Excused Absence

The number of days allotted to make up work is the total number of consecutive school days the student was absent. The student has a minimum of two (2) days to make up work that has been missed. For instance, a student who has been absent for three (3) consecutive days would have three (3) school days to make up her/ his work if these were excused absences. A teacher is authorized to extend the number of days if the teacher feels that the circumstances warrant the extension. Students who are absent due to a field trip or a school-sponsored activity will be allowed to make up all work missed. However, students must be prepared to continue with regular class activities upon their return.

Unexcused Absence

Students must meet individual teacher's dead-lines for make-up work due to unexcused absences. This must be a minimum of one (1) school day. If a student has missed a test due to an unexcused absence, the student will be expected to make up the test the day he/she returns to school or follow the guidelines of the individual teacher.Class work, quizzes, and tests missed due to skipping class or truancy may not be made up.

All inquiries, arrangements, and written confirmation of arrangements for make-up work after absences are the student’s responsibility and not their teacher.Should the student fail to inquire about and arrange for make-up work, zeros will be assigned for all work missed.

If the student has missed written assignments of which he/she was unaware, he/she will be given the same number of days to complete the assignment as the other students were given. Each teacher will establish due dates for major/ long term projects and these due dates will not be altered for excused or unexcused absences.Students under suspension will be provided make-up work or tests according to the county guidelines. At the conclusion of each term, a student has 14 calendar days to complete any make-up work required for either a change in grade or the removal of an incomplete.

• The number of days to make up work for absences will be the total number of days the student was absent.
• The student would have a minimum of two days to make up work that he or she has missed. For example: a student who has been absent for three consecutive days would have three days to make up his or her work.
• A teacher is authorized to extend the numberof days if the teacher feels the circumstances warrant the extension. Each individual department will make their own regulations regarding the time and place of make-up work and also the design of make-up tests.
• It is the student's responsiblity to arrange a time for make-up work.
• At the conclusion of each term, should a student require an incomplete, it is up to the teacher to mark the incomplete. The student has 10 school days to complete any make-up work required for either a change in grade or the removal of an incomplete.