Senior College Handbook - St Andrew's College

Pass Plus Terms Award – A Positive ReinforcementProposal• This award recognises students who exceed theminimum requirements;• At the end of each term, the year group Dean willdetermine the recipients;• The criteria for such an award are:a) Excellence in terms of attendance and arrivaltimes in class;b) Consistently achieving their bestacademically;c) Consistently having a positive influenceon the learning environment.• Interim, mid-year and end-of year-reports can beused to assist in determining recipients for thisaward.Students who are awarded Pass Plus Terms for threeconsecutive terms in any one year are recognisedat Leavers’ Assembly with a Pass Plus Terms withdistinction award.Terms Not Gained for the First Time• Meeting involving Dean and/or HOSC and student;• Students placed on a contract for the followingterm;• Parents formally advised;• Dean and/or HOSC monitors student progressand offers assistance where required;• The aim is to ensure sufficient progress is madeto gain Terms for the next term;• Parents kept informed of progress in meeting theobjectives needed, as required;• Year 13 students may be directed to havesupervised study;• Ability to take “terms” withdrawn.Terms Not Gained in Successive TermsAn appropriate level of disciplinary meeting will beheld, where outcomes are at the discretion of theCollege and include but are not limited to:• Contract negotiated;• Student placed on conditional enrolment;• Alternative pathways for student investigated.Assessment and ReportsAssessment is an important part of your academicprogramme. Make every effort to meet deadlines,but if you have difficulty make sure you discuss your18problem with your teacher before the due date – it isno use complaining afterwards.Your teachers will give you an outline of theassessment programme, showing test andassignment topics, due dates and the percentageof the final mark allocated to each piece of work.Keep this information in your work folder and recordit in your diary. If you fail to arrive for an externalexamination you earn no grade, unless the absence isdue to illness and a medical certificate is provided. Inthis case you may be required to sit a parallel test ata later date.You are encouraged to discuss with your teachersany worries you have about your progress, the gradesyou are receiving or any aspect of the assessmentprocedures.You will receive an interim report on your progressin March and two full reports later in the year. Yourtutor will discuss these with you before they aresent to your parents and your teachers will explainthe meaning of the grades you are awarded – forexample, whether they are based on an examination,class tests or both, and how accurately they indicatewhat your final mark is likely to be.(d) Academic Mentoring, Monitoring,Review and RecognitionSystems are in place to identify and track theacademic progress of all students to ensure they areachieving to their potential. Selected students willbe invited to participate in an academic mentoring oracademic monitoring process where the goals are:• NCEA Level 2 or Level 3 Excellence or Meritcourse endorsement• NCEA Level 2 or Level 3 Excellence or Meritsubject(s) endorsement• NCEA Level 3 and University Entrance• NCEA Level 2 and University Entrance Numeracyand Literacy.Academic reviews will be held with individualstudents and/or a letter will be sent home whereachievement can be identified as:• Falling away (slippage) or not up to thestandard that could be reasonably expected;• Improving significantly;• Being of such a standard that an Academic 30srank is maintained.