In this week’s Just In Time Communication, we will review our schedule and expectations for Final Exam Week. As a reminder, students are expected to take their final exam during the established day and time period for their respective courses. One of the reasons we try to publish and communicate our annual calendar a year in advance is to minimize conflicts with our final exam week. When vacations are scheduled during exam week, it not only creates an unnecessary burden on our faculty, it also compromises exam fidelity and prioritization on academics.
We would ask that parents avoid scheduling vacations or early out of town departures during final exam week. If students are in a situation outside of their control, where they cannot take their final exams during the final exam week, they must communicate with their counselor and teachers at least two weeks in advance to establish alternate plans. The deadline to communicate to their counselor is this Friday, December 3rd. In most cases, counselors will reschedule one or more of their exams on Saturday December 18th. If exams cannot be completed on that day, the only remaining alternative will be to return on January 6th and 7th to take all remaining exams. We will not allow students to take final exams after January 7th.
