School Information

MESI Attendance Line: 763.682.8344

Student Absences: Regular daily attendance is important to school success. It is critical for students to have consistent attendance in order to be successful and have a positive learning experience. If your child is ill or must miss school, please call the school office/attendance line and leave a detailed message stating student name, teacher name, and reason for absence. School work missed during an absence must be made up. Parents will be contacted at work or home if an absence is not reported. The Board of Education defines the following reasons as excused absences: illness, religious observance, death of a family member or close relative, family emergency, or a medical, dental or mental health appointment that cannot be scheduled before or after the school day. Unexcused absences, such as missing the bus, oversleeping, or those that are not acknowledged by note, or telephone call, are subject to truancy procedures. When no excuse is presented to the school, the absence will be considered unexcused.

We understand that family schedules do not always mix easily with school schedules. If a child is late to school, we ask that an adult personally check the child in at the office. You will need to sign your child in on our office log and obtain a pass for class. If a child needs to leave early during the school day, please come to the office and check the student out through a secretary or the health office. Please send a note with your child in the morning so the teacher is aware that a student will be leaving early from school.

You are strongly encouraged to take family vacations during the summer and during school holidays such as winter or spring break. In the event that this is not possible, the principal’s office as well as the child’s teacher should be informed in advance of any special vacation that will cause student absence from assignments for a child who is absent. Since teachers plan according to the daily needs of the students, some assignments may not be available ahead of time and will be available when your child returns to school.  Please notify them as soon as you know this vacation is going to take place.

If you bring your child to school in the morning, please do not arrive before 7:25 am. There is not supervision set up for students at this time.  Also, the teachers are preparing for the day, so they are not available for supervision before 7:25 am.

If you are picking your student up and this is not their usual procedure, we encourage you to contact the teacher and the main office.  We cannot take the word of your child.  We prefer kindergarten students to be picked up in the office.  If you child is older you can decide if you would like to pick them picked up in the main office or wait outside by our walking supervisor by the fire hydrant.  If your student has not been picked up by the time the supervisor has dropped the walking students off, they will be asked to come in a wait in the office to watch for the parent to arrive.  

If you are having someone else besides mom or dad picking your child up, we do want them to come to the office with ID to check that student out for safety reasons.

Vision Transportation number: 763.682.3232

If your child is going to a different destination than your home address you will need to fill out an alternate destination form.  

They also do not want students sending notes to school to ride a different bus home.  Please make plans to transport your child after they arrive home on their usual route.