The Cary Academy Upper School Humanities teachers (English, History and World Arts) seek to both challenge and nurture Upper School students in their growth towards adult responsibility.  Part of this responsibility entails submitting work on time. The Humanities teachers understand, however, that on occasion students, as well as adults, may not meet all deadlines.

The following policy regarding late work has been established with these responsibilities of both students and teachers in mind:

·    to work with students in developing responsible habits for timely work submission;

·    to emphasize the importance of staying current with assignments and meeting deadlines;

·    to be fair to students who do their work in a timely manner; and

·    to provide sufficient flexibility to both teachers and students.

I.       Late Assignments: 

a.   Extensions:  If a student knows he/she will not be able to complete an assignment on time, he/she needs to speak to the teacher prior to the due date.  Teachers may grant extensions on a case-by-case basis.

b.   Homework:  In most cases, homework that is not submitted on time will not receive credit.  However, in special cases a teacher may allow a student to complete the assignment for partial credit. If the assignment is not submitted by the third day, the grade will become a zero. 

c.   Major Assignments (essays, projects, et cetera):  Major assignments will be accepted but will be marked down 10% of the final grade earned for each day they are late.

 II.      Make-up work due to absences:

A student who misses an assessment due to an excused absence is to talk to the teacher on the day he/she returns to school to arrange a date and time to make up that assessment as soon as possible.  Students are expected to make up all missed work within the same number of school days they were absent.  Extended absences will be handled on a case-by-case basis.