Uintah High School - Uintahn Yearbook (Vernal, UT)

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Guidelines 1. Attendance and grading procedures will be set by departments and implemented by individual teachers. When teachers desire administrative intervention, the student is to be referred to the Assistant Pnncipal. 2. In all cases of absence, students will be required to make up classwork as assigned by the teacher. This would include, but not be limited to, tests, quizzes, papers and daily assignments 3. Teachers will be required to give students who are absent an opportunity to make up classwork missed, except in the case of truancy. Teachers may set a reasonable time deadline for makeup work to be completed. 4 Students missing a class to participate in any school-sponsored activity will not be considered absent from the class provided they have followed the proper excusing procedures To earn full grade or credit, work missed must be made up 5 Makeup work is encouraged, though not required, for truant absences to minimize the educational loss the student may have suffered The completed makeup work will not be counted toward a student's grade. In addition, as the number of truancies fa a student increases, the school will proceed from parent notification to a parent conference, to suspension and finally to an informal hearing to explore other possible alternatives for the student. 6 Principals may tempaarily suspend students from school, but the supenntendent and the board of education must approve a permanent release of students from school attendance. Procedures 1. Homebound A homebound program is available to students with an extended illness during the school year If it is anticipated that a student will be incapacitated for 10 days or more, he she is eligible fa homebound teacher visits. In most cases, students legitimately on the Homebound Program are not counted absent, provided that a sincere effort is made to make up the work. Fa more information, please contact the school attendance office 2. Truancies These are flagrant violations of the Utah Compulsory Attendance Law. Generally, they are absences of which the parents and school are not aware, or of which they do not approve. No credit will be given fa make-up work. 3. Tardy Policy 1. Students are expected to be in their seat ready to work when the tardy bell rings. 2. Any student detained by a teacher should be given an excused tardy note by that teacher addressed to the teacher of the next period Do not send student to the office, if he has no note, but back to the teacher who -16-

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2. It is in the best educational interests of the student to make the chanse, accordins to the Teacher Advisor and parent 3. Openings must be available in the class desired 4 The student must meet the criteria for entry into the proposed class If any of these conditions are not met, the change will not be made. Fees The following fee schedule has been approved for Uintah High School: Student Activities $15.00 Class Fee 2.00 Hall Locker 2.00 P.E. Locker 200 Book Rental 20.00 Book Deposit (refundable) 10.00 Yearbook (optional) 13.00 Drivers Education 5.00 Computer Science 5.00 Student Activity Card The $15.00 activity fee paid at registration time pays for much of the school's activity program. You receive an I D card which serves as your ticket into school activities. Uintah High School Attendance Policy The Uintah School District Board of Education recognizes that regular attendance at school increases the opportunities for students to profit from their educational programs The Board also recognizes that the Utah Compulsory Attendance Law directs parents to require their children between the ages of six and eighteen years of age to attend school unless they have graduated from high school or have been excused by the Board of Education from such school attendance. Frequent absences of students from the day-to-day classroom experiences disrupt the instructional and learning processes The benefits of instruction, once lost, are often difficult to regain. The entire process of education requires a continuity of instruction, class participation, learning experiences, and study Therefore, Uintah High School will make every effort within the following guidelines to encourage regular attendance of all students and to assist parents in their responsibility to have their children attend school regularly -15-

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made him late, otherwise the student has an unexcused tardy 3. Teachers may establish additional consequences for unexcused tardies r Student Check Out 1. Students can be checked out of school, only with the consent of a parent, throush telephone communication, 2. A checked out student will be counted absent from classjust as a resular absence. 3. Students who are off-campus dunng classtime, who have not checked out, will be considered as truant by both the school and the police Truancy A truancy is defined as follows: 1. Absent from assigned area of the school, such as classroom, library, assembly, gym, etc., without permission of teacher, administrator, and or parent 2. Leaving the school campus without checking out in the main office 3. In parking lot dunng class time or dunng assemblies. 4 Missing from the mam body of students while on a school activity, field tnp, etc, without the permission of an adult supervisor 1st Truancy: 1. Parent contacted immediately and informed of sluffirtg. 2. Truancy is recorded on student's school records. 3. Administrative-student counseling undertaken 4 Additional counseling may be assigned 2nd Truancy 1. Parent is contacted immediately, student suspended, and a parent- administrator-student conference is arranged 2. Truancy is recorded on student's school records. 3. Additional counseling may be assigned 3rd Truancy 1. Parent contacted-student suspended 2. Referral is made to Juvenile Court authorities. 3. A court hearing will be scheduled 4. A court-appointed referee will initiate a fine and or attendance to a truancy school Subsequent Truancies Same as 3rd Truancy. -17-