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P.E.C.I. Academic Policies
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Assessment and Evaluation:
Your progress will be shared formally with your parents/guardians through:
- early progress report
- parent teacher interview
- midterm report
- in-danger report (if required)
- final report card
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Teachers may also report informally throughout the semester as issues arise. Parents/guardians are encouraged to contact individual subject teachers if they wish additional feedback on your progress.
| Evaluation in each course is divided into two areas: Term Work-70% Final Evaluation-30% |
The Achievement Chart shown below is used in all subjects to assess and evaluate your achievement through the semester. Learning skills (Organization, Teamwork, Work Habits/Homework, Initiative, and Works Independently) are reported on a separate section of the Provincial Report. Students who demonstrate good to excellent learning skills will have a greater chance of being successful in class.
| Percentage Grade Range |
Achievement Level |
Summary Description |
| 80 - 100 % |
Level 4 |
A very high outstanding level of achievement. Achievement is above the porvincial standard. |
| 70 - 79 % |
Level 3 |
A considerable level of achievement. Achievement is at the provincial standard. |
| 60 -69 % |
Level 2 |
A moderate level of achievement. Achievement is below, but approaching, the provincial standard. |
| 50 - 59 % |
Level 1 |
A passable level of achievement. Achievement is below the provincial standard. |
| Below 50 % Insufficient achievement of curriculum expectations. A credit will not be granted. |
Level 3 (70 - 79 %) is the provincial standard. Teachers and parents can be confident that students who are achieving at level 3 are well prepared for work in the next grade or the next course.
Assignment Submission:
You will be given a due date for your assignments. You must complete assignments by this date. Assignments submitted past the due date, without extenuating circumstances and without discussing it with the teacher prior to the due date, will not be evaluated, but are still required to demonstrate student understanding of Ministry expectations. If you do not complete assignments in a timely manner, you must meet with your subject teacher to devise a plan that allows you to meet Ministry expectations. Students who do not meet Ministry expectations will not achieve the credit.
Academic Honesty:
Academic dishonesty includes cheating, plagiarism, and falsifying or misrepresenting information. Plagiarism is theft. It means taking another person’s words, ideas, theories, facts (outside of general knowledge), statistics, artwork or images and passing them off as your own without explicitly and clearly giving credit to the author or owner in an appropriate reference as instructed by your teacher.
Adapted from “Beware of Plagiarism! It’s Easy, It’s Tempting.” Ottawa: Faculty of Arts and Faculty of Social Science (University of Ottawa), 1999 and the Trent University Calendar, 2002-2003.
It is your responsibility to ensure that you understand class expectations for academic honesty and plagiarism. In the event of a plagiarized assignment, it is your responsibility to meet with the subject teacher to determine how you can still meet course expectations.
Classroom Conduct:
It is an expectation that you will come to every class on time with the required materials. The school’s code of conduct is always in effect.
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