A student may be absent for many reasons. Some absences are unavoidable. When a student is at home sick or on a school field trip or participating with a school activity, he/she remains responsible to complete missing work. If necessary, a student can request to remain at school from 3:00pm to 4:00pm under the guidance of Mr. Braswell to complete missing work due to an absence from school. Sometimes, a student will need to complete a daily assignment or another form of assessment on the day he/she returns to school. In this case, the student may also have the opportunity (at the teacher's discretion) to retake or redo the assignment for the opportunity to earn a better grade.

When a student does not complete or submit an assignment or assessment or project, it is first counted as MISSING. Mr. Braswell will enter an M or a 0 into the Infinite Campus Grade Book. An M (missing) calculates automatically as a Zero. If the student does not submit the missing assignment, the M will remain and/or change to a permanent 0. Yet, students have the opportunity to submit missing assignments.

The TCMS Handbook (applies to 5th and 6th Grade students) states:

TCCMS Make-up Work Policy

A student may turn in missing work for 5 school days past the completion of all three of the following conditions: 

• Past the due date 

• Student is aware the assignment is missing 

• The missing grade is entered into Infinite Campus as missing. Made up missing work will have 10 points deducted from the grade earned.

TCMS Assessment Re-Do Policy

Periodically there are legitimate reasons for a student to have the opportunity to redo an assessment or major project. A teacher may elect to administer a new assessment to an entire class. A student or his/her parent may request a redo from the teacher under the following conditions: 

• All redo work is at the discretion of the teacher. It is not to be taken for granted that all assessments may be redone. 

• The redo activity may be in a different format from the original. 

• Parents are to sign the original task and request a redo opportunity. 

• The student must complete a redo request form with his/her teacher.

• In the request the student must state what action(s) he/she will or has taken to warrant the redo. 

• Redo must be completed within 5 school days past the completion of all three of the following:

1. Due date has past or Student is aware of the original grade.

2.  Grade has been posted in Infinite Campus.

3. Student is aware of original grade.