<div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Dear Grade 12 Parents and Guardians,</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">As you have seen in your Dean's email this week and in the
email sent out by Administration, there will be a meeting this
coming Monday, 3 February at 7pm in the Learning Commons. This informational meeting will address
the standards-based assessment and grading pilot program in the social studies
and world languages departments.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">This is an important opportunity for our parent
community to clarify the objectives of the program. Your presence and feedback
will be valuable and we encourage you to attend this meeting to hear
from administration and address any questions you might have.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">We transcribe a message sent out by Devan and Nathalie
earlier about this topic (and others) below.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Best,</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Robin: <a href="mailto:robinanddave@hotmail.com" style="color:blue">robinanddave@hotmail.com</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Domingos: <a href="mailto:domingosr@live.com" style="color:blue">domingosr@live.com</a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Dear Families,</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">As you may be aware, certain courses in our high school
social studies and world languages departments are part of a pilot program in
which student progress is reported in alignment with a standards-based
assessment system based on growth. Students in Grades 9 -11 have received a
Semester I in-progress grade that reflects learning in relationship
to year-end learning goals. As a result, these in-progress grades may
be lower than the year-end grade, which will ultimately replace the current
Semester 1 grade; however, given the importance of Semester I grades to the
application process for summer programs or other secondary schools, we will
offer two options to support students’ current needs. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">If your child is in one of the classes in the pilot program
and you need to request a transcript before the end of the current school year,
you and your child have the following two options:</p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span>The in-progress grade may remain as
currently reported; or</p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt 36pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span> The in-progress grade can be
changed to reflect a “Pass” until the year-end grade is available. For those choosing the “Pass” option, we will
include an explanation of the pilot program assessment system.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The process for requesting a transcript for a summer program
or when applying to a different institution remains the same. Please contact
Registrar Grace Conteh (<a href="mailto:grace_conteh@asl.org" style="color:blue">grace_conteh@asl.org</a>)
to request a transcript, clearly stating in your email which option you wish to
choose for the classes below. If a preference is not stated, the
transcript will be sent with the in-progress grade, plus the
explanatory language. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">On Monday, 3 February, at 7 pm, in the Learning
Commons, we will host an informational meeting about the
standards-based assessment and grading pilot program in the social studies and
world languages departments. All families and students are invited to learn
more about how this approach supports student growth.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The pilot program includes the following courses:</p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 35.7pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span>World Civilizations II</p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 35.7pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span>Arabic I, II, III, IV</p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 35.7pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span>US History</p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 35.7pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span>Chinese II, III, IV, V</p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 35.7pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span>AP US History</p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 35.7pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span>French I, II</p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 35.7pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span>AP Human Geography</p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 35.7pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span>Spanish III</p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 35.7pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span>Human Rights Seminar</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Warm regards,</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Devan Ganeshananthan and Natalie Jaworski</p></div></div>
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