Makeup Work
Attendance is an extremely important part of your success in any math class! Please make every effort to be present; it is very difficult to catch up when you miss new material. There simply is not time for me to individually teach you the lesson you missed!
Students who regularly miss class do not do as well as students who are present. However, I understand that absences are occasionally necessary. If you must miss class, you are responsible for downloading the notes from my school website. You are also responsible for doing the homework and coming in to get help if you need it. As always, you should make every effort to read the notes yourself and attempt every problem before you come in for extra help.
The Policy
According to the DCHS student handbook, if an assignment is made while you are absent, you have as many days as you missed to turn in the missed work. This includes everything from homework to tests. For example, if you are absent on Monday and you return on Tuesday, you have until Wednesday to turn in the missed work. That is one day after you receive the assignment.
If you were present when an assignment was made but absent on the day it was due, then you must turn it in immediately on the day you return. You do not have extra days to turn in this work! Therefore, if you were present when a test was scheduled, but you miss the day of the test, you should be ready to come take the test on the day you return. Make it a priority! Remember, you will need to come OUTSIDE of your regular class period. (before school, study hall, lunch time)
Getting Your Assignments
When your return from an absence, you should come to my room before school, during first lunch, or at the 3:30 bell to copy notes or check solutions. You can also check my school website for assignments and downloadable notes & handouts. Please do not ask me to give you these things during class. I cannot stop or delay class to deal with you individually about make-up work, and I cannot explain everything you missed while the rest of the class is waiting. I will, however, be glad to talk to you outside of class time. Please note that the six minutes between classes are still class time to me because I am required to monitor the halls between classes!
Making up Tests & Quizzes
If you miss a test, you must plan to make it up either before or after school, during lunch, or during a study hall. I will not allow students to take make-up tests during regular class time. Your test MUST be made up on the front row in my room; you cannot sit in the hall or the back of the room to make up tests.
If you are present on test day, you are still expected to take the test even if you missed the day before the test. Tests are scheduled in advance so that you can be prepared. You MUST take the test if you are present.
Please make every effort to be present on test days. Make-up tests are, by nature, harder than regular tests.
Since quizzes are often are often scheduled with little notice, you are not required to make up quizzes and mini-quizzes. You may make up quizzes if you wish, but if you do not make up any missing quizzes within the three days, your test grade will substitute for your quiz grade.
School Related Absences
When you are going to be absent for school activities, you need to get as much of your work as possible BEFORE you are absent. Do not wait until you return and then try to play "catch up."
You will still be expected to complete tests as scheduled, so if you know you are going to be absent, you should definitely come in early and let me help you catch up. You will be able to download notes & handouts from my school website.
Turning in Makeup Homework
Makeup homework may be turned in along with the class's regular assignment for the day. It should be labeled with our regular header, including the date it was due and the date you are turning it in. Again, the number of days you are allowed to get makeup work turned in is equal to the number of days you missed.
You MAY NOT work on makeup assignments during class. Please do not turn in makeup work in the middle of class or at the end of class. If you have done the work properly outside of class, you should be able to turn it in at the beginning of class. Work turned in at the end of class or in the middle of class leads to the suspicion that you did not complete the work on your own or that you did it while you were supposed to be doing something else.