Midterm Exam Schedule
Based on today's date, these are the dates for midterms and semester end:
Date
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Period
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Wednesday, January 13
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A (1-2) and A (3-4)
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Thursday, January 14
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B (1-2) and B (3-4)
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Friday, January 15
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A (5-6) and A (7-8) REVERSED SCHEDULE
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Tuesday, January 19
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B (5-6) and B (7-8) REVERSED SCHEDULE
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When entering exam grades into PowerSchool, you must use the dates of 1/15 and 1/19 in order for PowerSchool to calculate grades correctly.
Please be sure you have read and reviewed the policies and procedures as well as the midterms for your courses from the Office of Teaching and Learning prior to the start of the exam period. Please contact your department chair with any questions or concerns.
In the event of a two-hour delay during the exam schedule, we will not administer exams on that day. The exam schedule will simply move forward. Barring any additional weather issues, we will administer exams beginning on Wednesday, January 13 based on the schedule below. Please note that there will be no homeroom block during any of the exam days.
We recognize we cannot administer exams during lunch periods. As such, we reversed the meeting times of all the periods (see the schedule below). We will start with the end of the day and work backwards. In this scenario, lunch will be held during the A3/4 or B3/4 periods. You will still attend the same lunch wave you are currently assigned. After looking at the numbers, we believe our lunch waves will be relatively normal given this change.
Wednesday, 1/13
Warning bells
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7:25-7:3
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Exam 1/2
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7:35-8:54
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Exam 3/4
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8:58-10:20 (no announcements)
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Period 5/6
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10:24-12:12
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First lunch-10:24-10:48
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Second lunch-10:52-11:15
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Third lunch-11:20-11:44
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Fourth lunch: 11:48-12:12
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Period 7/8
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12:16-1:35pm
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Thursday, January 14
Warning bells
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7:25-7:34am
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Exam 1/2
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7:35-9:00am
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Exam 3/4
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9:04-10:35am(no announcements)
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Period 5/6
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10:39-12:31
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First lunch-10:39-11:04
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Second lunch-11:08-11:33
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Third lunch-11:37-12:02
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Fourth lunch: 12:06-12:31
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Period 7/8
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12:35-2:00pm
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Reverse days-Friday, 1/15 and Tuesday, 1/19
Warning bells
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7:25-7:34am
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Exam 7/8
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7:35-9:00am
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Exam 5/6
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9:04-10:35am(no announcements)
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Period 3/4
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10:39-12:31
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First lunch-10:39-11:04
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Second lunch-11:08-11:33
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Third lunch-11:37-12:02
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Fourth lunch: 12:06-12:31
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Period 1/2
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12:35-2:00pm
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If we lose school days on account of snow, we will simply move the dates ahead by one day. Please post and go over the exam schedule with your students. Please let them know if we have a delayed opening, we will not give exams that day. Also, please make sure students are aware of the days we are changing the period structure (currently 1/15 and 1/19). We will use Blackboard Connect (phone calling service) to keep our students, parents, and teachers apprised of any changes to the exam schedule. Please contact us if you have any questions or concerns.
Grades for Q2, S1, and Midterm Exams
Quarter Two will end on January 14th. Please note that in order for PowerSchool to calculate grades correctly, all grades must be entered into PowerSchool with a date no later than 1/14, that means, you will have to enter the date of 1/14 for work graded between 1/15 and 1/19.
Semester 1 will end on January 19.
Eligibility for students will be based on GPA and grades as of 1/28. Please be sure your grades are as accurate as possible to this date.
We will begin QUARTER THREE on 1/20/16 with NO homeroom.
Please note that dates may change. Revised copies of this document will be sent via email.
Duties:
Scheduling
First semester classes that will be ending
Teachers who have first semester classes that are ending should be sure that they recommend their students in PowerSchool for other classes before January 20th. Once the semester ends, they will not be able to make recommendations. Directions for how to enter recommendations are being sent with this document.
Scheduling process for all teachers
Video of the link about how to add recommendations.
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It is also located on our O: drive here: O:\Users\Teachers\DeptShared - Teachers
Please note that you can't search YouTube for this video as it is a private video since it includes student information.
Recommendations for elective courses for students no longer on your roster: I can understand why many of you would like to make a recommendation for a student whom you've had in classes prior to this year, particularly in the elective areas, and while it might seem more possible now than it might have been in the past due to the use of the digital schedule, it isn't. If you'd like to recommend a student for a course, please email the guidance counselor with that information, but know that guidance counselors can't add a recommendation for a course so students won't see the recommendation on their registration screen. HOWEVER, when counselors do meet with students to review their requests, they will share that you, as a former teacher, thought they would be successful in the course.
Recommendations for courses that require a recommendation for students no longer on your roster: This applies to AP courses. If students want to request an AP course but do not have a recommendation, when they are working with their guidance counselor, they will be directed to complete an "Override Form" and have it signed by the teacher. The counselor will then enter the request.
DEPARTMENT SPECIFIC INFORMATION
WL: If a student does not meet the prerequisites for continuing in a language, you have three options: 1) Not recommend any WL course--note that you won't be able to add a comment so students may not know why they do not have WL recommendation, 2) Recommend the same course again with a comment that the prerequisite skills are not being met so the student is being recommended to take the course over again. This is only an option for WL courses. 3) Recommend another Level 1 language.
SS: Grade 11 teachers--you fall into the two categories listed above. If you want to recommend a student for an AP course but do not think the student is thinking about it, you should do two things: 1) talk to the guidance counselor, 2) try to talk with the student. Ultimately, if the student chooses not to take the AP course, it would be their prerogative. For those students who want to take an AP course and need a recommendation, they will seek you out with an override form.
Student Support Options for Semester Two
SAT
