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2014 Second Semester

EXAM Information


PLEASE NOTE:
June 9
th
: Regular School Day with 4
th
Block Exam

June 10 and 12: School dismissed @ 1:00 PM

June 11 and 13: School dismissed @ 10:40 AM

No lunches are available during these days except for Monday, June 9
th
. Buses
will be available at dismissal time. If a student is not taking an exam, he/she must
provide his/her own transportation and leave the Hermitage school property
immediately.

ATTENDANCE DURING EXAMS:

1. Students who have ONE exam and have transportation to and
from school need not come until or stay after that particular
exam. In order to do this, a permission form signed by parents
or guardians is required. This form may be obtained from your
study hall teacher and returned to your study hall teacher.

2. Students coming for the second exam only should not arrive
before 10:30 AM. They must be in their second exam
location by 10:35 AM. Students taking only the first exam
should leave school property by 10:35 AM.

3. STUDENTS ARE NOT TO VISIT OTHER SCHOOLS DURING
EXAMS or during that other schools regular school day.
Students caught at other schools during these times will be
charged with trespassing.

4. PLEASE NOTE: County policy states, After the exams have
begun, students cannot enter or leave the school or examination
room except for emergencies. A student who is tardy to an
exam may not take the exam during that period. If an
acceptable reason is given, the exam may be rescheduled at the
teachers convenience. Students who are tardy or miss an exam
without a valid reason may not make up an exam.

5. Exams are 100 minutes in length. No one is allowed to leave
the exam room until the bell rings designating the end of the
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exam period. There will be no exceptions to this regulation
unless an emergency arises. In an emergency situation, the
teacher is to call the office to contact an Assistant Principal or
contact the duty teacher immediately for assistance. There
should be no traffic in the halls during exam period. Study Hall
teachers are not to release students.

6. Make-up exams will be given at the earliest time that can be
arranged. It is the students responsibility to arrange the
time to take the exam.

7. Should an exam day be canceled due to inclement weather, that
day will be repeated on the day of return to school, and the
schedule will proceed as recorded thereafter. If a review day
prior to the exam schedule is canceled due to inclement
weather, that day will not be repeated, and the exam
schedule will proceed as published.

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EXAM SCHEDULE 2nd- SEMESTER- JUNE 2014
June 10
th
& 12
th
, school opens at regular time; closes at 1:00 PM

June 11
th
& 13
th
, school opens at regular time; closes at 10:40 AM

MON, JUNE 9
th
: Exam- Period 4
Tues, June 10
th
: Exams- Periods 1 and 2
Wed, June 11
th
: Exam- Period 3
Thurs, June12
th
: Exam - Period 6 and 7
Fri, June 13
th
: Exam- Period 5


1
st
EXAMINATION of the Day: 9:00 to 10:35 AM
2
ND
EXAMINATION of the Day: 11:25 to 1:00 PM
(In class - 5 Minutes for preparation before exam)

10:35 AM: First exam ends; move to second exam location/restroom break
10:40 AM: Tardy to second exam location; review/study
10:45 AM: Zone One Break-DO NOT SEND STUDENTS TO BREAK UNTIL
THIS BELL
11:00 AM: End Zone One Break- Return to second exam location
11:05 AM: Zone Two Break
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11:20 AM: End Zone Two Break - Return to second exam location
11:25 AM: Start 2
nd
Exam

Supervised study for those with their own transportation in Library 8 -8:50 AM




EXAM BREAKS BY ZONE

ZONE One ZONE Two
Art/Music Science
Foreign/Music Mathematics
English Social Studies (144-156)
Social Studies (131 139) Health/PE
Business Music
Work & Family Studies ESL
Exceptional Education Driver Education
Marketing MCROTC
Center for Humanities


The Make- up Policy:

Exams will be administered as scheduled.
Make-up exams must be authorized by the
grade-level Principal. Students will be given a
special make-up permission slip by the grade-
level Principal to present to teachers.


The Exam Review Requirement:

Teachers will review in every class. The exam review must equal two blocks and
can be split over several days. Students must be present each day in class for
the review. Also, teachers will provide written guidelines for the exam review.
The written exam review is mandatory.


Excused Absence from study hall:

Study Hall students must fill out the Exam Attendance Form in advance of
being absent from Study Hall. Study Hall teachers will be in their study hall room
during the time of the Study Hall. Students MAY NOT sit in the commons area
during any exam.