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Attendance
Policy/Loss of Course Credit Policy
The District believes that classroom participation
is related to and affects a student's performance and grasp of
the subject matter and, as such, is properly reflected in a
student's final grade. For purposes of this policy, classroom
participation means that a student is in class and prepared to
work.
Consequently, for each marking period a certain
percentage of a student's final grade will be based on classroom
participation as well as the student's performance on homework,
tests, papers, projects, etc. as determined by the building
administrator and/or classroom teacher.
Students are expected to attend all scheduled
classes. Consistent with the importance of classroom
participation, unexcused student absences, tardiness, and early
departures will affect a student's grade, including credit for
classroom participation, for the marking period.
At the middle school/senior high school level,
any student with more than 24 absences in a course may not
receive credit for the course. However, it is District policy
that students with properly excused absences, tardiness and
early departures for which the student has performed any
assigned make-up work, assignments and/or tests shall not be
counted as an absence for the purpose of determining the
student's eligibility for course credit. District procedures
will specify how student tardiness and early departures will be
calculated and factored into the District's minimum attendance
standard.
For summer school and courses meeting 1/2 year,
any student with more than 12 absences may not receive course
credit.
Transfer students and students re-enrolling
after having dropped out will be expected to attend a prorated
minimum number of the scheduled class meetings during their time
of enrollment.
Students will be considered in attendance if the
student is:
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Physically present in the classroom or
working under the direction of the classroom teacher during
the class scheduled meeting time; or
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Working pursuant to an approved independent
study program; or
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Receiving approved alternative instruction.
Students who are absent from class due to their
participation in a school sponsored activity are to arrange with
their teachers to make up any work missed in a timely manner as
determined by the student's teacher. Attendance at school
sponsored events where instruction is substantially equivalent
to the instruction which was missed shall be counted as the
equivalent of regular attendance in class.
Upon returning to school following a properly
excused absence, tardiness or early departure, it shall be the
responsibility of the student to consult with his/her teacher(s)
regarding arrangements to make up missed work, assignments
and/or tests in accordance with the time schedule specified by
the teacher.
Loss of Course
Credit Policy
At the conclusion of a course, any student who has exceeded the
number
of absences listed below will have his/her grade recorded with the
notation (N) on the grade sheet and permanent record. This (N)
will
indicate no credit was earned for the course.
Maximum Course Absences
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Full year course 24
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Semester course 12
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BOCES
course 30
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Physical Ed. 12
UNEXCUSED ABSENCES ABOVE THE MAXIMUM WILL RESULT IN LOSS OF COURSE CREDIT.
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