Aldine I.S.D. Teacher Handbook - Aldine Independent School District

Testing Policy
Campus staff will follow the NG policy for students with excessive absences. No penalty is
to be attached to make-up work assigned/approved by the attendance committee, the
principal, or the principal’s designee.
Each campus will develop a testing policy. Since the district provides common assessments for core
subjects, those tests will be administered on the same days at each campus. Each campus will build
the testing schedule around the district assessments using the following parameters. Each subject
will have the opportunity to administer tests twice a week, with no more than 3 tests administered on
any given day.
Final Exams
1. Final exams will be given on the last four days of each semester. No more than 2 tests will
be administered each day. Final exams may be given in 2 hour blocks with 30 minutes for
review and 1.5 hours for testing.
A grade of "zero" may be given for a final exam grade if the student makes no effort on the
exam or is determined to have cheated on the exam.
2. EXAM EXEMPTIONS
Exemptions for Courses with Benchmark Assessments
The Aldine Independent School District final exam and exemption plan is designed to
promote academic achievement, regular attendance, and responsible behavior. The primary
consideration in designing this plan is to ensure that all students gain experience in taking
final examinations throughout their high school years. Students in grades 9-12 at all ability
and performance levels are eligible for an attendance exemption for courses with
benchmark assessments.
The final exams for courses with benchmark targets are the
Benchmark Assessments. These assessments will count as 20% of
the exempted student’s final grade, but the student will not have to
attend class on the day of the scheduled exam.
Students who meet the criteria for the exam day attendance
exemption policy will take the Benchmark Assessment several
days prior to the scheduled final exam day.
The following are courses with Benchmark Assessments:
Language Arts Math Science Social Studies Foreign
Language
English I Algebra 1 Biology World Geography Spanish I
English II Geometry IPC World History French I
English III Algebra 2 Chemistry American History
English IV
ELI
ESOL English I
ESOL English II
Physics Government
The following levels of achievement, attendance, tardiness and conduct will be used to
determine the eligibility for exemptions for each course taken.
SEMESTER GRADE EXCUSED ABSENCES TARDIES CONDUCT
80-100 2 or less 2 or less E/S
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