Students will be exempt on a per class basis. Teachers will keep the attendance for each class and exemptions will not be connected to the student's total school attendance.
Tardies to school and all tardies occurring after the first period will be equal to one third of an absence in that class to which the student is tardy.
Students who do not meet the grade and attendance requirements will be required to take their final exam in all classes in which they are not exempt.
All students who are exempt fro exams will have their second semester average figured by averaging the fourth, fifth, and sixth six weeks grades. In order to be exempt from exams, the student must have been in attendance for the entire second semester and all absences will be counted from the time of enrollment.
Classes missed because of school sponsored activities, including 4-H, will not be counted as absences. Students will not be counted as absent on recognized religious holidays. All other absences will count against exemptions.
Teachers will have the latitude to exempt students with an "A" average who may have had extenuating circumstances that caused them to miss more than six days during the school year. Examples of some qualifying circumstances may be but are not limited to: Long term hospital stays, family crisis, or approved trips. All exemptions of this nature must have the approval of the school's administration.
Promotion and Summer School Policy
Computerized report cards are issued every six weeks.
They do not require a parent or guardian’s signature and do not have to
be returned to school. A notice will
appear in the local newspaper notifying parents of the date the computerized
report will be issued.