11-17-15+Dept.+Chair+Collaborative+Agenda

Agenda 11/17/15

Present:
 * 1) Attendance Buddy--Pulse Update
 * 2) Jen sent out info how to see students that are not on a teacher's roster
 * 3) Sem 2 Exam Waiver Discussion
 * 4) All students could be eligible for an exam waiver for semester 2 of the 15-16 school year
 * The criteria for eligibility and additional details by department will be discussed at the 12/15 Dept. Chair Meeting
 * A comprehensive end of semester test will be given within the June 6-10 week for any student that meets the waiver criteria (except seniors-if seniors meet the criteria there will not be an end of semester comprehensive test as their last day is May 27)
 * Students in grades 9-11 who meet the waiver criteria may choose from the following scenarios:
 * The comprehensive test will count in Q4 and count for Exam grade (20% of semester 2 grade) 40/40/20
 * The comprehensive test will count in Q4 and can count for Exam grade (20% of semester 2 grade) **or** a student can come back on final exam day and take the Final for a better grade (essentially a re-take) and it can be used for the Exam grade (20% of semester 2 grade) if it is a better score than the comprehensive test 40/40/20
 * The comprehensive test will count in Q4 and the student can excused from the final where Q3 is 50% of the semester 2 grade and Q4 is 50% of the semester 2 grade 50/50
 * Awarding Testing Out Credit procedure will be discussed further at the 12/15 meeting


 * Action Steps || Responsible || Deadline || Resources || Potential Barriers || Result ||
 * What task will be done? || Who will do it? || By when? || What do you need to complete this step? (People, money, tools, etc.) || What could get in the way of task completion? How will you overcome them? || What is the outcome of the task? ||