The School Act

The High School No-Zero policy has you talking.  A longtime high school administrator writes to say he thought he’d seen every stupidity that could be inflicted on students, but “The No-Zero policy trumps the lot.”  Let’s have a look at the Alberta School Act. bit.ly/KEctTf  Section 18 (1) e says a teacher must regularly evaluate students and periodically report the results of the evaluation to the students, the student’s parents, and the board.  Section 20 (c) says the principal must evaluate the teachers.  No where I can see does it say the principal is involved in evaluating the students.  If the teacher fails to evaluate the students, wouldn’t that be in violation of the Alberta School Act?  In offering an “incomplete” instead of a zero, isn’t that substituting a behavior for a mark?  We’re told the no-zero policy helps more students get through the system.  I'll bet it does.  More ...

Posted By: Bob Layton

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