THANK YOU to all Rockets for doing your part during this strange time of quarantine. Ephesians 4 describes full stature in Christ as teaming with others to build the body of Christ, maturing enough not to be "tossed by waves" along the way. When I conferred with senior class officers yesterday about how classes are going, one said, "Teachers and students are doing the best they can under the circumstances." For the most part, Rockets are teaming well to slice through the waves! If as a student or parent you have a concern, please email a teacher, counselor, or administrator.
Here is information in light of Governor DeWine's order that school buildings must stay closed for the rest of the school year:
EXAMS
There will be no cumulative exams. We will not hold traditional exam days or give exams that expect students to show what they have learned over the whole semester or whole year. The reason? Our circumstances during the fourth quarter have not allowed for customary systematic review and reinforcement. During the remaining class days, teachers will continue to assign projects, tests, and quizzes that assess students' learning of recently taught lessons in the context of past lessons. During the last week, departments will coordinate so that students don't face an excessive number of assessments on the same day.
Because we are not administering cumulative exams, most students will not be required to attend classes on the originally scheduled exam days. Instead of being Exam Days, these days will be Assistance Days with attendance required (via the Microsoft Teams we have been using) only for students who are a) in danger of failing a course or b) whose weakness in the most essential skills in a course threatens their success in courses next year. On these days, teachers will work with the small number of students who are struggling the most. Students with missing assignments will have the opportunity to submit assignments late for partial credit. Students who have not demonstrated mastery of the learning needed to pass the course will have the opportunity to demonstrate mastery. Teachers will focus review and coaching for the particular needs of the students. Assigned students will be required to attend and to finish the assignments and demonstrate the learning needed to pass.
GRADES
For the fourth quarter, teachers are using this grading guideline: For students who have given their best-faith effort to complete assignments, participate as a class member, stay in communication with the teacher, and live up to the expectations of the teacher, the fourth quarter grade will not be lower than their average from the first three quarters (or for semester classes that began in January, the third quarter). Please note:
- This does not mean that students automatically pass. Especially students below passing for the first three quarters face an uphill climb.
- There is still time for students to turn around a poor record so far this quarter through a convincing best-faith effort throughout the remaining weeks.
- As always, a student who fails a course needed for graduation requirements will need to make up the course during the summer. The quarantine will limit options for summer remediation.
Students, slice through the waves!
CALENDAR
Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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May 18
Class day
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19
Class Day
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20
Class Day
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21
Class Day
Seniors assigned to Assistance Days notified today
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22
Class Day
(Last class day for seniors)
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25
Memorial Day holiday
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26
Class Day for Fr, So, Jr
Assistance Day for assigned seniors
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27
Class Day for Fr, So, Jr
--Assistance Day for assigned seniors
--Fr, So, Jr assigned to Assistance Days notified today
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28
Last Class Day for Fr, So, Jr
Assistance Day for assigned seniors
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29
Assistance Day for assigned Fr, So, Jr
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June 1
Assistance Day for assigned Fr, So, Jr
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2
Assistance Day for assigned Fr, So, Jr
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AP EXAMS
Mr. Matt Wehrman is communicating information to students in Advanced Placement courses about the modified procedures that the College Board has developed for AP exams this year.
ACADEMIC AND ATHLETIC AWARDS
We are developing plans for recognizing academic and athletic accomplishments.
RETURN OF SCHOOL ITEMS
We're still developing plans for how students will return textbooks and how freshmen, sophomores, and juniors will return tablets for summer upkeep.
SENIOR CELEBRATIONS
We'll celebrate our seniors as well as we can! I will email information and a brief survey to seniors and parents no later than tomorrow.