Attendance and Exemptions

Student Engagement and Attendance Policy (Department of Education and Early Childhood Development) https://www.ednet.ns.ca/student-attendance-and-engagement-policy

CCRSB Exam Exemption Policy http://ccrsb.ca/exam-exemptions

Student Responsibilities Attend regularly Be on time for all classes

An absence is an absence All absences will be marked as unexcused or excused and will be included when we look at overall absences for exemption and attendance policy decisions.

Four Lates = 1 Unexcused Absence If you are late for class 4 times, this will be an unexcused absence. There are no exam exemptions for students with any unexcused absences.

School Activities As always, students travelling for school based activities will have ‘ACT’ to mark their absence. ACT is not an absence

Special Circumstance The only special circumstance that will be considered is a death in a student’s immediate family.

Exam Exemptions The rules for exemptions remain the same. Students must not have more than 6 excused absences in any class and meet other criteria in order to receive an exemption.

Exam Exemptions Other than a death in a student’s immediate family, there will be no special circumstance absences considered for exemptions.

Exam Exemptions Students who have more than 6 absences will not receive an exam exemption.

Important Dates Attendance for exam exemptions and attendance interventions began on the first day of the semester (February 6)

Getting Caught Up Teachers will not provide work packages for students who will be absent.

Interventions for Absences 5 absences – parents contacted

Interventions for Absences 10 absences – parent meeting requested

Interventions for Absences 15 absences – second parent meeting request

Interventions for Absences 20 absences – loss of credit

Improved attendance = greater student success The bottom line Improved attendance = greater student success