Daily work/Homework= 50%
Expect 8-9 daily grades to comprise 50% of the grade average each marking period
Major work/Projects= 50%
Expect 2-3 major grades to comprise 50% of the grade average each marking period
After 5 days, the teacher is no longer required to accept assignments.*
With this in mind, remember that in the real world, extensions are available! If you are struggling to get your work completed in a timely manner, please schedule a time to meet with your teacher and discuss your options. We are here to help you succeed, and if that means needing a bit of extra time, most of the time we are happy to accommodate. Please note that extensions are at teacher’s discretion and may be turned down if students are found to be taking advantage of the grace extended. *aspects of late work policy to teacher discretion*
For failed assignments, the teacher may provide the opportunity for re-doing/re-testing for a maximum of 70 points on the assignment; the student must take the initiative to retake the assignment/test. Only one opportunity to re-do/re-test will be offered for any single assignment.
Opportunities are provided to address re-doing/re-testing through one or more of the following methods:
A different version of the assignment/test (Most commonly used)
Assignment/Test corrections which include written rationales supporting all corrected answers;
Revision within the writing process;
Demonstration of mastery of material through a medium other than the written test, such as oral proof of mastery, if an alternative medium of assessment is possible and appropriate.
What does one need to do in order to be able to re-do/re-test?
Complete homework/assignments by their due dates (this includes reading assignments)
Attend tutorials
Complete unit study guides or reviews, if any are assigned
A student cannot re-do an assignment which he or she did not submit on time in the first place. Students wishing to submit work late should consult the course late work policy to determine a plan of action if that’s the case.
Grades which result from a process taking place over a period of time, such as research-based papers, long-term projects and reading schedules with embedded checkpoints, do not fall within the re-teaching/re-testing guidelines. The productivity of our class time is dependent on student preparation beforehand (i.e. when a reading assignment is due, the entire class period is discussion based- therefore the class day is wasted if students do not complete the reading). The process itself, and adherence to it, will provide several opportunities for students to make improved scores.
Students who are found to be taking unfair advantage of the re-do/re-test opportunities will not be allowed to participate in the procedures. Unfair advantage is determined to be:
skipping school or class the day of either the assignment/test or any day on which re-teaching/re-testing is offered (i.e., truancy); cheating on either the original assignment/test or on the re-do/re-test; habitually failing major assignments/tests on the first attempt and failing to take advantage of re-teaching opportunities, tutorials, student/teacher conferences, and/or parent/teacher conferences, in order to catch up with the class; creating a disturbance that results in an office referral during re-teaching and/or re-testing; failing to consistently take advantage of mutually acceptable scheduled tutorials; or failure to take a re-do/re-test at the appointed time(the original assignment/test grade will be recorded unless the teacher determines that credible extenuating circumstances exist).
Re-doing/Re-testing must be completed no later than five school days after the assignment grade is posted, or before the date of the summative assessment in the case of a daily/homework assignment, and for a grade no greater than a 70. (Multiple tutorial opportunities will be available before the due date.)
Only one re-do/re-test may be taken per failing assignment/test grade for a maximum high score of 70. If the re-do/re-test is failed, the higher grade of the two assignments/tests will be recorded.
For written assignments, students can assure a higher performance rate by scheduling writing conferences with the teacher before an assignment is due. In a writing conference, a student should come with specific questions regarding their written work and assignment standards. Students should be open to constructive criticism and feedback from the teacher so that he/she can improve as a writer all together.
Jacque Hernandez | McNeil High School | jacque_hernandez@roundrockisd.org | (512) 464-8237