Flexibility in Attendance
Letter to Students Regarding Attendance Accomodations
Dear Student:
More students than ever before are coming into the ADA & Disabilities Resource Center requesting that attendance or assignment flexibility be written into their accommodation plans and letters for instructors. Due to increasing concern from ISU faculty and staff about the appropriateness of this accommodation, the following policy will take effect upon your next re-authorization of accommodations.
- Students may occasionally miss class due to disability related illness or issues without penalization if the student contacts the professor on the same day and makes up the work within seven days or a mutually agreed upon period of time.
- Students are responsible for completing all course requirements.
- If absences are excessive or the student fails to keep up with the work, the professor may rightfully suggest that they take an incomplete or drop the class.
- The accommodation is meant to allow a little flexibility and not to be abused.
- The accommodation will only be granted after the ADA Center receives a letter from the appropriate medical professional directly supporting this accommodation.
The ADA Center appreciates the students with disabilities we serve. The ADA Center desires to empower all students with disabilities to chart their own course in college and beyond. Part of that process involves learning strategies for attendance and completion of assignments, with excellence and timeliness. Another part of that process is to maintain academic integrity and standards within all programs offered at ISU. The ADA Center thanks all students with disabilities for assisting Idaho State University in the pursuit of academic excellence.
Sincerely,
Dennis Toney, Director
ADA & Disabilities Resource Center