FAQs

Youth Employment Permit Information

All teens under 18 years of age must complete a work permit application and get a work permit before starting a new job.

Work permits for North Andover residents between the ages of 14 and 18 may be obtained at the North Andover High School main office on 430 Osgood Street. Minors must provide the specific employer, work address, and job description in order to receive a permit. For more information and Main Office Hours to complete the permit, please email dimariom@northandoverpublicschools.com or royp@northandoverpublicschools.com

Steps for Getting a Work Permit

1. Download a work permit application or pick one up at the North Andover High School main office.
2. Obtain a job offer from an employer.
3. Ask the employer to complete the Promise of Employment section of the work permit application.
4. For 14 and 15 year-olds only (16 and 17 year-olds may skip this step): Ask your doctor to complete the Physician’s Certificate of Health section of the work permit application.
5. Both the minor and the parent/guardian must sign the form.
6. Return the completed application to the North Andover High School main office.

For more information, see the Commonwealth of Massachusetts' Youth Employment page. 

Registry of Motor Vehicles Permit/License Documentation

Steps for Getting Documentation for a Driving Permit/License:

Students who need school documentation to obtain a driving permit or license may request a copy of a North Andover High School attendance verification letter from the Main Office, 430 Osgood Street, please email Patricia Roy at royp@northandoverpublicschools.com or Meagan DiMario dimariom@northandoverpublicschools.com

Students who need an official transcript may request a copy from the Guidance Office, 430 Osgood Street or by emailing Debbie Conti at contid@northandoverpublicschools.com

For more information about school lunch menus, cost, and applying for free or reduced cost meals, see the Food Services webpage.

Reporting Absences

The absence line has returned to North Andover High School. If your student is going to be absent from school, a parent/guardian is required to use our call in line 978-794-1711 Ext. 3 by 8:00am to report the absence. If a call is not made by 8:00am on the day of the absence, we encourage the parent/guardian to call the absence line for up to 24 hours after the student has returned to school. The parent/guardian has the option to provide a handwritten, signed note that the student can drop off at the main office the morning they return to school. The note should contain the reason for the absence and the date(s)of the absence.  Either the phone call or the note will be the required communication for a student’s absence to be considered “excused.”  Please note that excused absences count toward credit reduction. A timely parent communication allows for an absence to be excused so that the student can receive makeup work privileges. However, it is not documented and will count toward credit reduction.  No student may participate in a school activity on a day he/she is listed as absent.  Doctors’ notes WILL NOT be accepted more than 10 days from the date of absence.

Please note:

• A student who reports to school after 11:00 a.m. on an in-person day is considered absent for that day. Similarly, a student who is dismissed from school before 11:00 a.m. on an in-person day is counted as absent.

• No student may participate in a school based activity, including athletics on a day he/she is listed as absent. 

• In case of extended absences of three or more days, parents/guardians should contact their child’s Guidance Counselor to arrange for work.

Planned Absences and Vacations

North Andover High School students who take vacations or family trips that do not coincide with previously scheduled school vacation days will miss valuable class experiences that cannot be duplicated in any other way.  Such planned absences are discouraged.

We understand, however, that there may be times when such absences are unavoidable.  Students and parents need to recognize that, as excused absences, planned absences can imperil the student's academic status for courses that are missed. Students and staff are expected to adhere to the Massachusetts Travel Guidelines.