Skip-A-Final

2024-25 Semester 2 Skip-a-Final Information

Spring is quickly approaching! Detailed information regarding semester 2 Skip-A-Final procedures and participating courses are included below. The 2024-25 semester 2 final exam schedule is linked below for your reference. https://dhs.usd232.org/parents-students/final-exams

Semester 2 criteria for participating in Skip-A-Final is as follows:

• A student has five or fewer total days of absences (25 or fewer blocks) – AND –
• A student has an “A” and 3 absences or less in the class for the semester – OR – a student has a “B” and 2 absences or less in the class for the semester

Information For Seniors:

• Seniors eligible to skip a final can pick up their forms in the office beginning at 3:00 pm on Thursday, May 1st.
• All forms must be turned into the office by Wednesday, May 7th.
• Seniors may skip all finals for which they qualify.
• If a senior student has opted out of a final, they are not expected to attend that class on the day of the final.

Information For 9th-11th Grade Students:

• Skip-A-Final Forms will be delivered to seminars on Friday, May 9th.
• All forms must be turned into the office by Thursday, May 15th, at 3:00 pm.
• 9th-11th grade students may skip a maximum of two semester 2 final exams
• If students are eligible to skip a G1, G2, G5, W1, W2, or W5 final, they are not expected to attend the final exam period. However, students must attend periods G4 and W4, even if they qualify for Skip-A-Final, in order to avoid students exiting and re-entering the building during the afternoons of final exams.

Additional Skip-A-Final Information:

• All absences (except official school activities, bereavement, and religious holidays of a student's own faith) count as an absence.
• All end-of-semester study guides/projects must be completed, even if the student qualifies for Skip-A-Final.
• With teacher permission, qualifying students may choose to take a final exam as a means to raise (but not lower) their semester grade.
• Skip-A-Final forms will be available to students who have met total attendance requirements (students who have been absent fewer than 5 total days or 25 total blocks).
• Skip-A-Final Forms must be signed by the student, parent and participating teacher prior to being submitted.
• Students arriving or leaving the building during final exams are expected to enter and exit through the attendance entrance.

 Spring 2025 Final Exam Schedule