Reply #19: All previous year forms go to the attendance office of your district [View All]

[Whoa_Nelly]

For funding accountability.

New forms are a good thing because it means that all classroom teachers/homeroom teachers have a clean, up-to-date info sheet, as does the school and the district offices, and the accountability begins all over again to ensure that per school population there is funding for your child's school that comes in throughout the school year. Also, the copies that go to the district office have all the pertinent info typed into a computer program that is accessible by your child's school. Some schools allow teacher access, and should there be an emergency, the school nurse, nurse's aide will be able to access the most recent information regarding your child, as well as the school office being able to contact you ASAP.

I know it's a pain, but wouldn't it be a bigger pain if there wasn't enough funding coming into your child's school because projected attendance/enrollment seemed to not increase? What if your child had a serious illness or status change during the time off between school year end and beginning? Don't you think it's a good thing to always be up-to-date? Your child may be healthy, and not likely to move from the district, but that's not always true for many kids.

As a former educator, (and one who filled out reams of documents for special needs children), I feel your pain :hug: