Missed Assignments Due to Short Term Excused Absences-
It is the student's responsibility to see that all make-up work is properly completed and turned in to each teacher. The general rule is that a student has two days for each day of absences to make up the work. The time for make‑up work is calculated beginning the first day the student returns to school. It is the responsibility of the student to insure that ALL absences are cleared up within the allowed time.
If an absence is excused, it is the responsibility of the student and /or parent to make arrangements for completing missed daily work for credit. Tests missed during an unexcused absence may not be made up. Assignments made during any excused absence a student has two (2) days to make up a missed assignment or test (see scheduled tests).
Getting Make-Up Work For Extended Excused Absences-
To insure that make-up work does not become a burden to the student or the teacher, absences in excess of three consecutive days must require a parent request for assignments to warrant make-up. The due date for such requested make-up work begins the day the assignments are available to the parent in the main office. Circumstances that prevent a student from properly completing assignments during an extended excused absence may be cleared through a principal. Unless approved by the individual teacher or authorized by the Principal, any work turned in after the extension time or beyond limits imposed by other sections of this handbook, will receive a zero (0) grade.
Getting Help For Missed Assignments-
It is the student's responsibility to obtain the missed assignment and make arrangements for teacher assistance. The teacher's duty day begins at 7:30 a.m. and ends at 3:00 p.m. , which allows one, thirty-minute period during which a student can, by appointment, meet with the teacher for help. Additional off‑duty time often can be arranged with the teacher. However, please understand that the staff members have their own families and responsibilities to cover and the student should work out arrangements in advance. (See Tutorial Procedures)
Absences Known In Advance: In the event there is foreknowledge of the absence, as in the case of scheduled school activities, the work must be turned in either on the last day of attendance or the day the student returns.
Assignments known in advance-
Long-term assignments such as special projects or term papers are due upon student's return. Students do not have the two days to make-up a long-term assignment as they would in regular daily assignments.
Scheduled Tests-
Any examination announced during the student's presence in class or which is regularly scheduled (e.g., 9 weeks or block) which is missed by the student because of any type of absence, may be administered upon the student's return or at the teacher's discretion.
Responsibilities for make-up work-
1. Each teacher will establish a time for make-up testing consistent with his or her class structure. This schedule will insure timely completion of the assignment and provide the student no more than one working week to take the test.
2. It is the student's responsibility to know the make‑up test schedule of the exam missed and verify the appointment with the teacher. Students who miss the scheduled make‑up test period will receive a zero, unless excused by the teacher or site administrator.
3. The site and district administration will cooperate whenever possible to insure that schedule make‑up times are not infringed upon.
Any exceptions to this procedure shall be limited to those approved by the building principal.
Make-Up Extension Time for Extending Beyond A Grading Period-
If the allowed time for make‑up work extends beyond the normal reporting period or if work is returned after grades are recorded, an Administrative Grade of "I" (Incomplete) will be issued. This grade reflects only the fact that work is still pending and allowed. After the extension time has been exhausted, all work will be graded and the final grade recalculated and recorded.
