Monday, April 20, 2015

This is the email to be sent to students once they have had their 3rd absence in a class.

Dear student,

You are receiving this email because you have missed three class sessions in this course and, as a result, have been withdrawn from the course. If you wish to appeal this status, you must complete an Attendance Appeal Request form, which is attached to this e-mail. The appeal must be for acceptable mitigating circumstances and must be returned to me before the next scheduled class session. If you wish to attend the next class session, you may do so; but you will be marked absent pending the results of your appeal. If I do not receive your appeal and documentation by the end of the next class session, your appeal will not be accepted and the withdrawal from class will remain in effect. If you miss a fourth class session, you will not be allowed to appeal. The best way to get your appeal and documentation to me is through email. Please scan or photograph any relevant documents and attach to your appeal in an email to me. You will receive the results of your appeal from the Dean. If you have any questions about this process, please see your Academic Director or Program Coordinator.

Please see the list below for acceptable mitigating circumstances for your appeal:

Mitigating circumstances may include one of the following reasons on the day of the recorded absence. EADs (EAD is Examples of Acceptable Documentation) are not limited to what is listed:

1.       Death of an immediate family member
a.       EAD :  Newspaper obituary, funeral card.

2.       Student illness requiring hospitalization (this includes mental health issues)
a.       EAD:  Documentation from hospital, attending physician or psychologist showing dates of stay.

3.       Severe illness of an immediate family member where the student is a primary caretaker
a.       EAD: Documentation from physician regarding ill relative’s situation.

4.       Illness of an immediate family member where that family member is the primary financial support
a.       EAD: Documentation from physical regarding ill relative’s situation.

5.       Abusive relationships
a.       EAD: Documentation from mental health professional or law enforcement agency.
               
6.       Divorce proceedings
a.       EAD: Legal documentation regarding proceedings.

7.       Change in work schedule prior to the evaluation point
a.       EAD: Documentation from employer regarding change in schedule.

8.       Natural disaster
a.       EAD: Proof of residence in affected area and proof of disaster.

9.       Family emergency
a.       EAD: Documentation of specific incident.

10.   Loss of transportation where there are no alternative means of transportation
a.       EAD: Artifacts that document how transportation was lost and why other transportation was not available.

11.   A doctor documented illness of the student for a significant period of time.
a.       EAD: Letter from doctor on doctor’s letterhead or prescription pad indicating commencement of illness and release date.

12.   Military deployment.
a.       EAD: Deployment orders.

Thursday, April 16, 2015

Below is the exact passage you must send to students who have missed your class.

1st Missed class
Please keep in mind The Art Institute of Las Vegas’ Attendance Policy. If you miss more than two classes of a specific class you will be automatically withdrawn from the class. Once you have been dropped from the class you will have to submit an appeal letter which will be reviewed by your Academic Director/Program Coordinator, the Dean of Academic Affairs, and me, your instructor.

2nd Missed Class

After today’s class you have now been recorded to be absent twice in my class. I want to remind you that The Art Institute of Las Vegas’ attendance policy dictates that if you miss more than two classes of a specific class you will be automatically withdrawn from that class. If you miss this class one more time you will be officially withdrawn and will have to appeal. Please contact me so that we can discuss this further. 

Monday, April 13, 2015

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Thursday, April 9, 2015

Missing the class the this week - you missed a lot!

pcarter@aii.edu, mgarland@aii.edu, jfucile@aii.edu

Being in class

In a documentary film that aired on Turner Classic Movies channel, Woody Allen apparently acknowledges that he is the originator of the quote.

From a review of the film:

"He's baffled that his advice to young playwrights -- '80 percent of life is showing up' -- is so well known. 'That quote has been used 10,000 times all over the world to represent me with some kind of profound insight,' he says. 'As if I could determine the percentage.'"
Source: Orlando Sentinel; Orlando, Fla.; May 4, 2002

Faculty: please leave the following section and do not modify:

Please keep in mind The Art Institute of Las Vegas’ Attendance Policy. If you miss more than two classes of a specific class you will be automatically withdrawn from the class. Once you have been dropped from the class you will have to submit an appeal letter which will be reviewed by your Academic Director/Program Coordinator, the Dean of Academic Affairs, and me, your instructor.

Late participation / presentation: may not be made up.  If you are absent for a class period, you have forfeited the participation component of that day’s class meeting.  In addition, if you have missed a presentation, that is also forfeited and will result in zero points. 

A student who is absent for three cumulative weeks will be withdrawn from the course and will receive a Withdrawal (W) grade during weeks 1 through 9 of an 11 week term and a Withdrawal/Fail (W/F) grade after week 9 of an 11 week term for that course unless the student submits an appeal to remain in class that is accepted by the instructor and department director/dean.

Ultimately, it is your responsibility to successfully complete this course. In order to pass, it is important that you attend class every week and that you complete and turn in assignments on time. If because of some extenuating circumstance you are unable to attend class, it is your responsibility to contact the instructor before class, if possible.


 Frank Pinto