Find out about SSIMS' tardy, late-work, and make-up work policies here!

SSIMS & Voyager Policies
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Tardiness

In order for learning to begin and continue uninterrupted, students are expected to be on time to all classes (including Connect Time).

Late to School:

You must go directly to the main office.
Sign in at the attendance desk.
Hand your parent note to Mrs. Giron, the attendance secretary.
Ms. Giron will give you a pass.
Go directly and efficiently to your locker, and then to your class.
Your pass will note the time that you were in the office--you have about 5 minutes to get to class.
Follow the "When you arrive late to your class " instructions.

When you arrive late to your class,

sign the "Tardy Sign In Sheet" on the clipboard at the front of your classroom.
Place your pass under the clip.
Go to your seat quietly and quickly.
During seatwork time, ask for any work that you may have missed.

Penalties for Tardiness:
Students who are late to class interrupt the continuity of the lesson. The greatest penalty for lateness is that students miss the context of the information.

School Disciplinary Penalties are as follows:

Three tardies merit a detention assignment. (See "Detention" for more information.)
Students who are excessively tardy will be referred to the Administration.

Detention Assignments

Teacher/Team Detentions
Teachers may require students to remain after the regular school day. Students will be given 24 hour notice, which the student or parent may waive. Transportation home is the responsibility of the student and his/her parent. Detention assigned during the regular school day (lunch) does not require 24 hour prior notification. Being involved in an extracurricular activity is not a valid reason to postpone or skip detention. IF the studetn is supposed to participate in a school-sponsored activity on the day the detention is assigned, the detention has priority.

SSIMS Discipline Policy 2000-2001

Detention Rules:

                            **Students must:
                                                    Arrive promptly
                                                    Bring classwork or homework to do
                                                        Teachers will assign work if none is brought.
                                                    Work quietly.
                                            Note: in case of Lunch Detention the student will eat their lunch during the time.
                           ** Students may:
                                                    use the time to make-up work.

Late-Work

Daily Assignments / Homework:

Are due during designated class periods on assigned days.
A penalty of 10% will be assessed on work turned in after the assigned class period.
Work will not be accepted after the next class meeting.

Example:
            IF an assignment is due on Monday during 3rd period, it will not be accepted after Wednesday during 3rd period
            (because this is the "next" class meeting.) IF the assignment is turned in anytime between 3rd period Monday
            and 3rd period Wednesday, it will lose 10 percentage points, therefore dropping an "A" to a "B," a "B" to a "C,"
            and so forth.

Major Projects / Essays:

Will not be accepted after 5 calendar days for 7th grade students.
Will receive a grade penalty depending on the grading rubric. This will differ among individual teachers and projects.

In Mrs. Kochan's class promptness is part of the requirements to receive an "A."
The highest grade a late paper can receive is a "B."

Make-Up Work

Classwork and homework that is missed due to excused absences may be made-up without penalty. The student will have the same amount of time to complete the assignment (dates adjusted to account for absences).

Some strategies for receiving classwork and homework:
1. Call your homework buddy!
2. IF the teacher accepts email correspondence, then email your teacher.
3. Ask to go to your missed classes during connect time.
4. Check out the "Absentee Binder" in your classrooms it will have all of the notes and handouts you did not receive.
5. Ask your teacher respectfully before class begins or during individual classwork time.

IF you are absent for more than two days:

Parents may call the counseling office to arrange for a time to pick up classwork. The counselor will notify the teachers to give them ample time to send the homework.

This page was created by C. Kochan.
Last updated 9/4/2000