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Admissions Policy

May 10, 2023 |

Admissions Policy Hitch Elementary is proud to be a premiere neighborhood school within CPS. Any family that lives within our attendance boundaries can be admitted to Hitch at any time throughout the year. Kindergarten Enrollment Eligibility: All children residing in Hitch’s attendance boundaries who are 5 years old on or before September 1 of the…

Attendance Policy

May 10, 2023 |

Reporting an Absence To Report a Student Absence, parents may do one of the following: – Contact their homeroom teacher and both Ms. Melendez at tmelendezmoreno@cps.edu and Mrs. Marchan at dmarchan14@cps.edu.  – As an alternative, parents may fill out the attendance form on the main page to report an absence.  Parents are no longer required to submit a…

CPS Policies

May 10, 2023 |

For the full list of CPS policies, visit https://policy.cps.edu/. All CPS Policies Grade Point Average Policy​​ Student Code of Conduct (English) Student Code of Conduct (Espanol) Student Code of Conduct (Polish) Promotion Policy (English) Promotion Policy (Espanol) Promotion Policy (Polish) Volunteer Policy Volunteer Code of Conduct (English)

History About Hitch Elementary School

May 10, 2023 |

Who Was Rufus M. Hitch Anyway?Here’s what was found online on the Hitch Family Tree: Rufus Mcclain HITCH was born on 4 Apr 1852 in Beverly, Adams Co., IL,  died on 25 May 1925 in Pike Co., IL  at age 73, and was buried about 28 May 1925 in Barry, Pike Co., IL. General Notes:…