St. Isidore Attendance Policy as required by Oklahoma statute
The St. Isidore of Seville Virtual Catholic School will follow state policy guidelines referenced below established from 70 OK Stat § 70-3-145.8 (2020)
A student who attends a virtual charter school shall be considered in attendance for a quarter if the student:
completes instructional activities on no less than ninety percent (90%) of the days within the quarter,
is on pace for on-time completion of the course as defined by the governing board of the virtual charter school, or
completes no less than forty instructional activities within the quarter of the academic year.
For a student who does not meet any of the criteria set forth in paragraph 1 of this subsection, the amount of attendance recorded shall be the greater of:
the number of school days during which the student completed the instructional activities during the quarter,
the number of school days proportional to the percentage of the course that has been completed, or
the number of school days proportional to the percentage of the required minimum number of completed instructional activities during the quarter.
For the purposes of this section, "instructional activities" shall include but not be limited to online logins to curriculum or programs offered by the virtual charter school, offline activities, completed assignments, testing, face-to-face communications with virtual charter school staff or service providers or meetings with virtual charter school staff or service providers via teleconference, videoconference, email, text or phone.
St. Isidore Catholic Virtual School shall submit a notification to the parent or legal guardian of a student who has been withdrawn for truancy or is approaching truancy.
The Statewide Virtual Charter School Board may promulgate rules to implement the provisions of this section. Attendance is tracked via a combination of the following:
Reports that are required to be submitted by Parents/Guardians, reports automatically generated by the school Learning Management System, and other methods as dictated by the school.
A St. Isidore of Seville Virtual Catholic School student is considered in attendance when they satisfy either of the following conditions:
The student participates in at least 90% of the instructional activities offered by St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School in that school year; or
The student is on pace for on-time completion of any course in which the student is enrolled. The school has defined on pace to mean the student is currently earning a passing grade in any course in which the student is enrolled.
Instructional activities mean the following classroom-based or non-classroom-based activities that a student is expected to complete, participate in, or attend during any given school day: Online logins to curriculum or programs;
Offline activities;
Completed assignments within a particular program, curriculum, or class;
Testing;
Face-to-face communications or meetings with School staff or service providers;
Telephone or video conferences with School staff or service providers;
Other documented communication with School staff or service providers related to School curriculum or programs.
If a student is not considered in attendance, they shall be considered absent for those hours of instructional activities offered by the School in that school year in which the student does not participate. The school will hire an Attendance Officer who will work with teachers to monitor and report student attendance and support teachers and the Principal/Director with any mandated truancy proceedings.