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Absence Policy & Contract
Being a Responsible Student
Absences happen for a variety of reasons. Please
try your very hardest to avoid being absent on important days (i.e., peer editing
days, presentation days, due days, etc.).
You will make your life more difficult and potentially inconvenience
those around you. lease do not abuse the sign-in/sign-out
policies or being absent in order to avoid due dates. f you
have more than 4 absences (per quarter) which you did not make up work/time,
you will receive an F* for the quarter. Three
or more cuts per semester is also an F. If you are absent, please understand that it
is YOUR responsibility to:
o
Check
www.checkthesite.com (or www.surfturk.com)
for in-class assignments,
journal entries, readings, due dates, quiz assignments, handouts, and sometimes
even topics or notes covered. Most
readings and/or handouts will already be in your possession or available on my
web site. You should only need to ask me for Xeroxed packets
that are not available online.
o
Contact
a friend from the class to find out what you
missed; be sure to get the class notes for that day. Don’t forget that your notebook will be
graded! All class days are reviewed and absences do not create an exemption. Journal entries are posted on the website.
o
Keep
up with due dates. Unless you are truly ill or
there is a family emergency, you are expected to be prepared for class as best
as is possible. Please do not adopt an
“out of sight, out of mind” philosophy – it only hurts your progress.
- FOR LONG TERM
ASSIGNMENTS (more than two days
of time given): Due dates still apply even if you were absent. If you were absent on a due date, an
assignment is due the following day, whether or not we have class. Please make sure to drop it off or you
will lose points. Don’t forget: you
are still responsible for an assignment on that due date*.
- FOR SHORT TERM
ASSIGNMENTS: You have one to two
days to make it up unless we have made other arrangements.
- FOR
CLASSWORK/DISCUSSION: If an activity was
completed during class, you are responsible for it. Otherwise, there will be a zero for
that day’s work.
o
Utilize
the Handout System. All handouts (even if
available online) will be put on the classroom door folder labeled: “Ms. Gokturk’s Absent Student Handouts.” A friend, sibling or parent can pick up the handout/s with your name. Otherwise, first thing upon your return (that
means before class), please pick up the handout/s.
o
Make
up the work you missed within two days of your
return unless we have made other arrangements.
At minimum, this will include any or all of the following: reading quiz,
journal entry, getting the class notes, completing group work (by yourself –
you will choose one task from the assignment unless otherwise noted), and/or
other directives found online.
o NOT expect one-on-one time
during class time. Please don’t come to class after an absence and
expect me to take time away from the class to tell you what you missed, give
you packets, or explain concepts. This
takes away time from the whole class instruction and should be completed on
your own time. “I was absent last class
-- what did I miss?” is a statement you should first ask a peer. If you need further information or materials,
see me during period 4-2 (resource), before
school, or make an appointment with me for another time. Please make a genuine effort to find out what
you missed BEFORE THE NEXT CLASS MEETS.
o Schedule make up time for the class missed if you have more than four
absences for the marking period. [If you
cut a class, you will receive a zero for the quiz, class work, and participation
for that day. You may not make this up. FYI: Three cuts = F for the marking period.] Make up time involves completing additional
assignments (beyond what the class already did), so please avoid excessive
absences! It creates more work for everyone.
If you are suffering from a medical problem, you should inquire with
your grade AP or guidance counselor about Home Instruction.
o Make up the quiz! Was there a reading quiz? All quizzes will be on my
desk in a folder labeled: “Ms. G’s Make
Up Quizzes.” You have TWO school
days to make it up from the time you return – during your OWN time. You do
not make up the quiz in class. After all, it is expected that you are up to
date with the class and should be taking whatever quiz is scheduled that day for
the class! If the missed quiz has not been made up within the two allotted days,
it will be marked as zero in the grade book. This is non-negotiable. You may take the quiz at my desk (if I am not
there) practicing the honor system, and leave it face down when it is completed.
o Keep up to date with the
readings as best you can under the
circumstances of your absence. You are
still responsible for the reading assignments when you return. Most readings are assigned in bulk and/or are
posted at www.checkthesite.com or www.surfturk.com. It is highly recommended that you keep up
with the readings as best you can. One
absence can cause a domino effect of stress as you will still be responsible
for readings (with the rest of the class) that follow*.
o
Touch
base with me! If I am away from my desk during the times listed
above when you come by for help, to schedule make-up time, or to pick up
additional materials not available online or in the door materials, please be sure to leave a note to
indicate that you made a good faith effort to take care of your
responsibilities.
Please read, share with your
parent/s, and sign:
I
have read and understood this policy:
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