Make-up Work Policy

MAKE-UP WORK

    Students will be provided the opportunity to request and complete make-up work for absences
and missed instruction.
 
    Not all work, especially work that is participatory and contributive in nature, can be made up.
Alternative work may be provided for these activities at the teacher’s discretion.

    Failure to request make-up work or to return completed make-up work will result in grade
reduction for that work for the purpose of classroom grading. Similarly, missing of work
that cannot, at the discretion of the teacher, be made up, will result in grade reduction for
that work for the purpose of classroom grading.

MAKE-UP WORK IS DEFINED AS:

1. Scheduled tests,
2. Scheduled quizzes,
3. Homework assigned on the day the student is absent or missed instruction,
    and
4. A description of the topic(s) covered in class while the student was absent or
    missed instruction and possible resources where the student can obtain information on
    the topic(s).

Teachers may require additional make-up work.Make-up work need not be identical or equivalent to the work missed in the absence or missed instruction period, but will ensure that the student has the opportunity to meet academic standards.

    Previously assigned work, that was due on the day the student was absent, is not
considered make-up work, and is due the day the student returns to school. In the
event of a pre-arranged absence assignments with a due date during the absence
assignments are due on or before the due date.

    It is the student’s and/or parent/guardian responsibility to request make-up work on the day
the student returns to class.

    Within two (2) school days of receiving the request, the teacher will provide the
requested make-up work. Make-up for prearranged absences will only be given
when a student returns to school, not before or during.

   It is also the student and/or parent/guardian responsibility to return the completed make-up
work within the designated deadline. Failure to do so will result in no credit being given.
Students will have a minimum of as many days/periods as they were absent to make up the
work unless other arrangements are made with the teacher. For example, if a student is
absent two (2) days/periods he/she will be given two (2) days/periods to make up the work.
The timeline for making up the work begins when the student receives the make-up
assignment from the teacher.

MAKE-UP WORK FOR TRUANCIES AND SUSPENSIONS

    In order to allow students to progress academically, students will be given the
opportunity to make up work for truancies and suspensions.

    Teachers with concerns about make-up work for truancies or suspensions are encouraged to
meet with the administrator, or his/her designee, to identify consequences for the truancy or
suspension that do not impact student academics.

ABUSE OF MAKE-UP WORK POLICY

    Students who abuse the make-up work policy by failing to complete and return make-up work
may, at the discretion of the teacher, lose the privilege of making up work for that class.
The parent/guardian and the student may request administrative review of the teacher’s
decision.

    Failure to request or to return make-up work will result in grade reduction for that work for
the purposes of classroom grading. Similarly missing work that cannot, at the discretion of
the teacher, be made up, will result in grade reduction for that work for the purposes of
classroom grading.