December 11th, 2024

EDSS Semester 1 Final Exam/Evaluation Days Information

Exam and Evaluation Days: January 27–30, 2025
Professional Development Day: January 31, 2025

Hello Lancer Community,

 

Semester 1 Exam and Evaluation Days are scheduled for the last week of January. 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:

• Monday, January 27: Period A Exams
• Tuesday, January 28: Period B Exams
• Wednesday, January 29: Period C Exams
• Thursday, January 30: Period D Exams

 

	Monday, Jan 27th
8:10 – 11:10	Block A
	Gr	Course	Room	Teacher	8:10 am – 11:10 am Supervisor
	12	MHF4UI-01	1303	Enns	Enns
	11	SBI3UI-01	2103	Gaudet	Gaudet
	12	SNC4MI-01	2104	Brown	Brown
	12	SCH4UI-03	3114	Carter	Carter
	11	MCR3UI-04	1309	Leu	Leu
11:10 – 12:10	Lunch
12:10 – 2:20	Teacher Mark Reporting and Student Independent Study in library, success, cafeteria

 

	Tuesday, Jan 28th
8:10 – 11:10	Block B
	Gr	Course	Room	Teacher	Supervisor
	11	SCH3UI-02	3114	Dupuis	Dupuis
	11	MCR3UI-03	1206	Toth	Toth
	11	MCF3MI-01	1305	MacKay	MacKay
	12	SBI4UI-01	2103	Gaudet	Gaudet
11:10 – 12:10	Lunch
12:10 – 2:20	Teacher Mark Reporting and Student Independent Study in library, success, cafeteria

 

 

 

	Wednesday, Jan 29th
8:10 – 11:10	Block C
	Gr	Course	Room	Teacher	8:10 am – 11:10 am Supervisor
	12	SBI4UI-03	2101	Dupuis	Dupuis
	12	MHF4UI-03	1303	Enns	Enns
	11	SBI3UI-02	2103	Brown	Brown
	11	SPH3UI-02	2104	Gartshore	Gartshore
	11	BAF3MI-02	2124	Jardim	Jardim
	12	MDM4UI-01	1206	Toth	Toth
	12	MCT4UI-01	1409	Ruza	Ruza
11:10 – 12:10	Lunch
12:10 – 2:20	Teacher Mark Reporting and Student Independent Study in library, success, cafeteria

 

	Thursday, Jan 30th
8:10 – 11:10	Block D
	Gr	Course	Room	Teacher	8:10 am – 11:10 am Supervisor
	11	SCH3UI-03	3114	Dupuis	Dupuis
	12	MHF4UI-02	1409	Ruza	Ruza
	12	CIA4UI-01	3115	Holmes	Holmes
	12	PSK4UI-01	1103	Ostapchuk	Ostapchuk
	12	SPH4UI-01	2104	Gartshore	Gartshore
	11	MCR3UI-05	1307	Schott	Schott
11:10 – 12:10	Lunch
12:10 – 2:20	Teacher Mark Reporting and Student Independent Study in library, success, cafeteria

Friday, January 31st is a PD Day – students do not attend school.

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.

School Closures/Bus Cancellations:

• Check local radio, WRDSB website, or school social media by 6:30 a.m. for updates.
• If buses are canceled in any area, all final evaluations are postponed by one day.

Report Cards:

• Report cards will be distributed through first period classes the week of February 10th. Graduates and students who are leaving EDSS at the end of semester 1, can pick up their report cards in the main office after February 13th.

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