Attendance Policy
When must a school terminate a student for attendance? Can a student make up time from an absence?
A school must dismiss a student who violates the attendance policy when either of the following scenarios is present:
A. If a student has more than 10 consecutive days missed
B. If the sudent misses more than 20 %of the course
C. If the student does not return from an approved LOA
Yes if a school elects to have a make-up policy then a student is allowed to make up time for a absence but the student may not exceed more the 5% of the total program clock hours and this must be done before the student is in violation of the attendance policy.
Hi Annie,
One thing to remember is that the make-up policy must be submitted to Career Schools and Colleges for approval before it can be implemented. It is not an automated approval. Hope you are enjoying the study.
Hi Frank,
A student can make up time as long as the make up policy has been approved bt the CSC and they can not make up more than 5% of the total program hours. They cannot have missed 20% or over the program hours.
That's great Dennis. Remember that the make up hours must be done before they reach the 20% mark. Once they exceed the 20% mark they must be terminated.
If the student does not return from an approved LOA
If a student has more than 10 consecutive days of class missed
If the sudent absences are more than 20 %of the course
A school that has a make-up policy can allow a student to make up time for a absence but that make up may not exceed more the 5% of the total program clock hours. The make up work must be done before the student is in violation of the 20% attendance policy.
Yes ,the student can be terminated from the school if the student is absent more than 10 consecutive days or 20% of the scheduled clocks hours or if the students fail to return from an approved loa.
Hello Mr. Hammack:
A school must terminate a student who:
-accumulates the lesser of the following amounts of absences: more than 10 consecutive days or more than 20% of the course.
-accumulates absences of more than 20% of the scheduled clock hours during a probationary academic quarter, academic semester, or approved term.
-fails to return as scheduled from an approved leave of absence.
Yes, students may make-up time if the school has a make-up policy.
Thanks,
Nicole A. Roberson
The student must be terminated is they are absent for more than 10 consecutive days or more than 20% of the course.
Yes as long as it is no more than 5% of the total clock hours of a program an the made up must be before the attendance requirements are violated.
While I certainly am aware of the policy, many schools are not aware of the process and how to implement on campuses.
Kim
Hi James:
I really think TWC is quite clear on the subject such as LOA, 10 consecutive days and more than 20%. I think many people do not know a student can make up to 5% of the work and they have to have the plan filed with the state.
Kim
Specifically for the school I run, we must terminate a student when they have exceeded 20% of their total contact hours, when they have 10 consecutive days absent or if they exceed 20% of their scheduled hours if they are on a probationary status. Students can make up, up to 5% of their hours but must do so before they any violations.
I do have a question though. On the 10 day rule, this training states that they must be dropped if the are absent more than 10 consecutive days. Does this mean that if I have a student who is absent 10 days in a row and they come back on day 11 (at the beginning of the class) that they don't have to be dropped?
Aaron,
The rule does state "more than 10 consecutive school days;" so theorically if the student shows up on time for the first class on the 11th day then you don't have to drop them. A school can have a policy that is strictier than the TWC rules that would drop them at 10 days but this would have to be publicized in the catalog.
This is a difficult area when the student has maintained acceptable grades and has juggled the challenges of working, attending out of town funeral etc and we have had to drop them within days of the end of a ten week term. Because they are not in their final term and the assurance of no refund cannot be guaranteed in the 12 month horizon required it is difficult to tell the student they will need to repeat the term and incur additional costs. Since the rules were put in place to ensure students were not taken advantage of by poor schools, is there any room for exceptions or extenuating circumstances as described above?
TWC allows a student to miss 20% of the total clock hours of the program. There are no other exceptions or extenuating circumstances allowed. It is up to the student to manage their absences. As far as charging a student additional charges upon their return, that is up to the school.
Is it important to note that, a student that accumulates absences of more than 20% of the scheduled clock hours is terminated only in the probationary academic term?
Yes, a student can make up time, specifically 5%, prior to violating the policy.
A school must terminate a student for attendance who:
.accumulates more than 10 consecutive days
.missed more that 20% of the course
. fail to return as scheduled from an approved leave of absence.
Yes, a student can make up no more than 5% of the total clock hours of a program and the student
must make up the hours before he or she violates the attendance requirements.
A student may not make up more than five percent of total course work. Once the student has missed more than ten consecutive days or twenty percent of their course work the student must be terminated.
You noted, that a student is dismissed if they: Miss more than 20% of the course.
This is correct; however this is only after they are on attendance probation, from the previous term.
And a continuing student is dismissed if they do not sit before the drop/add period ends.
The school must terminate a student when a student misses more than 20% of the program, when the program is over 200 clock hours, 10 consecutive days, and when the student does not return from an approved Leave of Absence.
