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Policy IGBG
The principal/designee shall be informed of any student who will be absent from school for two weeks or longer because of prolonged illness or any disabling affliction. Educational support to these students not to exceed ten hours per week will be available through home tutoring.
The principal/designee shall obtain this request for home tutoring from a physician. The physician’s letter shall state the nature of the illness or disabling affliction and the expected duration of the disability. The school nurse shall serve as a liaison between the physician or hospital and the school.
Teachers are responsible for providing pertinent instructional materials, appropriate assignments and tests as needed. Tutors are responsible for providing pertinent instructional materials, appropriate assignments and tests as needed. Tutors are responsible for assessing student progress, correcting assignments and tests and informing the teacher of progress, test scores and other relevant information at intervals to be decided cooperatively between the teacher and tutor.
All student records will remain in the school. The name of the student receiving home tutoring will remain on the classroom register and will be marked “present” for the duration of the home tutoring period.
Adopted: March 16, 1961
Revised: November 8, 1971
Revised: April 11, 1977
Revised: June 12, 1978
Revised: June 12, 1989
Revised: January 29, 2002
Revised: July 8, 2002
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