Palmer Trinity School

{ 31 } MORNING TUTORIAL/EXTR A HELP Fifteen minutes prior to the beginning of the school day and 30 minutes after the last class of the day have been set aside as a time when students can be helped by faculty. Faculty will be present during this time. TESTING SCHEDULE A "test" is different from a "quiz" in that it requires special preparation and prior notification. Testing days are assigned to the academic departments to ensure that students sit for no more than two tests per day. Math Cycle Days 1 and 2 English Cycle Days 2 and 3 Science Cycle Days 3 and 4 World Languages Cycle Days 4 and 5 History Cycle Days 5 and 6 Electives Cycle Days 6 and 7 Upper School students that have a documented absence on the day of a schedule test, will be afforded an opportunity to make-up the test on the closest Tuesday or Friday after the scheduled test day. Make-up testing will take priority over all other after-school activities. ASSESSMENT POLICY All students will be required to sit for assessments in all academic courses at the end of each semester. ese assessments test student mastery of the concepts and skills (primarily through their application, and not merely their recall) learned during the semester. e Upper School assessment score represents 20% of the semester grade. e Middle School assessment score represents 10% of the semester grade. e final grade for year-long courses will reflect the average of the semester grades. e assessment schedule will be posted by the administration well in advance of the assessment dates. All students must sit for their assessments at the scheduled times during the assessment periods. Only students with a doctor's letter stating that they are being treated for illness will be permitted to make an assessment. (An appointment at the doctor's office does not meet the requirement that a student is too ill to sit for an assessment.) All students enrolled in an AP course are required to sit for the AP examination as scheduled in May. Students who do not sit for the AP examination may receive a zero for the end-of-the year exam in the AP course. All students are required to wear the school uniform during the assessment weeks. UPPER SCHOOL ASSESSMENT EXEMPTION POLICY Seniors may apply at the week 15 grade posting for exemption from the second semester assessment in yearlong courses if they have earned a minimum 90% (A-) average for both the first and second semester. Exemption is granted at the discretion of the teacher and is valid only if the student maintains the minimum 90% average at the final pre-assessment grade posting.

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