final 11-12 student handbook - Oldenburg Academy

A parent/guardian or physician signed note must be personally presented. Phone or text
messages will not be accepted as official documentation.
Excessive Absences: Five absences are detrimental to academic learning and will impact grades
awarded. Exceptions to this rule are including but not limited to the following:
• Only two college visits per year during the junior and senior years,
• School related activities,
• Prolonged illness with a physician’s note, and/or
• Funeral of family member.
NOTE: At the principal’s discretion a rare exception to this rule may be made.
Truancy: Any student absent from school or a class period without consent is truant. This is an
unexcused absence, and the student must be readmitted by the principal. Work must be made up
but no credit will be issued for the class(es) missed and conduct points will be applied to the
student’s disciplinary record.
Tardiness: Students are expected to be on time and to make transportation arrangements that
will guarantee their punctuality. Chronic tardiness (more than three per quarter) result in afterschool
detention. A student who misses more than half of first period without a parent/guardian
excuse will incur an automatic detention. Students late for school must report immediately upon
arrival to the school office. Neither a doctor appointment with a physician’s note or inclement
weather conditions will result in a tardy.
Leaving the Classroom: Students must have a hall pass and sign out if leaving a classroom.
The administrator, counselor, or classroom teacher who needs to see the student must write a
pass for a conference with that student. Ordinarily, appointments must be made in advance to
meet with the director of guidance.
PART-TIME STUDENT POLICY
Home-schooled high school students enrolled in classes on a part-time basis will be charged
tuition for that class based on the actual cost to educate. Tuition will be calculated each year.
Part-time students will be expected to attend all classes, complete all work, and abide by the
policies outlined in the student handbook. The dress code for these students will be the same as
expected with Oldenburg Academy students.
Junior high home-schooled students who enroll in a class at Oldenburg Academy will not receive
a grade for the class. Their tuition will be reduced by $100 per year. Although such students are
not taking the class for credit, they will be expected to attend all classes, complete all work, and
abide by the policies outlined in the student handbook.
Students enrolled in Catholic feeder elementary schools that rehearse and perform in Oldenburg
Academy’s orchestra will not be charged tuition or fees and will not receive a grade in the class.
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