Attendance Policy & Regulations

ATTENDANCE

   The student is required to maintain prompt and regular attendance in all classes and is responsible for any and all lessons and assignments missed during the period of absence.

    Teachers take attendance every instructional hour of a program/course and enter the information in the Daily Attendance Record.

       
    To complete a program/course, graduate, and receive a certificate, a minimum of 80% attendance is required in addition to achieving all the needed coursework.

    The school reserves the right to dismiss any student who absents for five (5) consecutive days without written notification. Any student who absents for fifteen (15) consecutive days may automatically be dismissed unless he/she has fulfilled the 80% attendance and all the needed coursework.

ATTENDANCE ADVISEMENT STEPS

1st Warning: A letter of notice is mailed home to the student after missing 10% in a term/quarter. Only one warning is issued at this level. The date and copy of letter is recorded and kept in the student’s academic folder, respectively.

2nd Warning: A letter of notice is mailed home to the student after missing 20% in a term/quarter directing him to report personally to the School Director or Academic Dean. The meeting is documented, signed by both parties and kept in the student’s academic folder. A copy is furnished to the student.

Final Warning: At the end of the term/quarter, if the class hours missed have not been reduced below 20% of the total hours in a term/quarter, the student will be placed on “probation status”. the student begins the new term/quarter on Final Warning Status with the final warning letter to be issued by the school director or academic dean. The student will be carefully monitored throughout the term/quarter.

    Again, if the absences exceed 20% of the total hours in a term/quarter, at the discretion of the School Director or Academic  Dean,  dismisses the student.

ATTENDANCE: Special Conditions

Excused Absences: The student is accountable for supplying verification for the following excusable absences: (1) personal illness or disabling injury*; (2) death in the family*; (3) family crisis*; or (4) late registration. The type of absence necessitates supervised make-up hours by the student. However, special consideration is given in regard to time allowed for make-up under excused absence conditions.

Make-up Policy: Missing the scheduled program hours in excess of 20% requires doing make-up hours and must be completed within 30 calendar days of the end of a course in order to be on credit in the attendance record.

Tardiness or Early Leave: Coming habitually late to class or leaving early is disruptive. The student will be marked late when arriving to class five or more minutes after the scheduled class starts time.

LEAVE OF ABSENCE

     In case of prolonged illness, accident, death in the family, or other special conditions render attendance impossible, a student may apply for leave of absence as approved by the School Director/Academic Dean. No monetary charges or accumulated absences will be assessed to the student during the leave period. Leave of absence takes into effect on the date the leave is granted.

     The maximum period for a leave of absence is sixty (60) days. Nevertheless, a student with a medical condition may apply for an extension provided he/she submits a written recommendation from a physician for a leave longer than 60 days. A student may be granted only one leave of absence during the program of study and is required to return on the scheduled due date. Failure to return will result in dismissal.

     Upon return, the student must meet with the Academic Dean to find out the requirements needed to re-enter the program or course(s). These requirements vary depending on when the leave of absence occurred.