Attendance & Academic Support Policy

Rationale

School attendance has a significant impact on academic achievement as well as community involvement and connection. There are different interventions for different types of absences.

Conduct

Excused Absences
Lates 
Students Going Off Site

Interventions for Lates

If a student is late three or more times in a set 5-day window of school, they will serve two days of lunchtime detention. Lates will be handled in the following manner and resets after two months:

Unexcused Absences (skipped class)

Students who are late by 20 minutes or more will be considered to be ‘skipping’ unless they have reasonable reason or have been excused by their parents.

Interventions for Unexcused Absences

Academic Support Plan

It is expected that students are participating meaningfully in their learning and are keeping up in their courses. When students’ marks slip to failing marks or their pacing in classes lags, it is usually because of absences, inattentiveness, or failure to complete assignments. It is the school’s responsibility to do whatever possible to help students stay caught up in their schoolwork and engaged in their learning. As such, the school has several policies and structures that aim to keep students on track for their benefit.

Students not staying on pace in classes and/or with low marks can be placed on an Academic Support Plan. 

First Tier Supports

Second Tier Supports 


Revision #2
Created 27 October 2023 16:50:28 by Jeremy Tjosvold
Updated 7 November 2024 20:01:30 by Bri Dyck