We do our best to make the decision by 6:00 a.m., or earlier so we can notify you via ParentSquare and various websites. Keep in mind that unusual weather conditions may force us to make the decision after this time. Please stay tuned to the media and communication outlets. However, it is very important for parents to have plans in place in case the decision needs to be made later. It is quite possible that bus or building issues could come up and not be discovered until after 6:00 a.m. In those cases, decisions on school attendance could be made at a later time.
WILL WE CLOSE SCHOOL IF CONDITIONS WORSEN? If conditions get worse during the school day, we may need to have an early dismissal, but we will give as much notice as possible through ParentSquare. Although we do our absolute best in the process, we know that often no perfect decision exists. If you do not feel that it is safe for your child to get to school, use your best judgment on whether or not he or she should attend. During very extreme weather conditions, if you choose to keep your child at home, his/her absence will be counted as an excused absence.
Regarding extra-curricular events, practices, and other school-related activities outside of the normal day, we prefer to exercise flexibility in these situations as opposed to an inflexible policy. Occasionally events scheduled in the evening could be held as conditions improve. Some schools do not have that policy, and we will respect the wishes of the individual districts involved. Again, we will support those decisions made in good faith out of the personal beliefs regarding your child's safety.
• ParentSquare phone call and email
• CAM district website www.camraiders.com
• Channel 20 News TV and their website at wandtv.com, Channel 3 at wcia.com and WTIM taylorvilledailynews.com
These alerts occur in mass release and will be posted and received in a random fashion, but will be released as soon as decisions are made. It is very important that your phone number and email is up to date in Skyward and on ParentSquare so you can receive calls, texts, and emails. Call your child's school(s) to update your phone number.
HOW MANY DAYS CAN WE TAKE? School districts typically build five emergency days per school year into their calendars. If emergency days are used, they must be made up at the end of the school year. If we use more than the allotted 5 emergency days, we can apply to the State Board of Education for "Act of God" days and hope it is approved. Otherwise, the emergency days beyond the scheduled 5 will also need to be made up.
It is challenging to become completely acclimated to cold weather, but we are hopeful that students, parents, and staff are preparing their vehicles with emergency gear, making sure phones stay charged, and everyone dresses appropriately when going out in the elements.
