Attendance Policy:
Online learning provides a unique opportunity for individualized and independent learning. Students are expected to log in to their courses every day that the school is open. CBe-learn follows the regular school year calendar for the Calgary Board of Education. Generally, the school is open weekdays except statutory holidays, Teacher’s Convention and professional development days. Organizational days and professional development days are advertised in the Junior High Homeroom D2L course.
In addition to logging into their courses, students must also attend a TA (Teacher Advisor) check-in Elluminate session each Tuesday morning at 9:00 am. This provides an opportunity for teachers and students to communicate regarding progress, helpful tips, concerns, announcements, etc.
Students are required to participate in every Elluminate session (the online synchronous communication tool) that is scheduled by teachers. This schedule is housed on the homepage of the Junior High Homeroom course and is static. That is, the scheduled class sessions will remain on the same day at the same time for the duration of the year. Elluminate sessions are a component of each term mark. If a student cannot attend a scheduled session, and in order for the student to be excused, an email message from the parent to the TA teacher is required.
Submission of school work is expected on the due date for each assignment. Teachers have discretion about how this issue is handled in each class and for individual students. However, chronically overdue assignment submission is an attendance issue.
Students are expected to participate in the program. Indicators of participation include responding to e-mail in a timely fashion, contributing to online and Elluminate discussions, making presentations or reports and attending planned functions or events.
Please, contact the junior high guidance counsellor at 777-7971, ext 2211 if you have any questions or concerns with these guidelines.