ABSENCE POLICY
November 18, 2005
GRUNDY AREA VOCATIONAL CENTER
Revised June, 1999
At GAVC, we
believe that student attendance is an integral part of the total
learning experience. A student learns and experiences
something new each day; therefore, it is imperative that a student
be in attendance to take advantage of the educational
opportunity.
Frequent absence from work is one of the
primary causes for employee termination. When hiring Center
graduates, employers inquire about the individual’s attendance
record at school. The primary purpose of the Center is to
prepare students for success in the world of work. Since
regular attendance is of the utmost importance to future
employment, the following Attendance Policy has been
established.
I. TYPES OF
ABSENCES
A.
EXCUSED-UNPENALIZED
1. SCHOOL SPONSORED
ACTIVITIES
a. Field
Trips
b. Sports
Events
c. Assemblies
d. Other
Activities Sponsored by Home School
2. Funerals Excused by Home
School
3. Hospital Stays or Home Confinement
by a Doctor (3) days or
more
4. Other Absences Approved by the
Attendance Officer.
B.
UNEXCUSED-PENALIZED AFTER FIVE (5) SICK LEAVE DAYS
It
is recognized that there are times that absences are
unavoidable.
Industry
and business deal with this problem by giving their
employee's
sick and personal days before they deduct pay from the
employee's
salary. Therefore, student are "given" five (5)
sick/personal
days per semester. Following the use of these
five
(5) days, a student will be penalized two (2) points per day
of
absence
at the end of each quarterly grading period.
C.
REWARD FOR EXCELLENT ATTENDANCE
The
Center also recognizes that many businesses reward employees
who
have exemplary attendance habits. The following policy is
intended
to encourage good attendance.
1. PERFECT ATTENDANCE
Students
having Perfect Attendance each quarter will have their
grade
raised by two (2) points per quarterly report.
2. ONE OR TWO ABSENCES
Students
with 1 or 2 absences per quarter will have their grade
raised
by 1 point per quarterly report.
Suspension
at the Center will disqualify the student from receiving the
Excellent
Attendance Rewards.
III. PROCEDURES
A. Absences
may be penalized either daily or at the end of a grading
period
provided penalty has the same effect. Make-up will be
allowed
for classroom work. Since it may not be possible or
feasible
for the student to make-up shop work, the decision
whether
to allow such make-up will be determined by the
instructor.
Consistency and uniform applications in shop make-
up
is essential.
B. The
Absence Policy will be prepared in three copies upon the
start
of each school year. Once copy will be for the student,
one
for the parent, and one, signed by student and parent, will
be
retained in the Center's files.
C. The
Guidance Coordinator will serve as attendance officer to
review
unusual circumstances and to decide upon the
application
of the policy to situations which may not be
specifically
covered by the written policy.
D. The
attendance secretary will notify the attendance officer when
the
5th day of Category B absence occurs. The attendance
officer
will write a personal letter to the student's parents/
guardians
notifying them of their son or daughter's absences
and
encouraging their cooperation in improving attendance.
The
attendance secretary will notify the attendance officer
after
the 10th day of Category B absence. The attendance
officer
will contact parents/guardians by phone and a 2nd
letter
will be sent. On the 15th day of Category B absence,
a
certified letter will be mailed to the parent/guardian.
