Year 7 & 8 Administrative & Course Handbook

COMPUTER NETWORK AND ACCEPTABLE USAGE All students are required to sign an Acceptable computer Usage agreement before they can have access to the College Network. All students are given their own Network Account, Internet Account and email address. Students' network and Internet usage is regularly monitored and any breaches of acceptable usage will result in sanctions being applied as per Acceptable Use Policy. Students can be liable for damage incurred through inappropriate use; this can be substantial when damage occurs to notebook computers. Students are expected to exercise all due care when transporting or using notebook computers. Printing is charged for black and white or colour copies. Extra printing credits can be purchased from the Student Administration before school, recess or lunchtime. ASSESSMENT AND REPORTING Students in Years 7 - 10 are assessed by a variety of methods e.g. written exercises, oral and written tests, assignments, projects, excursion questionnaires and reports, design and construction of models, peer assessment, self-assessment and rubrics. Grades are given for most tasks and student performance is measured in terms of specific outcomes for each subject. Reports will tell you how your child is progressing against the expected AusVELS. There is a five scale A – E. A ‘C’ rating means that your child is at the expected standard and that his or her learning is on track. Interim Reports will be uploaded on Compass to parents/guardians near the end of Term I, and Term 3. Parent/Teacher interviews are scheduled within the next fortnight after interim reports. Students are also issued with comprehensive reports at the end Term 2 and 4, also uploaded on Compass. ENRICHMENT AND CONSOLIDATION In exercising good educational practice student progress is carefully monitored to determine if enrichment or consolidation is necessary. Students who demonstrate considerable academic ability in Year 7 and 8 are offered enrichment activities by their classroom teacher. Assistance with reading, writing and spelling will be provided for students who are below the expected standard for Year 7 via Quick smart program by invitation. During the year there are many opportunities provided for students to participate in extra curricula enrichment activities and competitions. ASPIRE To ensure that we continue to meet our students’ growing needs, we offer our high achieving students the opportunity to participate in ASPIRE classes. This program targets students who have high aspirations, who actively set challenging learning goals and strive to meet these goals. ASPIRE students consistently aim for their personal best. These students learn productively with students of like ability engaging in a stimulating curriculum, which is designed to respond to their abilities, interests and needs. ASPIRE classes will utilise a range of learning technologies and are designed to challenge and enrich learning. Students will engage in tasks which require higher level, complex thinking and they will be encouraged to participate in a range of intellectual pursuits including externally conducted competitions and activities. 22 MOOROOLBARK COLLEGE