Attendance Policy
If you live less than 100 km from our school in Brampton, you are required to write your final exam in person at our school. For students residing farther away, we schedule your exam via Zoom; please note that you must keep your camera on for the entire duration of the exam. We will send you the exam link in advance, making it easy to join the call.
Reporting Absences
Lateness
Legitimate Reasons for Lateness or Absence
Medical/Dental appointments; students must notify the office of any absences due to appointments and provide valid note from the doctor.
Illness or Emergency; students that experience illness during the day must notify the office who will arrange for the student to phone parents/guardians and/or be sent home. In the case of emergency, students must notify the office before leaving the school. Leaving the school without notifying the school will result in an absence.
**Note: School officials are not allowed to dispense medicine to students.
Consequences of Frequent Absences or Tardiness
Parents/guardians will be notified if a student has missed all or any classes during the day. 1 – 4 illegitimate absences will warrant a warning to the student and their parents/guardians. Unexplained absences totalling to 5 or more days is unacceptable. Parents/guardians will be notified if a student’s success, based on the principal’s judgment, is jeopardized by such absences. A meeting between school officials, the student, and the student’s guardians will be held to explain the consequences of the absences and to discuss steps to improve. Consequences include:
- Withdrawal from the course (see, Course Withdrawals, Sec. 3.7, pg.21
- Possible failure of the course and loss of credit
Extended Absences
Students and parents/guardians are encouraged to take holidays that align with school closures. If this is not possible, the following steps must be taken:
Student and/or Guardian (if under the age of 18) must sign a form of their intention to be absent at least two weeks before leaving.
All of the student’s teachers must sign the form and detail the work that must be done before the absence.
The form must be returned to the office for final approval.
Attendance and Course Drop-Deadlines
Once a student registers into a course, they are expected to login 2-3 times per week and complete their coursework.
First Warning: – A student has not logged in to the course and completed any work between 25-30 days.
Secondary Warning: – A student has not logged in and completed any work in over 90 + days.
Final Warning: – A drop deadline will be established after 180+ days if no communication is made from the students and/or no progress is made in the course.
The student will be dropped from the course. If this occurs before the midterm point of the course, there will not be any academic penalty. If this occurs after 5 business days from when the midterm report card has been issued a ‘W’ i.e. Withdrawal will be reported on their transcript.
Staff responsibilities include
Helping students achieve to the best of their ability, developing self-worth, and being responsible citizens.
Maintaining order in the school and holding everyone to the highest standard of respectful and responsible behaviour.
Communicating regularly and meaningfully with parents/guardians
Establishing a range of clear, fair, and developmentally appropriate interventions, supports, direct skill instruction and consequences for unacceptable behaviour including but not limited to homophobia, gender-based violence, sexual harassment, and inappropriate sexual behaviour.
Responding to and reporting behaviours which may have a negative impact on school climate.
Still have questions?
Feel free to contact us at [email protected] or call us at 647-568-0258.