Absence Policies for Parsons and Gallery Aferro/Newark

General Policy from our syllabus:

Absences
Classes meeting 1 time per week: 3 absences are grounds for failure. 2 absences are grounds for a single grade letter drop (i.e. A to a B).

Tardiness
Two (2) tardies will be counted as one absence. Class begins on the hour sharp. The door to the classroom will be closed at that time. Anyone walking in after the door has closed (class has started) will be marked late. 5 minutes is considered tardy. Over 20 minutes is considered as an absence.
The following may be counted as tardy:
• Coming to class without the required materials
• Sleeping in class
• Being asked to leave class because of disruptive behavior
• Doing other course work in class

If you miss a Saturday session in Newark, this is considered an absence -- exactly as it would be if you missed class at Parsons. You are not obligated to go to class on Thursday, this Saturday session is your class time for that week. We understand that things happen, please let your teammates, Liz, and Norene know as soon as possible if you can't make it.

The only way to avoid an absence if you have to miss a Saturday is to get a team member to switch with you and attend class on Thursday of that week. In other words, you must make up class time, arrange a substitute and delegate all of your responsibilities for that day, and arrange to take on that person's responsibilities at a later date. Rescheduling is a pain in the !@#^$ for all of us, so please do your best to show up when you are scheduled.*

If you want to attend class on Thursday and go to Newark on Saturday, we will gladly give you extra credit.

*How does this impact the program? We can't have 20 people showing up on the last day to "makeup" for a missed class -- this is not fair to Emma, Evonne, the teaching artists, the participants or your teammates. Six people is more than enough help each week, and they can't be figuring out what to do with all of us at the last minute. There is also the missed week where they had less help than anticipated, and your own team's deadlines and responsibilities.