ADD & DROP POLICY

All requests for a drop or withdrawal must be made through the local school DLA (Distance Learning Advisor). Students and parents will not be able to individually request a drop or withdrawal.

Students can be dropped during the first 10 days of a block course and during the first 20 days of a year-long course. No grade will be issued and the student will not appear on the grade report.

HARDSHIP DROP/WITHDRAWAL

The base school principal may request that a student be dropped at any time during the course due to hardship. The student will be reported as a drop. The student must meet the following to qualify for a hardship drop:

1. has been transferred to another school out-of-state
2. loses access to a computer or has other technical difficulties
3. is out of school for medical reasons

WITHDRAWN FAILING (WF)

A withdrawn failing (WF) is reported for a student who has stopped working in the course. This requires that the student be absent 20 consecutive days during the course. The following steps are required to record a WF for not participating:

1. When the student has been absent from the online course for 10 consecutive days, the teacher will send an email to the student and the DLA to notify each student that is not participating in the course.
2. The email will state that the student has 10 days from the date of the email to begin participating in the course.
3. If the student does not log-in and begin working in the course during the 10 days the student will be withdrawn from the course with a grade of WF.
4. The teacher will document the email notice by saving it to a folder and record the WF on the grade report and in Blackboard.