Second Chance Learning - Schoolwide Expectations

SECOND CHANCE LEARNING SCHOOL-WIDE EXPECTATIONS

Student and Family Information

General Information:  

• We believe that all students must demonstrate mastery of content in all classes. EHS is committed to holding learning as the constant while recognizing that the time it takes for each student to master objectives may vary and there may be conflicting demands on students during assessments in school. 

• Second Chance Learning (SCL) is intended to provide an additional opportunity to demonstrate understanding and shall not be used solely to bring up a student's grade.  SCL  should support student learning and comprehension of the learning targets. 

• The practice of providing multiple opportunities does not mean second chances should automatically be given to students for every assessment or performance task. Students must provide evidence that they have completed some type of remediation (e.g., personal study or practice, peer tutoring, study guides, or review classes) before they are allowed second chance opportunities. Any re-teaching, review, or reassessment should be done at a time prearranged with the teacher. Requirements are listed below.

• When second chance opportunities are made available, they should be made available to all students who have met the reassessment criteria within the guidelines listed below. Students must initiate the SCL discussion with their teacher.  

• Second Chance Learning (SCL) opportunities given to an entire class should be consistent across all sections of a course and all teachers of the course. 

• Bonus points or extra credit will not be used to compensate for or replace SCL opportunities.

• Work submitted late is not eligible for second-chance learning.

• No Second Chance Learning Opportunities will be provided for assessments in violation of the Academic Honesty Policy as defined in the handbook.  

To ensure that each student has the opportunity to demonstrate mastery of content, EHS will implement the following Second Chance Learning guidelines for all students: 

Students will be allowed to utilize SCL on summative assessments based on the following conditions:

1. Students may utilize a SCL opportunity on an assessment only if they score lower than 100%.

2. The higher score will be the documented grade in the teacher’s grade book with a maximum score of 100%.

3. Students may utilize SCL on an assessment only one time per assessment.

4. Students may utilize up to 1 SCL opportunity per marking period per class.

   1. SCL opportunity amounts do not carry over from one semester to the next (no banking).

5. The teacher will determine if the student needs to retake a portion or the entire assessment.

6. To take advantage of the SCL, students are required to: 

   1. Meet with the teacher to discuss the errors from the initial assessment

   2. Complete all assigned work required by the teacher before the initial assessment 

   3. Correct all errors on the original assessment

   4. Determine a date and time with the teacher for the SCL opportunity.

7. The SCL assessment may be different in questions but equal in rigor. The structure of the assessment may change at the teacher’s discretion. Example: multiple-choice exam to essay or multiple-choice exam to student interview.

Time and Responsibility Factors:

• Students are required to take initiative in their learning process and also initiate the SCL process with the teacher.

• The SCL must be scheduled within 2 weeks from the day the original summative assessment was graded.

• All SCL opportunities must be completed before the last week of the marking period 

• With teacher permission, students may utilize SCL up to the end of the marking period

• NOTE: Teachers may extend deadlines due to extenuating circumstances: student absences, schedule conflicts, inclement weather days, etc.

Please Note:

• Midterm and final exams are not available for retakes.

• Due to the compact nature of credit recovery courses, HIVE or summer school courses are not available for SCL.

• Advanced Placement (AP) summative assessments are available for SCL at the teacher's discretion.

• Assignments such as essays, research papers, multi-step projects, labs, and other performance assessments with multiple check-ins, semester-long assignments, or assignments that have segmented due dates are not available for SCL.

• Teachers reserve the right to increase the availability of SCL based on individual student needs. The expectations listed above are the most restrictive for SCL for EHS.  Teachers may allow students to reassess more frequently at their discretion.