Missed work is different from late work, for missed work involves being absent when an assignment is given or collected on the original due date. In general, students are given an additional class period for each day of a particular class they miss when an assignment is given or collected.
Although some absences may be unplanned (i.e., illness, family emergency, etc.), others are known in advance (i.e., athletics, college visits, etc.), and the student should proactively communicate with his or her teachers and submit assignments according to the teacher’s expectations. If a student has a known upcoming planned absence, he or she should get the assignment(s) ahead of the absence in order to be able to turn the assignment(s) in on time. Failure to do so may result in late penalties and academic consequences.
- Absent When Assignments (Homework, Daily Work) Are Given. Students who are absent on the day when work is assigned will have one additional class period following their return to turn in the assignment. For example, if a class meets on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday, and an assignment is given on Tuesday and due on Wednesday, a student who was absent on Tuesday and returns on Wednesday will have until Friday to turn in the assignment without penalty. Teachers may use their discretion in cases where further information is warranted and must be considered.
- Absent When Assignments (Homework, Daily Work) Are Collected. Students who are absent on the day when work is collected will be required to turn in the assignment the next time the class meets and they are present. For example, if a student is present on Tuesday, when an assignment is given, and absent on Wednesday, the day the assignment is due, the student will be required to turn in the assignment on Friday, which, in this example, is the next day the class meets. Teachers may use their discretion in cases where further information is warranted and must be considered. Teachers are expected to enter the student’s grade as “M" in the gradebook until the student submits his or her missed assignments.
If a student is absent when a project or essay is assigned, he or she will, in general, be required to turn in the assignment at the original due date, unless extenuating circumstances warrant otherwise. See Rhetoric School Projects and Essays above.
The Missed Assignments policy will apply to School-Related Absences as well as all other Absences.