May 2014 SessionMay 5th - May 23rd

May 2014 SessionMay 5th - May 23rd

Exam Locations:Exam Locations:

Niwot HS & FRCC (Front Range Community College) @ 2121 Miller Drive (off of Pike Rd.)-Door #4

NHS Students are responsible for their transportation to and from FRCC

Parking @ FRCC can be a challenge so plan accordingly including car pools

General Info

Most exams meet more than once (Papers 1,2,3)

Please arrive prior to “time to report”

Wait quietly to be taken to the IB examination room

AP Exams

Double-Check AP Exam Schedule

AP exams are offered at a “late exam” date- we have at least 2 students who will be taking AP make up exams due to conflict with the IB exams

Notify Mrs. Brown if you have to take a late AP exam

Important: Required reading

All Candidates must read:

CONDUCT OF THE EXAMINATIONS

Notice to Candidates

Items of extreme importanceBring photo ID

Enter in a quiet, orderly manner - assigned seating

No refreshments other than water can be allowed

No electronic devices in the IB exam rooms– please make sure to leave your cell phone/idevices/mp3 player, etc. in the car or at home

General Info about exams:• Study the schedule - start times are all different each

day

• Plan ahead and arrive at or before the Time to Report

• You will have 15 min breaks between exams and are allowed to “consult notes and engage freely in discussion”.

• Pick up after yourself after each exam & be a good guest (FRCC)

Items permitted and not permitted during the IB Examinations:

•Only IB stationery are permitted at the desk (pens, pencils, eraser, ruler)•Items not permitted in the IB examination room/s:

pencil casespencil casescorrecting fluidcorrecting fluidtimerstimersball caps or hoods allowed ball caps or hoods allowed shirts with formulas on themshirts with formulas on thempurse/backpack or valuablespurse/backpack or valuables

Conduct during the IB Examinations:• You may not share anything during the exam • You may not bring clocks and/or watch alarms to the IB

examination ro0ms/s (only wristwatches are permissible).

• Blue or black ink pens (pencil for multiple choice exams and graphs/charts).

• No erasable ink pens. Draw a line through mistakes.• Rough notes will not be submitted to IB for marks. • You cannot take anything out of the room and must

give all scratch paper to coordinator and/or proctor before you leave.

• Handwriting must be legible.

Conduct of the IB ExaminationsEarly Departures:• No one can leave during first hour• No can leave during last 15 minutes• If an exam is 1 hour and 15 minutes, nobody

leaves

End of Exam:• Check for completion of exam cover sheet• Return all examination materials to

invigilator/proctor (including notes)• Leave in a quiet and orderly manner• No communication of content of the test for 24

hours

Conduct of the IB ExaminationsLate Arrivals:• A student may enter an examination up to 60

minutes after the start time. They do not receive additional time.

Temporary Absences:• Bathroom breaks• Illness - extra time given at the discretion of the IB

coordinator

What will be provided?

Music scores, blank music paper and Listening CD’s (Music students must however provide their own CD player)

Clean copies of Math formula booklets

Clean copies of Physics and Chemistry Data Booklets

Paper – stationery booklets and “official IB lined and graph paper”

Calculators• Allowed on:• All Math Studies Papers• Math SL P2 only• Math HL P2 and P3 only• Biology, Chemistry, Physics Papers 2 and 3

• Recommended models: TI 83+, TI 84+ and Silver editionsTI Nspire with 84 template

• Prohibited models : TI 89, 92

• You must use your own calculator for all IB exams- no sharing of calculators is permitted. You are responsible for making sure it is compliant. You will be asked to show cleared memory prior to receipt of each IB exam evolving a calculator and random spot checks will take place during examinations. If not compliant, misconduct must be reported to IBO and the calculator will be taken away.

Calculators

•You may NOT have games or any applications on your calculator in the exam (no science tools, no text…)

•BRING your own EXTRA BATTERIES

Candidates Arriving LateNon-Acceptable Reasons:Misreading timetable, Oversleeping, Car out of gas

Acceptable Reasons:Civil unrest, Road accident,Serious illness – hospital

First 60 minutes - okay - no extra timeCoordinator discretion, IB determination

IB related release time & class attendance related expectations

You will be excused first 3 blocks for morning exams and last 2 blocks for afternoon exams.

You are expected to be in all other classes

IB Answer Booklets:Answer Booklets: 4 page/8 page

Each student received a guide

IB is very specific about completion of booklets

IMPORTANT to remember:

You MUST use an answer booklet for ALL written answers (that are not in the exam paper itself)

You MUST write your candidate session number in the boxes on the front of the answer booklet.

You must NOT pull the booklet apart (it must remain stapled)

You must NOT fold or disfigure the answer booklet. Do not remove blank sheets.

You MUST use the answer booklet to show all work. This IS your “scratch paper” as well. You will “X” off your scratch work.

If you make a mistake completing your candidate number on your booklet, ask for another one.

IMPORTANT to remember:

IB Exams paperwork order:

From FRONT to BACK

Blue Coversheet (with students information)

The examination paper (if students write

answers in it)

Answer Booklet(s)

Graph Paper (if used)

Academic Misconduct• Stealing/Photographing Examination Papers

• Failing to obey instructions of the coordinator or invigilator

• Communicating with another candidate

• Helping or receiving help from another candidate

• Impersonating another candidate

• Referring to unauthorized material

Academic Misconduct• Consulting material outside the examination room during a period

of absence• Attempting to influence the coordinator or invigilator• Behaving in a way that may disrupt the examination or distract

other candidates• Submitting work for assessment that is not authentic• Disclosing or discussing the content of any examination paper

with any person outside their immediate school community within 24 hours after an examination

• The coordinator has the right to expel, from the examination room, any candidate whose behavior is interfering with the proper conduct of the examination.

Earning the IB Diploma

• IB Exam scores: 1 – 7 points

• IB CORE: TOK+EE+CAS= 3 points

• Maximum= 45 points for 7 x 6 exams + 3 for CAS, EE, TOK

• Minimum required to earn the diploma is 24 points and fulfillment of the IB Core

The Diploma Points matrix

Failing ConditionsThere are a variety of reasons an IB candidate may not

earn the IB Diploma.Please reference Article 13: Award of the IB diploma in

the General Regulations: Diploma Programme - For students and their legal guardians, which is a required reading and one posted on the NHS website on the IB page under the IB DIPLOMA PROGRAMME INFORMATION section.

Anticipated Candidates (Juniors in 2014) please know that these failing conditions are changing for next year.

IB offers exam retakesRetakes do not guarantee the IB Diploma but are available

Last day to register for a retake of an IB exam is July 25th (with full payment)

Cost: $104 per exam, plus another registration fee ($151)

IB exam retakes for the May sessions take place in November

What if I do not earn the diploma?

Issue of Results - to You• Candidate Results are issued to IB coordinator on July 5

• Candidate Results are issued to students on July 6

• Issue of results is by World Wide Web - access by PIN. You have received your PIN code via email and hard copy

of it in your personalized folder. It is highly recommend you take a picture of it with your phone before you loose it or misplace it.

• IB does not issue results to candidates, families, or

representatives any other way other than the web.

• Contact IB Coordinator if questions/problems regarding your exam score in July: towlen_elzbieta@svvsd.org

Issue of Results - to Universities

• Ms. Hauck gave out a form asking for the name of the university you would like us to send IB results to.

• IB Diploma or certificate results will be sent to NHS in August/September.

Exam Proctors- Still Needed

Proctors are needed for each IB exam.(Proctoring your own child’s exam is not

advisable)

If you can help please email: Ms. Hauck & Ms. Towlen

Questions?Electronic copy of this

information will be available on NHS’s website (IB Page) and emailed to all IB exam taking students and their

parents/guardians.