Family Handbook 2018-19

When students anticipate difficulties in meeting an assessment deadline, they must:   1. discuss this difficulty with the teacher in a timely fashion before the due date in a  face‑to‑face meeting. This meeting is not by email or the day or night before, except under  special circumstances;   2. ask if the teacher will agree to set a new due date when legitimate, extenuating  circumstances prevail;  3. understand that this new deadline will be absolute and failure to meet the negotiated new  deadline will result in a mark of zero;  4. ask for assistance from the subject teacher if unable to complete an assessment; and/or   5. accept that if she misses a test, she will be required to write a comparable test at the time  and place determined by the teacher and may require a parent or guardian note.  1. set clear deadlines that are reasonable and allow for some student input if possible;   2. post all assessment dates at least two weeks in advance on the class page in Veracross and  provide those dates orally in class;   3. be clear about the consequences of missing an assignment deadline, but also consider  extenuating circumstances;  4. show students how to plan to complete their work (e.g., create a timeline to model the  appropriate preparation for an assessment);  5. scaffold the assessments to provide feedback to know in advance if a student is struggling;  and/or  6. use progressive deadlines for parts of tasks if an assessment is lengthy.  If a student cannot meet a deadline, the teacher will:   1. allow some negotiation before the deadline if there are extenuating circumstances for a  student or some conflict that the student identifies that cannot be worked out. This  negotiation is a face‑to‑face conversation in advance of the due date, not the day or night  before except under special circumstances;  2. encourage the student to set a realistic deadline;  3. remind students that this new deadline is absolute and failure to meet the deadline will  result in a mark of zero; and  4. inform parents that a new deadline has been set and that failure to meet the deadline will  result in a mark of zero.   Teacher’s responsibilities:  In advance of the due date of an assignment, the teacher will:  

Last Updated August 17, 2018 Havergal College Family Handbook 2018–19

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