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Social Studies
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Science
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World Language
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Homework
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Homework assignments will not be calculated into the student’s cumulative grade. However, the expectation is that the learner will complete daily homework on time and to the best of their ability.
Homework is an extension and enrichment of the material taught in the classroom. It is designed to reinforce and extend classroom learning, prepare students for new information, and promote creative thinking and independent research.
When daily homework is incomplete, it affects that day’s learning. Please note that the learner may not be allowed to participate in the ensuing class discussion or class activity if a daily assignment is incomplete.
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Daily homework assignments are formative and not calculated as part of the student’s cumulative grade.
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Homework is defined as a task assigned to students intended to be completed outside the classroom, and which is an extension of regular classroom instruction. This may include asynchronous tasks assigned during class time. Homework shall be used as a tool to provide teachers with information on how well students understand the information being taught in relation to curricular objectives. At times, it is appropriate to differentiate homework assignments by content and / or quantity for particular students or groups of students.
Homework assignments will be checked periodically for completion. Some homework assignments/asynchronous tasks may be graded.
Teachers may provide optional asynchronous assignments for enrichment that could be averaged into the grade. There is no penalty for not doing optional assignments, but they may not be turned in late for any reason.
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Late Work
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Teachers shall strive to empower students to exercise developmentally appropriate responsibility through built-in processes. When an assignment is not completed by the date due, teachers shall exercise informed professional judgment to hold students accountable while considering:
- ●the nature and purpose of an assignment
- ●the timeliness of the assignment as it relates to the current instruction
- ●individual circumstances
Students who exhibit a chronic pattern turning work in late need further evaluation and increased levels of support, such as:
- ●Parental notification
- ●Classroom interventions
- ●Referral for guidance support services
- ●SRT meeting
Teachers will use an “MI” for “Missing,” which calculates as a zero. These guidelines also reflect an understanding that teachers must provide summative grades quarterly and are not expected to assign grades for work not completed.
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When an assignment is not completed by the date due, teachers shall exercise informed professional judgment to determine consequences and adjust deadlines if appropriate, considering the following:
- ●the nature and purpose of a particular assignment
- ●the timeliness of the assignment as it relates to the current instruction
- ●individual circumstances
Students will submit work when due. Depending on the nature of the work, an alternative assignment or time will be provided to complete the work as per the discretion of the teacher.
Teachers shall strive to empower students to exercise developmentally appropriate responsibility through built-in processes, such as strategic planning for long-term assignments.
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When an assignment is not completed by the date due, teachers shall exercise informed professional judgment to determine consequences and adjust deadlines if appropriate, considering the following:
- ●the nature and purpose of a particular assignment
- ●the timeliness of the assignment as it relates to the current instruction
- ●individual circumstances
Teachers shall strive to empower students to exercise developmentally appropriate responsibility through built in processes, such as strategic planning for long-term assignments.
Students who exhibit a chronic pattern of turning work in late need further evaluation and increased levels of support, such as
- ●parental notification
- ●classroom interventions
- ●referral for guidance support services
- ●SRT meeting
In practice, the following guidelines apply:
- ●Long-term assignments will be accepted late with a penalty of 5% per day.
- ●Assignments submitted after 10 days will receive a maximum grade of 50%.
- ●Assignments will not be accepted after 14 days. Only by the discretion of the teacher will late assignments be accepted during the last week of the marking period.
- ●It is the student’s responsibility to inform the teacher of late work submissions.
Because homework/classwork are linked to daily class instruction, it will not be accepted late except in the case of excused absences. (See reassessment policy.)
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Zeros
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In assessing student learning, all student work is to be carefully considered. Incomplete work will be assessed as appropriate considering the nature and purpose of the assignment.
Teachers will use an “MI” for “Missing,” which calculates as a zero. These guidelines also reflect an understanding that teachers must provide summative grades quarterly and are not expected to assign grades for work not completed.
Students who exhibit a chronic pattern of behavior around missing work need further evaluation and increased levels of support, such as:
- ●parental notification
- ●classroom interventions
- ●referral for guidance support services
- ●SRT meeting
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In assessing student learning, all student work is to be carefully considered. It is the student’s responsibility for completing missing assignments and assessments.
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In assessing student learning, all student work is to be carefully considered. Reasonable efforts, such as make-up opportunities and parent contact, will be made to hold students accountable for completing missed assessments before assigning a zero. If a student has not submitted the work within 14 days, the student will earn a zero grade.
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Reassessment
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Within one week ofreceivinga grade and feedback ona performance-based summative assessment,the learner may request reassessment, provided that the student has met the following criteria:
- ●Original work was submitted on time.
- ●Demonstrated evidence of best effort on the assessment and the learning leading up to the assessment.
- ●Submitted a request according to teacher's communicated method in course information for reassessment to include a plan for improvement/timeline.
- ●The plan must be approved by the teacher and completed by the agreed-upon date.
In other instances, teachers shall exercise informed professional judgment to determine when additional opportunities for reassessment are appropriate and/or necessary in order to obtain evidence of student learning as it relates to curricular objectives. However, the learner must meet the same above criteria and understand that the nature of some assessments makes them ineligible for re-assessment.
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Students who would like to demonstrate mastery may be given an opportunity for additional instruction to be able to do a reassessment on pulse checks provided that the student has completed all assignments on time, including homework, leading up to the task. The reassessment must be completed within the teacher’s announced timeline.
Teachers shall exercise informed professional judgment to determine when additional opportunities for reassessment are appropriate and/or necessary in order to obtain evidence of student learning as it relates to curricular objectives.
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Teachers shall exercise informed professional judgment to determine when additional opportunities for reassessment are appropriate and/or necessary in order to obtain evidence of student learning as it relates to curricular objectives.
The grade on the reassessment will not be higher than 80%.
For modern languages, summative assessments in speaking and writing can be reassessed.
No reassessment will be offered for reading and listening assessments.
Teachers will use professional judgment to decide whether the nature of the assessment allows for reassessment.
For Latin, assessments that require application of grammar and vocabulary simultaneously (grammar/translation assessments) can be reassessed.
Reassessment criteria for World Languages:
- ●Reassessment does not pertain to final exams.
- ●The student has earned a 79% or below on the initial assessment.
- ●The student has submitted all tasks.
- ●The student has conferenced briefly with the teacher (when applicable).
- ●The student has completed all remediation work (when applicable).
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Make-up Work
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When a student is missing work due to an excused absence, teachers shall
- ●provide all relevant assignments
- ●consider the length and reason for the absence when determining which assignments will be assessed and when they are due
- ●accept and assess all assigned make-up work
- ●provide reasonable and flexible deadlines that take into consideration a student’s individual circumstances
In the event the teacher does not have adequate assessment data to provide a nine-week grade that reflects the student’s knowledge of the course learning objectives the teacher may consider assigning a grade of “I” for incomplete due to a lack of required evidence.
It is the student’s responsibility to be aware of established guidelines and to follow those guidelines to make up the assignment.
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When a student is missing work due to an excused absence, teachers shall:
- ●provide all relevant assignments,
- ●consider the length and reason for the absence when determining which assignments will be assessed and when they are due,
- ●accept and assess all assigned make-up work, and
- ●provide reasonable and flexible deadlines that take into consideration a student’s individual circumstances.
It is the student’s responsibility to be aware of established guidelines and to follow those guidelines to make up the assignment.
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Students who are unable to attend class or access online work should contact the teacher before the absence when possible. When a student is missing work due to an excused absence (including field trips and testing), teachers shall
- ●provide all relevant assignments
- ●consider the length and reason for the absence when determining which assignments will be assessed and when they are due
- ●accept and assess all assigned make-up work
- ●provide reasonable and flexible deadlines that take into consideration a student’s individual circumstances
It is the student’s responsibility to be aware of established guidelines, to follow those guidelines to make up the assignment, and to inform the teacher of makeup work submissions.
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Extra Credit
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No extra credit opportunities will be available.
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No extra credit opportunities will be available.
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No extra credit opportunities will be available.
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