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Independent Study for Attendance Recovery

Independent Study for Attendance Recovery2026-09-26T19:42:46-07:00

Short-Term Independent Study for Attendance Recovery

The Short-Term Independent Study program at The School of Arts and Enterprise allows students to make up for time missed in class and maintain their perfect attendance.

I'm sick and need to miss school today!

What do I do?

Short-Term Independent Study is right for you.

Please review the information below and submit a Short-Term Independent Study for Attendance Recovery Request. You’ll need to keep up with your classes and complete a 1-hour lesson on Imagine Learning in order to receive Independent Study credit for the day.

I'm going away for a few days.

What do I do?

Short-Term Independent Study is right for you.

Please review the information below and submit a Short-Term Independent Study for Attendance Recovery Request. You’ll need to keep up with your classes and complete a 1-hour lesson on Imagine Learning for each day you are gone in order to receive Independent Study credit.

I'm having a surgery and need to miss school for two weeks.

What do I do?

Extended Short-Term Independent Study is right for you.

Please review the information below and submit a Short-Term Independent Study for Attendance Recovery Request. You’ll need to keep up with your classes and submit a Proof of Work document when you return.

Short-Term Independent Study

Students can utilize up to 10 days of Short-Term Independent Study for Attendance Recovery per school year (5 consecutive days per request) without prior administrative approval.

Think of it like a “sick day” at work.

  • Short-Term Illness
  • Family Vacation
  • Family Emergency / Bereavement
  • Professional Artistic Obligations

  • Parent/Guardian must submit an online request on the first day of the absence.
  • Complete an Independent Study Agreement (only one agreement needed per year)
  • Complete an online lesson on Imagine Learning for each day of school that you miss (~1 hour per lesson).
  • Work one-on-one with teachers to make up individual assignments / assessments.

  • First 10 days requested in the school year are automatically pre-approved. Any additional days require administrative approval.
    • Short-Term requests are a maximum of 5 days. Requests that extend beyond 5 days require administrative approval.
  • Complete the Imagine Learning lessons within 10 school days of your absence.
  • In order to get attendance credit for Short-Term Independent Study:
    • Both the parent and student must sign the Independent Study Agreement.
    • Student must complete a lesson for each missed day in Imagine Learning. Students who do not meet this requirement will be marked absent for the day(s) they missed.
Extended Short-Term Independent Study

Students who have a planned absence of between 6-15 days can apply for Extended Short-Term Independent Study for Attendance Recovery. This request requires Administrative Approval.

  • Long-Term Illness (with a Doctor’s Note)
  • Surgery / Hospitalization (with a Doctor’s Note)
  • Extended Professional Artistic Obligations

  • Parent/Guardian must submit an online request in advance of the first absence.
  • Complete an Independent Study Agreement (only one agreement needed per year)
  • Work one-on-one with teachers to develop a plan for making up missed assignments/assessments.
  • Upon return, have teachers sign off that missed work was completed.

  • All Extended Short-Term Independent Study requests must be approved by Administration prior to the start of the absence.
  • Testing + Portfolio Week and weeks surrounding vacations / holiday breaks are not approved.
  • In order to get attendance credit for Extended Short-Term Independent Study
    • Both the parent and student must sign the Independent Study Agreement.
    • Student must complete all of the work assigned by their teachers and return the signed Independent Study Assignment Log to the Front Office by 8:30am on the 10th day following their return to school. Students who do not meet this requirement will be marked absent for the days they missed.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the difference between Short-Term Independent Study for Attendance Recovery and Long-Term Independent Study?2026-09-23T10:53:10-07:00

Short-term Independent Study is intended to help students recover their attendance when they miss a day of school. Students have varying reasons for making up their attendance, but most of the time it is for activities eligibility or to maintain perfect attendance.

Long-term Independent Study is intended to replace in-person instruction for students who need to step away from school for an extended period of time. When students transition to a long-term option, they are not able to switch back until the start of a new semester.

Looking for a long-term change?

Requests longer than 15 days require enrollment in our Hybrid Learning or Long-Term Independent Study programs.

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