Arlington High School Make-up Policy Rationale:
Arlington High School establishes a make-up work policy for
late work in order to provide
consistency throughout the school with regard to the acceptance
and credit awarded
for work that is turned in by students beyond a prescribed
deadline. The expectation is that all students turn in assignments
on time.
When students
do not turn in work on time, however, the staff of Arlington
High School encourages students to show responsibility for
their learning
by completing
the assignments.
Students are expected to make up work expeditiously and to discuss arrangements with teachers outside of class upon their return. IT IS THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE STUDENT TO COORDINATE ALL MAKE-UP AND LATE WORK. Conditions and time limits for this work are established as follows: MAKE-UP WORK 1. Students who are absent one day will take previously announced quizzes and tests and hand in previously assigned work the day they return to class. Assignments made and/or quizzes/tests given in their absence should be made up within one (1) school day after returning to school. 2. Students who are absent for more than one day are responsible for conferring with the teacher to arrange a make-up schedule. Students will receive additional time to complete make-up work for two or more days of consecutive absence. For each day of absence, one day will be added to the make-up period. Again, work previously assigned is due the day of the student’s return. 3. In the case of pre-arranged absences, students will deliver to teachers all previously assigned work due during their absence the day they return. 4. A student who is absent from class (e.g. for a field trip, medical appointment, excused tardy or clinic visit) but who is in attendance for any part of the day, is required to hand in assigned work and make up quizzes/tests on that day. 5. Assignments becomes late when an absence is unexcused, or when a student turns in assignments after the equal number of days allowed for excused absences. Refer to each teacher’s syllabus for determination of credit for late work. 6. A student that is assigned OSS (out-of-school suspension) will not be allowed to make up missed assignments or tests/quizzes and therefore not receive any credit. TEACHER DISCRETION Under extenuating circumstances and at the discretion of the teacher, an extension may be granted for any of these different conditions. Students have the sole responsibility for discussing these extenuating circumstances with the teacher. |