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HAVERGAL COLLEGE
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Course Calendar 2017–18
Student Late Arrivals and Early Dismissals
Students who arrive late or leave before the end of
the school day must have permission from a parent or
guardian and must always sign in and out of the DSO. This
permission may be in the form of a written note, email
from a parent or guardian email account or a telephone
call.
When students arrive after 8:20 am and before the Form/
House has left for Prayers, Form teachers/TAs will record
the student as late.
When students arrive after the Form/House has left for
Prayers, they must sign in at the DSO to receive an Admit
Slip before going to Prayers, where they will sit in the
Gallery. Students must be in proper uniform before they
may sign in at the DSO.
When students arrive after classes have begun, they must
sign in at the DSO to obtain an Admit Slip before going to
classes. When students have repeated lates, they may be
subject to a detention.
Prolonged Absence
A prolonged absence from school may be unavoidable
due to illness, injury or personal situation. The school will
make all reasonable efforts to support students through
a prolonged absence. As the duration of an absence
increases and opportunities to demonstrate the learning
required in a credit* course decreases, the academic
success of a student becomes uncertain.
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Absences of eight school days or more resulting from
illness or injury will require documentation from a
physician.
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Absences of eight school days or more for reasons
other than illness or injury will prompt a meeting with
the student, parents and a school administrator to
explain the potential consequences of the absence
and discuss steps to be taken to improve attendance.
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Absences resulting in 20 or more missed individual
classes (¼ of the academic year) may put the credit
in jeopardy if the student is unable to complete the
required assessments in a timely manner and does
not show sufficient evidence of success on the overall
expectations of a course and does not improve her
attendance.
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Absence resulting in 40 or more missed individual
classes (½ of the academic year) will put the credit
in jeopardy and may result in the student being
withdrawn from the course.
(Canada. Ministry of Education, Ontario. Policy and Program. Ontario Schools
Kindergarten to Grade 12 : Policy and Program Requirements.
Toronto: Ministry of Education, 2016. Print. Section 4.2 p 49-50)
*A credit is granted in recognition of the successful completion (completion
with a final percentage mark of 50% or higher) of a course that has been
scheduled for a minimum of 110 hours. Scheduled time is time during which
students participate in planned learning activities designed to lead to the
achievement of the curriculum expectations of a course. Planned learning
activities include interactions between the teacher and the student and
assigned individual or group work (other than homework) related to the
achievement of the learning expectations in the course. Planned learning
activities will be delivered through classroom or eLearning instruction and
activities. (7.1 ON Schools 2016 pg 70)
ACADEMIC POLICY FOR HAVERGAL
COLLEGE STUDENTS ON EXCHANGE
Exchange guidelines are specified in materials made
available to parents and students. The school highly
values Exchange opportunities; however, students are
responsible and accountable for Havergal course content.
Our goal is to provide support to students such that
they can benefit from the exchange without academic
penalties.
To ensure that students going on Exchange receive
the support that they need, students will inform all of
their teachers of the Exchange and discuss academic
requirements in advance of their departure:
1. In all subjects, departments will decide what is
considered essential material that must be covered
and how it will be covered. Students will not be
asked to complete all tests missed or assignments
already underway when they return.
2. Students, in conjunction with their teachers, will
determine what work will be missed, what should be
covered independently before leaving on Exchange,
what they will take to the Exchange school (a
limited amount) and what could be covered upon
their return. Efforts will be made to include most
required content in a shared interdisciplinary
assignment. This will be recorded on the Academic
Agreement Form provided by the Forum for Change
Program Manager. Students must cover the material
independently, but they should seek extra help, as
they normally would, for concepts that are unclear.