2025 Mid-Year Exams

January 2025 MID-YEAR EXAMS

MW High School letterhead

January 6, 2025

Dear MWHS Parents/Guardians,

Our Mid-Year Examinations and the NYS Regents Examinations, are scheduled for Tuesday, January 21st through Friday, January 24th, 2025. Students will only come to the high school when they are scheduled for exams on Tuesday through Friday.   Some in-class exams will be given the week before.  Please view the January 2025 Block/Midterm and Regents Schedule here and the attached PDF for transportation information and more.  Please pay careful attention to examination times, transportation information, and cancellations due to inclement weather.  Subject area teachers will inform students of specific room assignments.  

These midterm and final examinations (for semester classes) are important because they:

  • represent 5% of the final grade in full-year courses (Midterm Exams)

  • represent 10% of the final grade in semester courses (Final Exams)

  • provide a cumulative review of the first semester's work

  • provide a comprehensive analysis of student progress

  • provide a testing experience that will enable students to perform well on the June local and state examinations.

It is important that students attend all scheduled examinations.  Make-up examinations will only be given if the absences are validated by a medical excuse signed by a physician.

Please review the attached information with your child.  Please contact their House Office, if there are any questions or concerns.

Sincerely,

Dylan Ferrier

Assistant Principal

January 2025 Examinations Information

  1. Student Transportation

The following TRANSPORTATION SCHEDULE will be in effect during the testing period.

Arrivals

Departures

7:00 AM

11:30 AM

10:45 AM

2:10 PM

4:00 PM - *Activity Routes (Tues. - Thurs.)

5:00 PM - *Activity Routes (Tues. - Thurs.)

These times are approximate. Information about bus stops and pick up/drop off times will be posted on the high school website a few days before these exams.

  1. Delayed Openings, School Closings

The following contingency plan will be in effect should it be necessary to close school or operate on a delayed opening schedule on a test day:

BUSES

M-W Midterm Exams

NYS Regents Exams

2 HOUR DELAY

Will operate on a 2 hour delay schedule

7:15 exams will be canceled. Information will be posted on the HS website.

7:15 exams will be canceled. Information will be posted on the HS website.

SCHOOL CLOSING

Will not operate

Information about rescheduling will be posted on the MWHS website.

Information about rescheduling will be posted on the MWHS website.

In-class exams for other classes will be administered the prior week.  Any in-class exam impacted by inclement weather will be rescheduled by the teacher. 


REMINDER:  It is expected that students will leave school following their last exam each day.  Students are not permitted to leave the HS or grounds for any reason between exams, or while waiting for a bus. Students must wait in the HS cafeteria between exams unless picked up by a parent.  Please familiarize yourself with the bus schedule and plan your transportation accordingly.

  1. BOCES

All BOCES programs will operate on a regular schedule during the January testing period.  Students are expected to attend classes at BOCES except when they are scheduled to take MWHS Examinations.  Transportation will be provided as follows:

AM BOCES

  1. Students scheduled to take a 7:15 AM or a 9:45 AM Block Exam OR a 7:15 AM Regents Exam during any day of the "Block" testing period:

     a)  Will take the  Exams and be excused from attending classes at BOCES that day. 

  1. Students scheduled to take a 12:15 PM Block Exam OR an 11:00 AM Regents Exam:

    a)  Will be transported to BOCES at the regular time via regular BOCES shuttle.

    b)  Will be dismissed from BOCES at the regular time and transported back to the HS.

  1.  Students not scheduled to take an Exam:

    a)  Will be transported to BOCES at the regular time.

    b)  Will be dismissed from BOCES at the regular time and brought to the HS for the 2:10 PM departure.

PM BOCES

  1. Students scheduled to take a 12:15 PM Block Exam or an 11:00 AM Regents Exam:

a) Will take the HS Exam and will be excused from BOCES for that day with a completed Z-Day Form.

  1. Student Absences and Make-up Exams

Students who are absent from a Final Exam are required to immediately provide medical verification on doctor's stationery.  The doctor's note should be scanned (or take a photo) and attached to this Google Form.  The High School Administration will determine student eligibility for make-up exams and reserves the right to grant such opportunity in unique and/or extenuating circumstances (see Student Handbook).   Unless told otherwise, students who hand in notes should plan to take missed exams in the HS Library at 8:00 AM on Friday, January 24th.  No make-up exams will be given after Monday, January 27th unless special arrangements are made between student and teacher.

NO MAKE UP EXAMS WILL BE PERMITTED DUE TO A MISUNDERSTANDING OF THE EXAM or BUS SCHEDULE or for LATENESS.  Please ask in advance if you have questions or if you need clarification.

  • Unexcused absences from midterms/finals result in a grade of zero.  

  • Absences from New York State Regents cannot be made up until the next scheduled administration in June or August.

  1. Conflict Room (Library/Media Center)

Students and parents should immediately review the testing schedule for conflicts (more than one exam at a time/overlapping exam) and these should be reported to the students’ classroom teachers.  

Students should have a discussion with their teachers and guidance counselors in an attempt to develop a sensible plan to avoid any testing conflict.  This may include taking one of the exams at an alternate time.  On the day of the test, all Regents Exams are the priority and must be administered first.  

In the event that the exam conflict cannot be avoided, students should report to the designated testing site for the first exam with all other students.  Upon completion of the exam, the student should quietly raise his/her hand, identify to the proctor that he/she has to take another exam in the conflict room (Library/Media Center) and then be escorted there.  Students should consider bringing lunch, or a snack if appropriate.