Mastery Learning

Goals

• To increase student achievement
• To build proper study habits
• To engage parents in the learning process

Students will be allowed to retake summative assessments based on the following conditions:

1. 1. Students may retake an assessment only if they scored lower than 100%.
   2. The higher score will be the documented grade in the teacher’s grade book.
   3. The maximum score resulting from any retake is 100%.
   4. Students may retake a summative assessment only one time.
   5. Students may utilize up to 3 retakes per semester per class.
   6. Retake amounts do not carry over from one semester to the next (no banking).
   7. Retakes may be taken with teacher discretion of what sections of the test the student needs to retake.
   8. Students may be required to complete a teacher-designed retake learning plan prior to retaking a summative assessment.
   9. The retake assessment must be different in questions but equal in rigor. The structure of the assessment may change at the teacher’s discretion. Example: multiple-choice exam to essay or multiple-choice exam to student interview.

 

Time and Responsibility Factors:

• Students are required to take initiative in their learning process.
• The retake must be scheduled within 2 weeks from the day the original summative assessment was handed back to the student.
  • Teachers may vary deadlines due to extenuating circumstances: student absences, schedule conflicts, inclement weather days, etc.

 

Please Note:

• Midterm and final exams are not available for retakes.
• Due to the compacted nature of original credit summer school courses, assigned summative assessments are not available for retakes.
• Advanced Placement (AP) and Standards courses’ summative assessments are available for retakes at the teacher’s discretion.
• Assignments such as essays, research papers, multi-step projects, labs, and other performance assessments with multiple check-ins or assignments that have segmented due dates may not be available for retakes.
  • Teachers reserve the right to make changes to the retake availability on these items based on individual student needs.

 

View the WHS Retake Policy Google Doc