Attendance Policy

I abide by the very strict attendance policy put into place by the PLC. In the course of our 12 weeks together, you are allotted no more than four absences. If you are ill or have an otherwise excused absence, you may call me or email me prior to the start of class. If you do so, you may make up the time during Friday school, and will not receive an absence. This is a new feature the PLC is offering this year, which we hope will benefit those of you who must miss class but do not want to get behind.

However, if you do not attend Friday school for the date I assign, your absence will stand. Because I show leniency in this way, I do not offer appeals for students going over in attendance. (The only exception to this is if all of your absences are excused and consecutive, meaning you have not yet had the opportunity to attend school on a Friday. That is a rare circumstance.)

Do not expect to be able to make up class time for the following reasons:

slept through alarm
didn't feel like coming in, etc.
an otherwise excused absence in which you did not alert me that you would be absent

Just remember, if you hold up your end of the deal and try your best, you will excel and learn a lot in this class!