ONLINE SCHOOL POLICY MEMORANDUM NO. 2020-07
Date: March 10, 2021
To: All Grade 1-9 SMILE Faculty, Learners and their Parents
From: The Administrator
Re: Live Online Performance Tasks, Integrity, and New Rubrics for Asynchronous Tasks
The purpose of SMILE as a school is to develop good Filipino Christian leaders. What this translates to in terms of the curricular program have been discussed in the parents’ as well as the learners’ orientation. This includes independence of learners in answering exams. Behavior Indicators in the learner’s progress report card include honesty, determination, dedication and persistence.
In order to give clarity, consistency and efficiency in the implementation of academic policies for the rest of School Year 2020-2021 and onwards, the following are the guidelines for implementation effective March 2021.
- The policy on independence of learners in answering extends to exams, written tests, performance tasks and asynchronous tasks. Scoring rubrics shall specify learner’s honesty and independence in doing these academic requirements. As with physical classes, a task that was not done independently merits a zero because it is cheating and shall also merit penalties for serious offense. Other persons may help by reviewing the learner prior to the scheduled task, or by translating or explaining during the actual test, but never by giving the actual answer.
- Scheduled Performance Tasks for March and April shall be live / real-time, especially for Spelling, Reading and Math. Careful measures must be taken by the subject teachers to make sure the honesty and integrity are upheld, such as but not limited to the following:
- For the duration of the test, each learners should be in a quiet and undisturbed room alone. Only a Grade 1 or 2 learner may have a companion to address issues on technology. However, the companion must show that he or she is not coaching the learner.
- The learner should never set their microphone on mute, and the camera should always be on. Issues on technology should be fixed before the scheduled performance task.
- Learners should ALWAYS face their cameras throughout the test, capturing and showing the upper half of their body. It is best that they are using earphones or headset in order to avoid going too near the screen.
- The actual time for a live performance task is short. The learner doing the live performance task must never leave the Zoom or physical room during the test time.
- If the learner leaves the virtual live performance task due to internet connectivity problems, the answer will not be counted. However, the parent or learner may request for another set of questions on another day after sending a screenshot showing that there was an internet connection problem.
- Questions, clarification or request for translation will be done by the learners before the teachers says, “Go!”
- The following is the new set of scoring rubrics for required asynchronous activities, which form part of performance tasks for each subject in Grade 4 to high school:
| ABOVE GRADE LEVEL SKILLS – 2 points | AT GRADE LEVEL SKILLS – 1 points | BELOW GRADE LEVEL SKILLS – 0 point | ||
| Accomplishment and submission (scored for each of 6 required asynchronous activities) | Submitted proof of accomplishment of the required asynchronous activity on time
*Subject teachers shall check the answers to both required and not required asynchronous activities. These scores have no bearing on the actual numerical grade for the quarter. |
Submitted proof of accomplishment of the required asynchronous activity 1-3 days after the deadline.
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Did not submit proof of accomplishment of the required asynchronous activity
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Please be guided accordingly.
Mrs. Julie Anne Bajo-Litob
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