It appears that spring has truly arrived and it is a welcome sight! Let's hope that it continues! Below are some updates for the coming week.
First Wednesday for Juniors/Seniors
Just a quick reminder that Wednesday, April 14, will be our first Wednesday for juniors and seniors. Below is a list of the upcoming Wednesdays.
Regents Exam Update
New York State's waiver request was denied by the US Department of Education. We will be offering the following four New York State Regents Exams: English Language Arts(ELA), Living Environment(LE), Earth Science(ES), and Algebra 1. The dates for these exams are as follows:
- ELA- Thursday, June 17
- LE- Tuesday, June 22
- Algebra 1- Wednesday, June 23
- ES-Thursday, June 24
We will administer the NYS Regents Exams during the morning sessions.
Below is some further information relating to this year's NYS Regents Exams:
- We are obligated to offer the exams. If your child has a cumulative 4 quarter passing average and is mathematically able to receive course credit, they do not have to sit for the exam and will receive both course and regents credit. Again, that's IF they are passing the class.
- For classes that have regents exams that are not listed above, (i.e. Chemistry, Physics Global History, US History, Geometry, Algebra 2) again, if your child is passing the class, they will automatically obtain the Regents/graduation credit without having to take the exam as long as they have a 4 quarter passing average.
- What happens if my child does not pass a class this year? The student would then attend summer school or some other type of remedial program such as Grad Point. If they satisfactorily pass the course in summer school, they would then be awarded course credit and regents credit (if the course ends in a regents exam). If they do not attend summer school to make up a failed course, they would have to retake it next year AND take the Regents Exam connected with the class in June 2022.
Be Well, Wayne Ackles Executive Principal West Genesee High School
