DHS Skip-a-Final, Positive Attendance Incentive
- For the purpose of this incentive program, all absences (except official school activities, bereavement, and religious holidays of a student's own faith) count as an absence.
- Students will be informed via the course syllabus at the beginning of the semester if the class is participating in Skip-a-Final.
- Students taking courses for college credit may be required to take the Final Exam.
- With teacher permission, qualifying students may choose to take the Final Exam as a means to raise (but not lower) their semester grade.
- The requirements:
- If a student has an “A” and 3 absences or less in the class for the semester, they qualify to skip that final exam.
- If a student has a “B” and 2 absences or less in the class for the semester, they qualify to skip that final exam.
- 9-11th grade students may skip a maximum of 2 final exams.
- Second-semester seniors may skip all final exams for which they qualify.
- All end-of-semester study guides/projects must be completed, even if the student qualifies for Skip-a-Final. This may be an additional requirement for Skip-a-Final.
- The Skip-a-Final form will become available on April 29th. The hard deadline for turning in the completed form is May 3rd, at 3:00PM. Grades and attendance will be confirmed May 3-6. Any absences or grade changes that occur after the May 3rd deadline may disqualify a student from participating.
