ASSIGNMENT/TUTORING PROCEDURE FOR STUDENTS
4.12
UNABLE TO ATTEND PUBLIC SCHOOL
The assignment
for home study to individual students who are unable to attend school for an extended
period of time for reasons such as illness or handicap shall be prepared by classroom
teachers under the supervision of the principal of the school.
The assignments
shall be prepared to suit the individual needs of the absent student. Any extended
assignments for delivery shall be the shared responsibility of the principal and the
staff of the individual school, and the parent/guardian.
The following
shall serve as a guide:
1. Make-up assignments for
absences of less than five (5) consecutive days shall be arranged between the
individual student and the classroom teacher. The classroom or subject teacher shall
have all information required for continuing study within one (1) school day of the
request.
2. For absences of less than ten
(10) consecutive days, class instructional material and assignments can be arranged
with classmates or parents and the individual classroom teacher. The classroom or
subject teacher shall have all information required for continuing study within two
(2) school days of the request.
3. When it is projected that a
student will be unable to attend school for a period of more than fourteen (l4)
consecutive days a request for tutoring or special help shall be initiated by the
parent/guardian or physician to a counselor or principal. The SPED 766-1lA (R) form
(pages 1 and 2) shall be filled out and sent to the Director of Pupil Personnel
Services.
The Pupil
Personnel Services Director will be notified by the principal or the counselor of all
requests for home instruction who will specify the number of hours and any
restrictions involved in each home instruction case.
A program of
home instruction shall be planned by the counselor or by the elementary building
principal. The program will be planned in terms of the restrictions imposed. The
counselor or principal will secure a tutor by first contacting the student's regular
teacher. If the regular teacher does not wish to do the actual teaching, the
principal or counselor shall contact the Pupil Personnel Services Director for a list
of tutors.
The counselor
or principal will arrange a meeting with the tutor and the classroom or subject
teacher(s). At this time, the tutor shall be supplied with the necessary information
concerning course content and be given the necessary books and supplies.
The tutor will
arrange with the parents/guardian for tutoring hours that are mutually
satisfactory.
Before
beginning the first tutoring session, the tutor shall explain to the parents/guardian
what the student must do in order to secure subject mastery which is to be used in
determining promotion.
Tutors are
expected to confer at least once a week with the subject classroom teacher. The tutor
shall be compensated on an hourly basis for time used in these classrooms.
In order for a
student to receive credit for make-up work, all assignments must be completed and
tests passed to the teacher's satisfaction.
The following
shall be presented and explained to the parent by the tutor on the first visit to the
home. Questions should be referred to the guidance counselor/or principal of the
school in which the child attends.