Academic Honesty

Transitioning to High School

We are committed to preparing our students for their transition to high school. We recognize that this time of transition can be challenging for students and their parents, and it is our intent to do all we can to prepare the children to go on to other schools, while at the same time maintaining the integrity of the Waldorf curriculum. Please refer to the Marin Waldorf High School Handbook.

Evaluation of Student Work

Homework

Homework assignments are based on the teacher’s best understanding of the average time needed to complete the task. Duration of assignments varies among students. If the student is consistently experiencing difficulty with completion of assignments or is not being assigned an adequate amount of homework within these guidelines, please talk directly to the teacher.

Students must be sure to: ● Copy down all homework in a planner. This includes work that must be finished before the conclusion of the school day. ● Take the planner and all needed books and materials home on a daily basis, reviewing all assignments and work completed with parents. ● Complete all assignments to the best of their ability and return them to the teachers on time. ● Make up all homework and tests in a timely manner when absent, otherwise the assignment could receive a score of zero.

Parents must be sure to: ● Assist the student in learning to schedule each day so that homework can be done at an optimum time. Provide a quiet, well-equipped and properly lit setting in which to work. ● Check the planner, discussing assignments and reviewing any completed work with the student. ● Support and motivate the student, but not do homework for them. ● Communicate with the teacher if assignments are too difficult or time consuming for the student to complete, and the student has already communicated this to the teacher.

If homework is not completed on time: ● It may result in an assignment failure, lowered grade, incomplete, and/or request to use recess or after school to finish the work. ● The teacher may call/contact parents if lack of homework completion is an ongoing problem. ● The student may receive a progress report to be signed by a parent. ● Both the student and parents may be requested to attend a conference.

Testing

Marin Waldorf focuses on two types of testing in middle school: block tests and the introduction of standardized tests.