Assessment & Evaluation:

Creating A Culture of Responsibility in the Classroom

Assessment Rights and Responsibilities of Students, Teachers and Parents

RIGHTS

Students have the right to:

· Know the summative assessment methods that will be used to assess their achievement

· Accommodations and/or modifications as identified in their IEP

· Understand the method used to determine their grade in the course

· Receive timely feedback on the quality of their work

· Improve their performance

· Receive information about the Ministry assessment & evaluation policy

· Information regarding the consequences for academic dishonesty

Teachers have the right to:

· Expect students to be active participants in their learning

· Receive student assignments on time

· Establish final deadlines for the submission of work

· Use professional judgment when assessing and evaluating student achievement

· Expect students to be academically honest

Parents/guardians have the right to:

· Be informed regarding course requirements, assessment & evaluation methods, due dates and timelines for work submission

· Ongoing information about their child’s performance

· Information about the Ministry assessment & evaluation policy

RESPONSIBILITIES

Students are responsible for:

· Providing evidence of their achievement

· Demonstrating academic honesty

· Completing work to the best of their ability

· Submitting work to teachers on time

· Attending classes and being active participants in the learning and assessment process

· Communicating with teachers when there is difficulty in meeting timelines

· Ensuring that missed work is completed within pre-established timelines

· Communicating to parents assessment & evaluation methods, and pertinent due dates and timelines for work submission.

Teachers are responsible for:

· Providing multiple and varied opportunities for students to demonstrate their learning

· Providing accommodations and/or modifications as identified in the IEP

· Providing instruction and support to enable students to learn and practice good time management skills

· Regularly monitoring and maintaining a record of late assignments to be used in assessing learning skills and providing feedback to students and parents

· Assessing and returning student work in a timely manner so that students can improve their work

· Communicating to students the course expectations, the use of the achievement chart, category weightings and the method of determining a grade in the course and the Ministry assessment/evaluation policy

· Determining and clearly communicating assignment due dates

· Communicating to students the meaning of academic honesty and methods for citing references

· Informing students and parents regarding how students can receive support for their learning during the course

· Keeping parents/guardians informed regarding the progress of their child and how they can support their child’s success

· Facilitating a mutually agreed upon method of communicating with parents

Parents/guardians are responsible for:

· Communicating regularly with the school and understanding how they can contribute to their child’s success

· Initiating contact with teachers if and when difficulties arise

· Actively monitoring their child’s progress and working collaboratively with the school, teacher and child to plan for their child’s improvement