Students, not teachers, are responsible for keeping up with their work, and that means (at a minimum) turning assignments in on time. All late work (homework, daily work, projects, essays, etc.) is given an automatic standard deduction of 30 percent (or “points” if out of 100).
The late work policy for homework and daily work is as follows:
- Standard deduction of 30 percent (or “points” if out of 100) if not submitted when it is due.
- Two days to turn in the homework or daily work for a maximum score of 70 percent (or “points” if out of 100).
- If the homework or daily work is not submitted by the end of the second day after it is due, it will be given a permanent zero (0) without the potential for recovery.
The late work policy for projects and essays is as follows:
- Standard deduction of 30 percent (or “points” if out of 100) if not submitted when it is due.
- Five days to turn in the project or essay for a maximum score of 70 percent (or “points” if out of 100).
- If the project or essay is not submitted by the end of the fifth day after it is due, it will be given a permanent zero (0) without the potential for recovery.
A “day” is defined as a school day (any day that school is in session), and not as the next class period a particular class meets. For example, if a “daily work” or “homework” assignment is due on Monday and the student does not turn in the assignment, he or she will have until the end of the day on Wednesday to turn it in for partial credit (i.e., up to 70 percent or “points” if out of 100). After Wednesday, the assignment would not be given any credit. Weekends, however, do not count toward the accumulation of days, nor do school holidays. In a second example, if a “daily work” or “homework” assignment is due on Friday, and the student does not turn in the assignment, he or she must turn it in by the end of the day on Tuesday to receive partial credit.
Late projects and essays, while receiving the same automatic standard deduction of 30 percent (or “points” if out of 100), have a longer period of acceptance (i.e., five days) due to their significance and weighting. For example, if a “project” or “essay” is due on Monday and the student does not turn in the assignment, he or she will have until the end of the day on the following Monday to turn it in for partial credit (i.e., up to 70 percent or “points” if out of 100). After the following Monday, the assignment would not be counted for any credit.
The responsibility for completing and turning in late work is on the student. The student may turn in late work to the teacher (preferred option) or, if they are unable to find the teacher, the Rhetoric School Office where it will be recorded and given to the teacher. The late work policy goes into effect regardless of the student’s attendance following the missed assignment. If, for example, the student is present and does not turn in a “daily work” or “homework” assignment due on Monday, he or she will have until the end of the day on Wednesday to turn it in, whether or not he or she is at school on Tuesday and Wednesday. Since “days” are counted as days school is in session, an absent student may email late work to his or her teacher to prove it is completed within the first or second day, and then submit it in person when he or she returns to school. Teachers are expected to enter the student’s grade as “M” in the gradebook until the student turns in late work.