Students that have more than five unexcused absences must make up the time missed in attendance recovery. In order to streamline the attendance recovery process this year we will be implementing some changes. Once a student has accumulated over five unexcused absences they are required to make up the time missed. Students will have several options for recovering their time. This option is only available if the student is currently in good academic standing in the course. 

• Option 1: Students will have the option of making up recovery time completing assignments in attendance recovery courses on Progress Learning.  

  • Students are responsible for: 

    • Log into Progress Learning and complete assigned assignments. 

    • You can choose and pick any assignments to work on to earn back time. Each time you work on an assignment, your time spent completing it is recorded to your account. 

    • Each hour completed in Progress Learning will count towards 1 credit of seat time for a course. You will need to recover any time over the 5 unexcused absences allowed. 

    • Progress will be reported daily to the attendance office. Students will receive a SC-Recovery for each hour of time earned for a course. 

    • It's important for you to monitor your attendance. All students have access to PowerSchool's portal. 

• Option 2 : The best option would be for them to make up the time with their teachers in order to cover the material they missed during their absence. If they choose this option, one hour of tutoring will count for a full class recovery.  

  • Example: If the student misses over 5 unexcused absences for 1 block of class, they must recover 1 seat time credit for each absence over.   

  • Students are required to: 

    • Speak with the teacher to check tutoring schedules.

    • Get an assignment (before the recovery session) from the teacher for whom they are serving the time. The work must be related to the class the student is recovering time for.  

    • Bring all necessary supplies – no pencils, paper, computers, or books will be provided.  

  • Work for the entire recovery session on the assignments. 

IMPORTANT: **Students who are late, are off-task or do not complete the recovery assignments to the teacher’s satisfaction may have to repeat the session or may not receive credit for attending the session. Students will receive one warning for talking or being off-task and then will be dismissed from the session with no credit for attending. Students that are asked to leave recovery more than once will lose the attendance recovery privilege. Phones, non-instructional videos and music will not be permitted at recovery sessions. 

How do I log into Progress Learning?

• All students should receive an email with their login credentials to Progress Learning. The school's id is "sumtersc." If you have not received your login information, there are two ways you can obtain it:

  • • Go to the site and click on "Forgot Password." You should shortly receive an email with your username or password.

    • Ask a teacher or email Mrs. Scriven to send you your login credentials. All teachers have access to the platform and can request that your information be sent to you.

How do I track my progress and how many hours I earn completing coursework?

• Once logged into the classroom, on the left hand side, click on "Graded Assignments." For each completed assignment, you can view your results and see the amount of time spent on each assignment. 

• Once an hour has been completed on assignments, you will earn back 1 seat time credit for a class. This informaiton will be pulled weekly and sent to attendance.

• All student can and should monitor their own attendance through PowerSchool Student Portal. You see your attendance for each class and your summary by clicking on quarter, semester or year-long courses. It is your responsibilitiy to make sure that you do not accumulate too many unexcused absences and to make sure that your attendance is up-to-date. If you are absent for any reason, please be sure to submit your excuses to attendanc e as soo as you return back to school. 

How can I monitor my attendance?

• Log into Student Portal: There are two ways you can access your account - 

  1. Log in through Clever: Look for the PS icon for PowerSchool. 

  2. Use your login credentials. You should have received your login credentials at the beginning of the year and again during the administration of the state school climate survey. If you are having trouble accessing your account, let me know.