CARMEL CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL

The goal of these instructional levels is to enable all students to achieve success
according to their level of ability in each subject area. Carmel Catholic’s primary
concern is that each student performs well in all subject areas.
Evaluation
At the beginning of each course, each teacher will post on Edline a procedure
sheet that details the expectations and means of evaluation used in their course. A
student should expect to have his/her performance in the class evaluated regularly
on the basis of various types of tests, class participation, projects, homework, etc.
Homework is generally given each time the class meets, although some
assignments are long-range.
Each teacher will also post on Edline a study guide on how to succeed in each
course. Satisfactory achievement cannot be maintained without sufficient effort on
the part of the student to actively participate in class and study. Assignments vary
in accordance with the student’s class load and with the teacher’s expectations.
Semester exams are given on the last three class days of each semester. All fees
and library fines must be paid and all detentions served prior to the exam period.
Arrangements regarding payment of tuition balances should be made with the
Business Office in advance of the exam period.
Exemptions from final exams are permitted for seniors who earn 93 or above in a
class for each quarter of the semester. There are no exam exemptions for
freshmen, sophomores, or juniors. Senior exam exemptions are allowed at the
discretion of the teacher.
Exam Policy
Students must be present for the semester exam in each course unless they
received an exemption. Taking exams at a time other than the regularly scheduled
exam periods requires the approval of the Associate Principal/Curriculum Director.
All missed first semester exams must be made up within the first two days of the
student’s return to school after absence. All final exams in May must be made up
within two days after the regularly scheduled end-of-the-year exams. If an exam is
not made up within the allotted time period, an exam grade of 69 will be recorded
on the student’s academic record.
Arrangements to take semester exams late must be made with the Associate
Principal/Curriculum Director prior to the semester exams. A $75 fee per exam will
be charged and must be paid to the Business Office before the exams may be
taken.
If a student is sick on the day of an exam, the Attendance Office will notify the
Associate Principal/Curriculum Director. The student is responsible for arranging
to take make-up exams. The teacher may administer the exam during the
student’s free time or the Curriculum Director will administer the test to the student.
There is no fee if a student must take a late exam because of illness.
A student whose school account is not paid in full by the end of the classes for the
semester may not take final exams until the account is paid or satisfactory
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