EXAMINATIONS
If you are unable to complete a final evaluation on the scheduled day, you must contact the school and provide a written note explaining your inability to complete the evaluation. If it is possible to do so, the evaluation will be rescheduled.
MISSED EVALUATIONS:
All course assessments are considered important opportunities for students to demonstrate their achievement of the course expectations. To foster a culture of responsibility and ensure fairness to all students, the following will take place in the event of missed assignments/assessments.
1) Late/Missed Assignments:
Students who have not handed in assigned work on or before the due date provided by the teacher will be considered to have forfeited the opportunity to demonstrate the expectations for that particular assignment. As such, a mark of 0 (zero) should be anticipated.
In serious, extenuating circumstances (ie. illness or bereavement), assignment due dates may be negotiated and time extensions granted by the teacher. In such situations, it is the responsibility of the student/parent to discuss the circumstances with the subject teacher prior to the due date. In these cases, decisions will be made based on individual circumstances.
2) In class assessments (tests, quizzes, presentations, writing assignments):
Students who miss in-class assessments without valid reason (a note signed/phone call by a parent is required) will be considered to have forfeited the opportunity to demonstrate the expectations for that particular assessment. As such, a mark of 0 should be anticipated.
However, students who bring in a written note (or phone call) from a parent outlining a valid reason for the absence will not be assigned a mark of 0. Valid reasons may include but are not limited to the following: student illness, documented appointments, approved school activities/sports. In such cases students will, at the teacher’s discretion, be given either an opportunity to demonstrate the expectations or given an N/A (in which case, the missed assessment will not be counted into the student’s mark). Any major course assessment which involves the demonstration of many course expectations (ie. a culminating activity, independent study unit, etc.) will not be given an N/A designation.
It is important to note that a continuing pattern of N/A’s (ie. 2-3) in assessments could lead to unsuccessful completion of the course credit due to the student’s lack of demonstration of key course expectations.
Students who are aware of absences in advance need to discuss expectations with their teachers before their absence.
Students, in the event of missing a test (with valid reason), can typically expect to write the test on the day of their return to school or in certain circumstances (ie. extended illness/absence) at a time negotiated between the student and teacher.
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