June 17th, 2025

EDSS Semester 2 Final Exam/Evaluation Days Information

Exam and Evaluation Days: June 20–25, 2025
Professional Development Day: June 26 & 27th, 2025

 

Hello Lancer Community,

Semester 2 Exam and Evaluation Days are scheduled for the last week of June. The information here will allow  students to better prepare for the end of the semester exams and opportunities to demonstrate their learning and achievement in their courses. The WRDSB uses the evaluation weighting articulated in the policy document Growing Success.  Students will be assessed and evaluated on a 70% term work, 30% final evaluation weighting. At EDSS we will continue to develop fair and equitable assessment practices that provide an accurate, reliable and equitable representation of a student’s achievement of the overall expectations in the course.

  • Grades 9 & 10: Exams are not permitted. Final evaluation methods include projects, portfolios, interviews, performances, and other tools to assess achievement.
  • Grades 11 & 12: Exams are permitted and can be used alongside other tools like performances, research projects or portfolios, offering a balanced assessment and demonstration of a student’s overall achievement.

Expectations:

  • Students must complete all of the components of the final evaluation, comprising 30% of the final grade.
  • Missing evaluations may result in reduced grades or loss of credit based on incomplete evidence.

Exam Guidelines:

  • Only for grades 11 & 12 courses.
  • Maximum duration: designed to be completed in 90 minutes, if accommodations are required. Students with IEPs may also have  additional time  to write if required.

Exam Schedule: Complete Schedule Posted HERE

  • Friday, June 20: Period A Exams
  • Monday, June 23: Period B Exams
  • Tuesday, June 24: Period C Exams
  • Wednesday, June 25: Period D Exams

Attendance Policy during Exam and Evaluation Days:

  • Students attend school only for their scheduled final evaluations or when they are invited by their teacher for assignment completion, and/or additional opportunities for students to demonstrate a skill or overall curriculum expectation that has been missed or requires further demonstration
  • Attendance is recorded for all scheduled final evaluations and other learning opportunities, including exams, final evaluations, performance-based tasks and credit rescue opportunities. Please do not plan events which require your student to be absent from school on these days.  Students who do not complete their final 30% (in its various forms) miss the opportunity  to provide recent evidence to demonstrate their growth and confirm their consistent level of performance.

Study Spaces:

  • Library: Quiet study area.
  • Cafeteria: Collaborative workspaces.

Report Cards:

  • Report cards can be picked up in the main office Monday, July 7th – Thursday, July 10th from 8:00AM – 3:00PM.

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