Focus has an area the attendance reporting that allows us to turn in a mark if you have missing assignments. If we mark this, you will receive a mandatory invitation to The Saturday Morning Consciousness Raising Session. This sanction is identical to that for a Severely Tardy.
You can avoid this by letting us know if you have a problem, so you can obtain an extension. You will get an email notification if you are missing something. We will not report you immediately and will give you a chance (one school day) to respond and get the missing work turned in. Be aware that avoiding this issue is bad strategy: we can turn in a late assignment report until the work is turned in.
This policy will be implemented through the school's attendance machinery. Your adviser will issue you a sheet covering school attendance policy; the new late assignment policy is outlined on that sheet. We will assume that you have read the attendance policy are that you are aware of it.
For Your Convenience
The new school-wide late work policy is posted here. This is what appears on the paper given you by your adviser early in the school year.
It is critical to your success at NCSSM that you not only attend class, but that you complete your class assignments in a timely manner. Thus, in every course any assignment made by the previous class period, or at least 18 hours in advance, must be completed by the beginning of each class (or as required by your instructor). If that is not the case, you will be reported by your instructor as having Late Work (i.e. failed to complete a course assignment by the announced deadline). The sanction for every Late Work accumulated will be the same as for a Severe Tardy—one hour Saturday morning Restricted Study. You can be repeatedly marked for Late Work every class meeting that the assignment remains outstanding and (as with Tardies) your fifth report of Late Work will result in four nights of Early In-Room Restriction. Consequently, it is very important that you either complete each of your assignments on time or contact your instructor in advance to arrange for an extension.