Havergal College Course Calendar, 2019-20 Academic Year

7. Responsibilities of Teachers and Students Teachers and students assume a number of responsibilities as they jointly engage in assessment and evaluation practices that promote and support learning. Teachers will: • discuss assessment and evaluation practices, including grading procedures, with students at the beginning of each course based on a course information sheet or a written outline that is distributed to students and parents (p 6) ; • describe specific evaluation criteria to students prior to each assessment and evaluate students based on their achievement of these criteria; • use exemplars and samples of student work where possible to model levels of achievement; • use a variety of assessment and evaluation methods including observation, conversation and student products (p 39) ; • ensure that assessment and evaluation tasks are based on both the content standards (curriculum expectations and the performance standards achievement chart categories and standards) (p 16) ; • ensure that student learning is assessed and evaluated in a balanced manner with respect to the four achievement chart categories (knowledge and understanding, thinking, communication and application) and that achievement of particular expectations is considered within the appropriate categories (p 17) ; • assess and evaluate student work with reference to established criteria for levels of achievement that are standard across the province, rather than by comparison with work done by other students, or through the ranking of student performance or with reference to performance standards developed by individual teachers for their own classrooms (p 19) ; • use professional judgement to determine which specific expectations should be used to evaluate achievement of the overall expectations, and which ones will be accounted for instruction and assessment but not necessarily evaluated (p 38) ; • provide students with opportunities to demonstrate learning over time (p 29) ; • provide regular, descriptive feedback to support student self- knowledge and promote student success (pp 29, 32, 34) ; • take steps to avoid and address late and missing assignments (see Late and Missed Assignments); • emphasize the learning skills and work habits including the importance of timeliness as a life skill. Student’s Responsibilities Students will: • demonstrate their learning by providing evidence of their understanding, knowledge and skills within established assessment and evaluation timelines (p 42) ; • participate in the process of assessment and evaluation to support their development as self-directed learners and informed decision-makers (p 42) ; • self-assess and self-evaluate when appropriate to check, track and deepen their understanding. • meet assessment deadlines (p 42) (see Late and Missed Assignments); • take the initiative to seek extra assistance when needed and in a timely manner;

8. Deadlines, Late and Missed Assignments Deadlines, Late and Missed Assessments Note: this does not apply to students on Exchange or following a Return to Learn or Other Extended Absence protocol.

Student’s Responsibilities Students must understand that:

• they are responsible for providing evidence of their understanding of the overall expectations within the time frame specified and in the format approved by the teacher; • late and missed assessments will be noted on the report card as part of the evaluation of a student’s development of learning skills and work habits and may have other consequences; • they may receive a zero for missing any deadline that counts towards their overall mark; • they will be required to make up class material if they miss class to complete an assessment; and • parents/guardians will be contacted when assessments are not completed on time. When students anticipate difficulties in meeting an assessment deadline, they must: • 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; • ask whether the teacher would consider setting a new due date; • understand and accept that the teacher may or may not agree to set a new deadline; • understand and accept that they may be asked to complete a different, yet comparable, assessment; • understand and accept that a new deadline will be absolute and failure to meet the new deadline will result in a mark of zero; and • provide supporting documentation, as requested. If students have missed a deadline due to an unanticipated absence from school, they must: • understand that the missing assessment must be completed upon their return to school or during their first class, unless they have met with their teacher to arrange a new date; • understand and accept that the teacher may or may not agree to set a new deadline; • understand and accept that they may be asked to complete a different, yet comparable assessment; • understand and accept that a new deadline will be absolute and failure to meet the new deadline will result in a mark of zero; and • provide supporting documentation, as requested. Teacher’s Responsibilities In advance of the due date of an assignment, the teacher will: • set clear deadlines that are reasonable and allow for some student input, if possible. • post all assessment dates at least two weeks in advance on the class page and on the assessment calendar in Veracross, as well as provide those dates orally in class; • be clear about the consequences of missing an assessment deadline; • show students how to plan to complete their work (e.g., create a timeline to model the appropriate preparation for an assessment), as appropriate; • scaffold the assessments to provide feedback to know in advance if a student is struggling, as appropriate; and • use progressive deadlines for parts of tasks if an assessment is lengthy.

• submit their own work (see Academic Honesty); • seek to improve their learning skills and work habits.

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