Attendance
1. ABSENCES/TRUANCY
You must attend all classes and study halls unless your absence is authorized by your Dean, the Assistant Principal, or the Principal. Not only is daily attendance required by law, it is essential for the successful completion of your courses. The most common cause of academic failure is absence. Since we sincerely want you to succeed at Stevenson, we will respond to every unauthorized absence from a class or study hall. An unauthorized absence for part or all of a school day constitutes truancy.
FAILURE TO REPORT AN ABSENCE IN FORTY-EIGHT HOURS MAY RESULT IN AN AUTOMATIC UNAUTHORIZED ABSENCE.
If you accumulate excessive authorized absences, the Principal/Assistant Principal/Dean may require a doctor’s verification for subsequent absences. Any excessively large number of absences by groups of students may require doctor’s verification as well. Excessive absences and excessive number of students absent are determined by the Principal/Assistant Principal/Dean.
Teachers may give consequences for unauthorized and excessive authorized absences from their classes.
FINAL EXAMS - You will be expected to attend all final exams unless prior arrangements have been made with the Principal or designee. Failure to do so may result in a grade of "F" on the exam.
Unexcused absences are cumulative and an absence from ANY period will be counted when determining the appropriate consequence.
S Single Period Unexcused Absences (UAs)
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CONSEQUENCES
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Incident
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Consequence
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a) First and Second single period absences
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2 Detentions per UA, and 1 week of LOP 1 for 2nd UA
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b) Three up to Five single period absences
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1 Extended Detention or Saturday School per UA, and 2 weeks of LOP 1 and LOP 2/LOP 3 for 5th UA
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c) Six up to Ten single period absences
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1 Extended Detention or Saturday School per UA, and 6 weeks of LOP 1, 2, 3 and 4 for 10th UA
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d) Eleven and Beyond single period absences
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Up to 1 day of ADA per UA, and 18 weeks of LOP 1, 2, 3 and 4 for 15th UA
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Half to Full School Day Unexcused Absences
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CONSEQUENCES
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Incident
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Consequence
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a) First Incident of half-day up to all-day absence
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Two days of ADA and/or LOP.
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b) Second incident of half-day up to full-day absence
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Three days of ADA and LOP.
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c) Third Incident of half-day up to full-day absence
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Three days of ADA and/or OSS and LOP.
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d) Fourth Incident and Beyond of hall-day up to full-day absences
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Determined by the Dean, Assistant Principal, or Principal in his or her sole discretion.
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Students who exhibit excessive absence patterns will be referred to a member of the Student Support Team for possible referral to Omni Youth Services and/or Project P.A.S.S. (Positive Alternative Services for Students) of Lake County. Chronic truancy will be reported to the Lake County Regional Office of Education and/or the Lake County State’s Attorney office. A chronic truant is a student of compulsory school age who is absent without valid cause for 10% or more of the previous 180 regular student attendance days. See Board policy 7:70, Attendance and Truancy, for more detailed information.
2. ABSENCES FROM TRANSPORTATION – LAKE CO. TECHNOLOGY CAMPUS (Vocational Center)
Students must use the transportation provided by the District to and from the Vocational Center. Any exceptions must be authorized by the Director of Applied Arts. Students who do not ride the District transportation without proper authorization will receive the following consequences.
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CONSEQUENCES
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Incident
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Consequence
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a) First Incident
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Two days of ADA, Extended Detentions, or Saturday School and/or LOP.
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b) Second Incident
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Three days of ADA and/or LOP.
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c) Third Incident and Beyond
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Determined by the Director of Applied Arts, Dean, Assistant Principal, or Principal in his or her sole discretion
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If you miss the Vocational Bus for any reason, you must report immediately to the Director of Applied Arts, room 1410. You will be assigned to the ADA room for your Technology Campus time.
3. LEAVING CAMPUS
Students may not leave campus at any time during the school day unless they:
a. receive authorization through one of the Nurse’s Offices to leave ill, or
b. receive a pass from the Attendance Office to leave for an authorized reason (verified by parent in a prior phone call) and check out through the Attendance Office.
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CONSEQUENCES
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Incident
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Consequence
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a) First Incident
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Two days of ADA (or equivalent) and/or LOP.
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b) Second Incident
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Three days of ADA and/or LOP.
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c) Third Incident and Beyond
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Determined by the Dean, Assistant Principal, or Principal in his or her sole discretion.
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Freshmen and Sophomores may not leave the campus once they have arrived on school property unless they follow the proper procedure for leaving. This includes days with special schedules.
Students who have off-campus privileges (eligible Juniors and Seniors only) and leave during their unscheduled or lunch period, assume responsibility for any missed classes due to a failure to return on time, including but not limited to car problems. Upperclassmen taking underclassmen off campus is prohibited. Violation of this rule will result in loss of driving/parking privileges.
Any Sophomore who leaves campus during a lunch period will lose the privilege of a full-period lunch for 30 school days, and will be assigned to a 1/2 period study hall.
4. TARDINESS
a. You are expected to arrive to all classes and study halls before the tardy bell rings.
b. If you arrive to class less than five minutes after the tardy bell, you will be considered tardy; if you arrive more than five minutes after the bell, you will receive an unauthorized absence for that period.
Tardies are cumulative and a tardy from ANY period will be counted when determining the appropriate consequence.
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CONSEQUENCES
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Incident
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Consequence
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a) 1 up to 5 Tardies
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Warning.
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b) 6 up to 10 Tardies
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Two Detentions per tardy, and 1 week of LOP 1 for 6th tardy.
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c) 11 up to 15 Tardies
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1 Extended Detention or Saturday School per tardy, and 2 weeks of LOP 1 and LOP 2/LOP 3 for 11th tardy.
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d) 16 up to 20 Tardies
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1 Extended Detention or Saturday School per tardy, and 6 weeks of LOP 1, 2, 3 and 4 for 16th tardy.
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e) Over 20 Tardies
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Up to 1 day of ADA per tardy, and 18 weeks of LOP 1, 2, 3 and 4 for 20th tardy.
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