Hello Wooster Colts. With school closures, IB has changed the assessment protocols this year.

• All in-person IB exams have been canceled
• Student IB certificates will be issued based on course grades for each IB course a student is enrolled in
• For Diploma Program students, the diploma will be issued based on course grades, Extended Essays, and CAS portfolios
• IB course grades will be issued based on Internal Assessments for each course. If you have not completed your Internal Assessment, you will need to contact your IB teacher ASAP to discuss this with them. All outstanding IAs are due no later than Sunday, 4/12, at midnight via email to your IB teacher.
• All IB courses require an IA; if you do not submit an IA by the deadline of 4/12, a certificate and/or diploma cannot be issued
• You can find updated information at our website, woostercolts.com
• We will update you with any changes via Connect Ed and our website
• Mrs. Danielsen will be reaching out to your parents with further details
• For questions regarding IB exams, Mrs. Danielsen can be reached at EDanielsen@washoeschools.net

From IB FAQs:

How will a student be awarded an IB Diploma or Certificate?

We will award each student a grade for each of their registered subjects using a calculation that takes into account their coursework marks and their predicted grade, as submitted to the IB by their school. For most components we will externally mark work that is usually marked by teachers, instead of taking samples and applying moderation.

Will students be awarded a Diploma, numerical grade for each subject, the core and overall?
We will be awarding Diplomas and Certificates for the May 2020 session. At a subject level, students will be awarded a grade on the normal IB 1-7 scale. Theory of Knowledge (TOK), the Extended Essay and the Career-Related Programme Reflective Project will be awarded a grade on the normal IB A-E scale. The DP core will be awarded on the normal IB 0-3 scale. A total points score will be awarded for the Diploma, out of 45 as normal.

Information for universities

• Will students be awarded a Diploma, numerical grade for each subject, the core and overall? We will be awarding Diplomas and Certificates for the May 2020 session. At a subject level, students will be awarded a grade on the normal IB 1-7 scale. Theory of Knowledge (TOK), the Extended Essay and the Career-Related Programme Reflective Project will be awarded a grade on the normal IB A-E scale. The DP core will be awarded on the normal IB 0-3 scale. A total points score will be awarded for the Diploma, out of 45 as normal.
• On what basis will students be awarded their Diploma or Certificates? We will award each student a grade for each of their registered subjects using a calculation that takes into account their coursework marks and their predicted grade, as submitted to the IB by their school. For most components we will externally mark work that is usually marked by teachers, instead of taking samples and applying moderation.
• How will you ensure that the student’s work is of appropriate quality to receive the grade? Coursework, for subjects where students would have been required to sit an exam, will now be externally marked by examiners. We will use our robust quality assurance methods to ensure coursework marks are reliable.
• Will the proportion of students receiving each grade and overall score be similar to previous years? We will aim to maintain the standard from previous years so that there is comparability with previous and future years.
• Will the transcript that universities and colleges receive look the same as previous years? Yes. We will send transcripts to universities in the same way as previous years.
• When will the results be released to universities? We intend to release results on 5 July 2020, as previously advertised. If this changes, we will inform universities and colleges.
• Will students be able to appeal their results? Schools will be able to access the Enquiry Upon Results and Appeals services.