Family Handbook 2019-20

Academic Tutors Havergal students learn best with their own subject teachers. Occasionally, some students may need to be supported by an outside academic tutor. In such cases, families are responsible for finding their own tutors and arranging for tutoring session off-school property. Havergal is the physical home to our Boarding students while they are at school. As such, they are permitted to have their tutors work with them in public spaces on the school property. Assessment The primary purpose of student assessment is to improve student learning. Like every Ontario public and independent school, Havergal’s assessment and evaluation practices are aligned to the guidelines outlined in the Ministry of Education’s ​ Growing Success: Assessment, Evaluation and Reporting ​ document. ​ CLICK HERE ​ for more information ( ​ http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/policyfunding/success.html ​ ). The Ministry acknowledges that teachers’ professional judgements are at the heart of effective assessment practices and Havergal’s teachers work hard to ensure that assessment strategies and evaluation rubrics are developed to challenge students appropriately at every grade. For example, our teachers work in curriculum teams with a designated Course Lead to design unit and lesson plans that extend and enrich the Ministry’s curriculum. Moderated marking is another way that teachers ensure they are applying the same standards and rigour when evaluating student work. Assessment is an important element of teaching and learning at every grade. Please direct any questions you may have about your daughter’s assessment experience directly to the teacher. As students progress through the school, our expectation is that they direct any questions or concerns they have about the marks they receive directly to their subject teacher. Assessment Guidelines 1. Students will not be subject to assessments the day following a scheduled school break or holiday. This policy has been developed so that students are able to spend this time in leisure rather than studying for an assessment. 2. Assessments and evaluations take place throughout the school year during class and occasionally outside of class like, for example, a drama performance.

Last Edited: August 20, 2019 Havergal College Family Handbook 2019–20

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