Regular class attendance is vital to success at the IMG Pendleton School. The special nature of our school results in many students missing classes for tournament play.  Other absences may have a serious effect on a student’s success.  Attendance is monitored and reported to the Headmaster.  Students are expected to attend all classes and required class-related activities unless excused in advance.  Excused absences are illness, death in the family, tournament play and three days of college visits.  All other absences are considered unexcused.  

**Students must complete a Leave of Absence Form for all absences, including those which are unexcused and known about in advance.

ATTENDANCE PROCEDURES

Excused Absences

Excused absences may be due to illness, immediate family funerals, emergency doctor/dentist appointments, college visits and verifiable athletic tournaments.  

Illness

Illness is an excused absence.  Students may be requested to make up hours missed during the evening Directed Learning hours.  Upon completion of those hours, students will be given a participation grade and all missed work should be completed.

All boarding students must report to Health Services to be excused from a class.  The nurse will call the School to inform the School that a student is ill.  Parents of boarding students are not allowed to call their children in sick.  Illness will only be excused by Health Services or a doctor’s note.  

College Visits

Students are allowed three days of excused absences for college visits.  In order for a student to be excused, arrangements must be made at least three days in advance with the College Advisor. The College Advisor will provide the student with a form that must be signed by an official college representative.  The form must then be turned in to the attendance office.  Failure to follow this procedure will result in an unexcused absence. 

Tournaments

Tournament play is an excused absence as long as a leave of absence form is completed and signed by the coach.   Students must procure a leave of absence form from the School office and collect work from their teachers in advance of the tournament date.  Failure to follow this procedure will result in an unexcused absence.  

Unexcused Absences

An unexcused absence is one that is not approved by the school (i.e. a vacation, flight schedule and appointments).  The student will be given a zero for class participation.  Absences immediately prior to and after vacations (except for absences imposed by airlines, i.e. delays and cancellations) are unexcused.  Students will not be eligible to make up work missed due to an unexcused absence. Please take special note of the following consequences due to unexcused absences:

• 3 unexcused absences from class in one semester result in an automatic semester grade reduction according to the following rule: A+ reduces to A; A reduces to A-; A- reduces to B+; etc.
• 6 unexcused absences in one semester result in an automatic semester grade reduction of 1 full letter grade: A+ reduces to B+; A reduces to B; etc.
• 9 or more unexcused absences from class in one semester result in automatic failure of the class.
• 3 unexcused tardies equal 1 unexcused absence and will count toward students’ overall unexcused absence total for the semester.

Tardies

Students are required to be in class on time. Remember, 3 unexcused tardies equal 1 unexcused absence and will count toward students’ overall unexcused absence total for the semester.

Excessive Excused Absences

In any one class, when a student’s total excused absences per semester reach an unusually high level, an evaluation will be made to see if the student can earn credit in that class. A conference will be held with a student who is in danger of losing credit.