ATTENDANCE
Attendance is required for reporting purposes and to identify unexcused absences (skipping).
Class attendance:
Class attendance will be entered by teachers electronically each day. Parents will be notified if students are absent from classes without signing out. Parents may request written attendance reports by calling the school. Students who wish to leave before the end of the school day must sign out at the office. The school takes the information on the sign-in, sign-out sheet very seriously, as it is an official record of a student's whereabouts. Permission to sign out must be verified by someone in the office.
The office or teacher will check absentee list against phone-in, sign-in, and sign-out sheets to identify discrepancies and will interview the student, issue consequences, and contact parents if time permits. Students whose progress is affected by chronic absenteeism will have to justify their continued presence at the school.
Absences:
(1) If a student is absent due to curricular or extra-curricular reasons or other parent excused absences:- students are expected to see teachers at least two (if possible) days in advance of the absence to make arrangements for missed tests/quizzes/assignments.
(2) If a student is absent due to illness, injury, family crisis, funeral, medical or dental appointments: parents are asked to contact the school by phone or note as far in advance of the absence as possible. Students are to see teachers on the first day back to make arrangements for missed tests/quizzes/assignments.
It is not always possible to complete missed work (labs,discussions, debates etc). Class participation marks will be lost. Students are responsible for making up the missed work within the given time frame or a zero may be assigned.
Skipping
Students whose absences are not excused by their parents or guardians are considered to be "skipping" school.
(1) Missed tests, quizzes, and marked in-class activities may be assigned a zero.
(2) On the first occurrence of skipping, administration will warn the student and notify parents of consequences.
(3) Further occurrences of skipping could result in in or out-of school suspensions or individual course reassignment.
Lates
If a student is late for first period the student must sign in at the office. This will be denoted with a late slip issued and signed at the office. Teachers are to assign their own consequences for classroom lates. Students who are regularly late for classes will be referred to administration.
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