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Exam Exemption

Attendance Incentives

Per CCS Regulation Code: 4400-R Attendance (Para C.b.):

► Students who achieve Perfect Attendance in all high school classes for the semester will be awarded a "Certificate of Perfect Attendance" at the end of the year.  Every absence recorded would impact this award, including Homeroom and Intervention.

► Students may qualify for an Exam Exemption in those courses where an End of Course Test, Common Exam or Career & Technical Education post assessment is not required. To qualify for an exam exemption the student shall:

  1. have an A average in a regular or honors class and have FIVE* or less absences in that class OR
  2. have a B average in a regular or honors class and have FIVE* or less absences in that class OR
  3. have at least a B average in an Advanced Placement Class and have FIVE* or less excused absences in that class  AND
  4. not receive a waiver of absences** in that class to qualify, AND
  5. have a conduct grade of satisfactory in that class.

Any student who qualifies for final exam exemption but chooses to take a final exam will have the option of including the exam grade as part of their final average.

*Five Day Rule: The calculation of attendance days ends on the last instructional day of the semester.  Exam days are not to he included as part of the 5 days maximum.

**Waiver of Absence = Excused Absence.  For the purpose of exam exemption, Excused Absences are counted toward the absence total ("An absence is an absence").  In School Suspension (ISS, Code 3A) and Out of School Suspension (OSS, Code 3) are considered excused, but still absences from the class.

The two exceptions are for a School-Sponsored Activity (1Q) or Present Off-Site (1R); these will not count.  There are not any additional exceptions to the exemption policy. 

Application of Exemption Code

During exam days, students will receive an attendance code of 1i (Local School Board Policy) for the Exam period not required to be in attendance.  This will be applied by the Data Manager on the day of the exam, with a note (No Scheduled Exam OR Exempt from Exam). 

For example, on exam days for 1st period classes, the 1i code would be applied to 1st Period; no marking will be made for 2nd, 3rd, and 4th periods.  This code will apply to all students and all courses (including college courses and credit recovery).

If a student is required to take the exam (not exempt), but is not present, the student will receive an attendance code of 2A (Unexcused Absence).  This will trigger a phone call to the Parent/Guardian