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Decatur High School 1011 Prospect Drive SE Decatur, AL 35601 Telephone: (256) 552-3011
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DHS 2008 Spring Semester Exam Schedule and Exam Exemption Policy The final exam schedule for the Spring 2008 Semester will be as follows:
There should be 10-minute breaks between exams, a 12:00 Noon - 1:00 P.M. lunch break, and a 1:00 P.M. - 3:00 P.M. make-up exam period. Decatur High School seniors are scheduled to graduate Friday, May 23, 2008. Senior students scheduled to graduate in May will be allowed to take a final exam a second time if they fail the first exam. This will only be allowed at the conclusion of the spring semester of the student's senior year. A student scheduled to graduate in May could take each exam two times by following this guideline. Students cannot exempt exam for dual credit classes.
DECATUR CITY SCHOOLS EXAM EXEMPTION POLICY
1. Students will not be able to exempt any exams during the year if they are suspended out of school or assigned to CASE.
2. Students will not be able to exempt any exams during the year they are assigned to In-School Suspension or Saturday School or a combination of In-School Suspension or Saturday School for more than two separate incidents. On the third assignment to In-School Suspension or Saturday School, the student will be ineligible for exam exemption.
3. Students may be declared ineligible for an exam exemption if they are involved in an unauthorized absence from class or school, or unauthorized leaving of class or campus.
4. Any student who exceeds five absences in a semester, not to include school-sponsored activities, will be ineligible for exam exemptions in the given semester.
5. Freshman students may earn one exam exemption per semester by maintaining a 78 average in a class.
Sophomore and junior students may earn one exam exemption per semester by maintaining a 78 average in a class. Sophomore and junior students may earn a second exam exemption per semester by maintaining an 83 average in a class. Senior students may earn one exam exemption per semester by maintaining a 78 average in a class. Senior students may earn a second exam exemption per semester by maintaining an 83 average in a class. Senior students may earn a third exam exemption per semester by maintaining a 90 average in a class.
6. A student cannot exempt a semester exam in the same subject area for two- consecutive semesters in the same academic year.
7. Students earning exam exemptions will be issued exam exemption vouchers. Each semester, freshman students will receive one voucher, sophomore and junior students will receive two vouchers, and senior students will receive three vouchers. Students will only be able to use the voucher if they have earned the required average to exempt the exam. Vouchers cannot be exchanged or given to other students. A system will be devised by each high school to identify the student, date, and the average that each voucher will represent.
8. Students cannot exempt exams for dual credit classes.
9. At the end of the spring semester, senior students scheduled to graduate will be allowed to take a final exam a second time if they fail the first exam. This will only be allowed at the conclusion of the spring semester of the student’s senior year. A senior student scheduled to graduate could take each exam a maximum of two times by following this guideline. A second exam will not be given at the conclusion of the fall semester.
Exam exemption guidelines have several positive features. The guidelines allow students with different academic abilities to earn an exam exemption. The guidelines provide a sliding scale for exam exemptions, rewards academic performance, rewards good behavior of students, and provides for senior privileges as well as upper classman privileges.
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Questions, comments, or problems on this page? Contact DHSWebmaster@dcs.edu This page was last updated: Wednesday April 09, 2008 12:32 PM
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