absences, parent notification and verification of the absence are required. A skipped assessment may result in a mark of zero. The school will identify and discuss with students and parents if there is a pattern of missed assessments or repeated extensions. The school reserves the right to limit students’ cocurricular activities when there is significant academic concern around the completion of evaluations and will identify students whose credit is at risk due to a large number of missed evaluations. Attendance during the final evaluation period is compulsory. Students who miss a final evaluation will receive zero for the evaluation unless the absence is verified and legitimate. For the absence to be considered legitimate, the student must have had a medical concern for which documentation can be provided. For any other absence to be considered legitimate, the Associate Director, Academics must approve the exceptional circumstance. When the evaluation is deemed to be required to be completed, it must be done expediently. If a student is experiencing academic challenges, there is a full system of support that can be utilized, and students should communicate with the following individuals: • • •
Teacher: Immediate discussion with the teacher is the most direct and effective way to resolve an academic concern. Advisor: The advisor supports the advisee through coursework obstacles and liaises with teachers and/or parents, as necessary. Associate Director, Academics: When a matter cannot be resolved through discussion with a teacher or advisor, it should be referred to the Associate Director, Academics.
Reassessment Policy To provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate mastery of course content and to compensate for the possibility that a student may not achieve at their best on a given day, the following practice will be set into place: •
Faculty have the authority to offer a re-test or re-submission of an evaluation if they deem that the student has demonstrated outstanding learning skills and work habits and has taken advantage of all available academic supports in advance. A student does not have the right to expect this accommodation, and faculty are asked to be judicious in their application of this prescriptive opportunity.
Academic Integrity The staff at St. Anne’s School has a responsibility to: • • • • • •
teach its students to function with academic integrity; embed strategies in the curriculum that will enable students to act with academic integrity; offer an academic integrity policy that can be enforced in a consistent and measured manner, considering the unique nature of each situation; ensure students’ understanding of academic integrity is enduring and prepares them for future academic success; create assessments and evaluations that preclude the possibility of cheating; ensure new students are aware of the expectations and skills required at the grade level they are entering. 17
