The following students can be exempted from taking a final exam:
- Seniors in senior-level classes
- 9th-12th grade students in AP classes
- Students in STAAR-EOC tested classes
In order to be exempted from an exam, students must meet the following criteria:
- Students must have 5 or fewer documented tardies in the class for Semester 2.
- Students must have 4 or fewer excused absences for Semester 2.
- No unexcused absences.
- Students must not have been placed in ISS, OSS, or CMLC for Semester 2.
- Minimum grade requirements:
- All students must have a final year grade of a 80 or higher.
- On-level STAAR-EOC and Senior Classes must have a 80 or higher for S2.
- Advanced and AP classes must have an 80 or higher for S2. (Not including quality points).
- Students in STAAR-EOC classes must have been present and sat for their STAAR-EOC exam.
- In AP Classes, students must sit for AP exam.
Notes:
- Attendance is required for all students on exam days regardless of exemption status.
- Students may choose to take any final exam, if desired.
- AP teachers may have additional requirements for exemption.
- Absences that do NOT count against students for exemption:
- “M”- Documented medical appointments
- “S”- Documented school-related absences
- “R”- Documented religious holidays
- “C”- Documented college visits (11th and 12th graders)
- “QE”- Documented quarantine excused days
