SFS-GEN-PL-019 Wicomico County Board of Education Page 7 of 6 WICOMICO COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION , P.O. BOX 1538, SALISBURY, MD 21802 193 iii. Students will be given the number of days equal to the number of days absent to turn in 194 completed make-up work. When possible, assignments may be provided prior to a lawful 195 absence if requested by the parent/guardian at least two weeks in advance of the absence 196 and approved by the principal or designee. Submission of the makeup work provided 197 prior to a lawful absence is due upon the return to school unless extenuating 198 circumstances have been documented by the parent/guardian. 199 d. The make-up procedure for long-term (six (6) days or more) absence will require the 200 following: 201 i. The student/parent/guardian must request the missed assignments. 202 ii. Teachers are responsible for providing make-up work upon request for students who are 203 lawfully or unlawfully absent. 204 iii. A reasonable timeline for the completion of the work will be established by the teacher. 205 G. Rewards and Incentives for Regular School Attendance 206 The superintendent of schools, or designee, shall develop a reward process which includes an 207 identified motivational program to reward regular school attendance. 208 H. Attendance During Virtual Instruction 209 1. Students will be held accountable for attendance during virtual instruction. 210 2. The superintendent of schools, or designee, will establish procedures for recording and 211 monitoring attendance on synchronous and asynchronous days of instruction. 212 I. Appeals – Parents/guardians and/or students who wish to appeal attendance decisions not 213 resolved at the school level may appeal to the Superintendent or designee. 214 J. If the attendance decision is not resolved by the Superintendent of Schools, the decision may be 215 appealed to the WCBOE. 216 217 The Superintendent of Schools is directed to develop procedures to implement this policy. 218 219 220 Related Documents: 221 • SFS-GEN-PR-002, Student Attendance Procedure 222 • INS-SCH-PL-028, Grading, Promotion and Retention Systems Policy 223 • INS-SCH-PR-007, Grading, Promotion and Retention Systems Procedure 224 • WCPS Prolonged State of Emergency Virtual Education Plan 225 • MD Education Code § 7-301 through § 7-302.2 226 • MD Code Reg 13A.08.01.01 227 • MD Code Reg 13A.08.01.03 through 05 Approval Status Index Code Title: Student Attendance Policy SFS-GEN-PL-019 First Adopted: 08/09/77 Legal Review: 07/29/24 08/13/19 08/01/17 Approved Revisions: 07/30/24 08/13/19 08/08/17 05/13/14 03/14/13 10/10/07 06/11/02 07/12/94 03/10/88 08/01/85 12/13/83 Effective: 07/31/24 07/14/19 08/09/17 05/14/14 03/15/13 10/10/07 06/11/02 07/12/94 03/10/88 08/01/85 12/13/83 08/09/77
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