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Attendance &Academic Policies <br />Student attendance is regularly documented through use of daily sign -in sheets on which students sign their full names <br />(no initials) in blue or black ink. Students are expected to be in class on time, as repeated absences or patterns of <br />coming late or leaving early will result in disciplinary action. Students are strongly advised to call the school to inform <br />their instructor of an upcoming absence, if possible. In order to receive attendance credit for the day, a student <br />must attend at least one full class session. Failure to abide by ATA attendance policy will adversely affect academic <br />progress and can lead to warning or termination. <br />Minimum Standard <br />A student must attend classes a minimum of 60% overall in order to successfully complete the program. One (1) <br />unexcused absence, or two (2) excused absences in a scheduled five-day class week, or any three (3) absences within <br />one month in any program is considered to be excessive. The student will be placed on a formal Warning for the following <br />thirty (30) days and will be notified in writing; and the Warning will be entered into the student's file. If, during a formal <br />Warning the student's attendance remains unsatisfactory, the student's status will be changed to Probation for thirty (30) <br />days. During this time, any further attendance infraction may result in the student's termination. Note: Five 5 <br />consecutive days of absence, or 14 calendar days of absence, is cause for automatic withdrawal from the <br />school. <br />Tardies/Early Departures <br />A tardy is defined as arriving more than 15 minutes late for the first-class session. "Class session" is defined as the <br />scheduled portion of the class day for which a student signs to designate his/her attendance. The 15-minute grace <br />period for tardies applies to only the first-class session. Students must arrive at the start of subsequent sessions or they <br />will be marked tardy. An early departure is defined as leaving before a class session ends. Missed time for tardies and <br />early departures in all programs/courses cannot be made up <br />Five (5) tardies and/or early departures equal one day of absence. Calculation of absences resulting from tardies/early <br />departures count against the student's cumulative attendance percentage. <br />Termination for Consecutive Absences <br />A student will be terminated for missing ten (10) consecutive class days or 14 calendar days, whichever comes first. <br />Consecutive absences that are made up will not excuse the student from this policy. This policy does not apply to those <br />days when school is closed for a holiday. <br />GRA®ING SYSTEM <br />The American Trade Academy uses the following scale as its standard grading system. <br />GRADE <br />PERCENT <br />DESCRIPTION <br />GRADE POINTS <br />A <br />90-100 <br />EXCELLENT <br />4.0 <br />B <br />80-89 <br />GOOD <br />3.0 <br />C <br />70-79 <br />AVERAGE <br />2.0 <br />D <br />60-69 <br />BELOW AVERAGE <br />1.0 <br />F <br />0-59 <br />FAIL <br />0.0 <br />CR <br />CREDIT RECEIVED <br />CR <br />N/A <br />I <br />INCOMPLETE <br />I <br />N/A <br />W <br />WITHDRAWN <br />W <br />N/A <br />*NOTE.' There are no grade points awarded for the following: F, CR, 1, or W. <br />American Trade Academy School Catalog Page 7 <br />