FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

1. If I'm absent, how long do I have to get in the assignment for credit?
2. How long do I have to make up a test after being absent?
3. Do you offer any extra credit during the term?
4. Can my student get extra help if he/she needs it?
5. What can my student do outside of class to increase Spanish fluency?
6. How often do you have tests?
7. Can my student makeup tardies?
8. What is the National Spanish Exam?

If I'm absent, how long do I have to get in the assignment for credit?

Your student has one day for each day he/she has been absent after 
returning from being absent to turn in the missed work.  Special 
arrangements will be made for students who are absent for extended 
periods of time.

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How long do I have to make up a test after being absent?

Your student has five school days (Monday through Thursday) to 
make up a test after being absent.  Makeup tests are administered 
after school.  Tests not made up after five days will receive an M 
for no credit. Students who need more time for any special reason 
need to make arrangement with me to do so.  Additional days are 
provided for more than one day of absence.

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Do you offer any extra credit during the term?

Yes, most assignments and tests have built in points for extra 
credit when the student does much better than his/her peers. I also 
offer extra credit for getting the National Spanish Exam Log in 
early.  It is not my intent to have extra credit makeup for missed 
work. Please encourage your student to get all the work in.

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Can my student get extra help if he/she needs it?

Yes, tutoring sessions are available Monday through Thursday after 
school from 2:50 - 3:30 p.m. and 12:30-1:15 p.m. on Fridays.  
There is no charge for the tutoring sessions.  Advanced notice 
that your student is participating is encouraged, but I do allow 
walk-ins.

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What can my student do outside of class to increase Spanish fluency?

I recommend your student read aloud in Spanish using any Spanish 
material that you feel is suitable.  Oral practice out loud brings 
some remarkable results in increased fluency.  We do a lot of oral 
work in the class and you should encourage your student to take 
advantage of that opportunity to increase fluency.  Oral 
participation is essential and is 40% of the weighted grade.

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How often do you have tests?

This varies, but on average about once a week.  Some tests are 
written and some are oral.  Most tests will be announced well in 
advance and the date will be posted on the board. Tests are also 
announced on my website found on the school web page under FACULTY.

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Can my student makeup tardies?

No.  3 tardies = 2 in citizenship
     4 tardies = 1 in citizenship
     5 tardies = 0 in citizenship

This is according to District policy.

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What is the National Spanish Exam?

A national test sponsored by the national Association of Teachers 
of Spanish and Portuguese.  It is like the SAT, but its testing 
demonstrates mastery in reading, vocabulary, grammar and listening 
comprehension.  This year the test will be taken from Practice 
Tests given in the past.  The economic conditions of this year 
made it impossible to fund test taking or to have students pay for 
their own test.

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