Havergal College Course Calendar, 2017-18 Academic Year

Student Late Arrivals and Early Dismissals Students who arrive late or leave before the end of the school day must have permission from a parent or guardian and must always sign in and out of the DSO. This permission may be in the form of a written note, email from a parent or guardian email account or a telephone call. When students arrive after 8:20 am and before the Form/ House has left for Prayers, Form teachers/TAs will record the student as late. When students arrive after the Form/House has left for Prayers, they must sign in at the DSO to receive an Admit Slip before going to Prayers, where they will sit in the Gallery. Students must be in proper uniform before they may sign in at the DSO. When students arrive after classes have begun, they must sign in at the DSO to obtain an Admit Slip before going to classes. When students have repeated lates, they may be subject to a detention. Prolonged Absence A prolonged absence from school may be unavoidable due to illness, injury or personal situation. The school will make all reasonable efforts to support students through a prolonged absence. As the duration of an absence increases and opportunities to demonstrate the learning required in a credit* course decreases, the academic success of a student becomes uncertain. • Absences of eight school days or more resulting from illness or injury will require documentation from a physician. • Absences of eight school days or more for reasons other than illness or injury will prompt a meeting with the student, parents and a school administrator to explain the potential consequences of the absence and discuss steps to be taken to improve attendance. • Absences resulting in 20 or more missed individual classes (¼ of the academic year) may put the credit in jeopardy if the student is unable to complete the required assessments in a timely manner and does not show sufficient evidence of success on the overall expectations of a course and does not improve her attendance.

• Absence resulting in 40 or more missed individual classes (½ of the academic year) will put the credit in jeopardy and may result in the student being withdrawn from the course. (Canada. Ministry of Education, Ontario. Policy and Program. Ontario Schools Kindergarten to Grade 12 : Policy and Program Requirements. Toronto: Ministry of Education, 2016. Print. Section 4.2 p 49-50) *A credit is granted in recognition of the successful completion (completion with a final percentage mark of 50% or higher) of a course that has been scheduled for a minimum of 110 hours. Scheduled time is time during which students participate in planned learning activities designed to lead to the achievement of the curriculum expectations of a course. Planned learning activities include interactions between the teacher and the student and assigned individual or group work (other than homework) related to the achievement of the learning expectations in the course. Planned learning activities will be delivered through classroom or eLearning instruction and activities. (7.1 ON Schools 2016 pg 70) ACADEMIC POLICY FOR HAVERGAL COLLEGE STUDENTS ON EXCHANGE Exchange guidelines are specified in materials made available to parents and students. The school highly values Exchange opportunities; however, students are responsible and accountable for Havergal course content. Our goal is to provide support to students such that they can benefit from the exchange without academic penalties. To ensure that students going on Exchange receive the support that they need, students will inform all of their teachers of the Exchange and discuss academic requirements in advance of their departure: 1. In all subjects, departments will decide what is considered essential material that must be covered and how it will be covered. Students will not be asked to complete all tests missed or assignments already underway when they return. 2. Students, in conjunction with their teachers, will determine what work will be missed, what should be covered independently before leaving on Exchange, what they will take to the Exchange school (a limited amount) and what could be covered upon their return. Efforts will be made to include most required content in a shared interdisciplinary assignment. This will be recorded on the Academic Agreement Form provided by the Forum for Change Program Manager. Students must cover the material independently, but they should seek extra help, as they normally would, for concepts that are unclear.

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