Havergal College Course Calendar, 2016-17 Academic Year

• give students some time to work in class and an opportunity to get assistance from the teacher as a way to check on progress. • use progressive deadlines for parts of tasks if an assessment is lengthy. Once the assignments are handed in, the teacher should: • check to make sure all the assignments have been handed in and follow up directly with students who have not handed in their work. • record any behaviour events in Veracross for students who have not handed in work to both inform parents and to keep a running record of such difficulties. • meet with students who have not handed in their work to set a new deadline (no more than 10 school days from the date of the original deadline). • inform parents of a missed deadline through the behaviour event email or a phone call. If a student cannot meet a deadline or has missed a deadline, the teacher should: • (if possible or appropriate) 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 generally in a face-to-face conversation in advance of the due date, not the day or night before except under special circumstances. • ensure the new deadline is within 10 school days of the original date unless there are circumstances that would prevent that. • encourage students to look ahead to see what else is coming in order to set a realistic deadline. • if a new deadline has been negotiated, require the student to write an email to the teacher, which is copied to the Guidance Counsellor and the parent stating that a new deadline has been set, what the date is and the consequences of missing that new deadline. • accept that it is possible that some students may need to negotiate a second deadline under exceptional circumstances. This new deadline would be negotiated in advance and face-to- face. The consequence of missing this deadline is an automatic zero with an email to parents and to the Guidance Counsellor telling them that the second deadline was not met and that the assignment has been recorded as 0.

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