MATERIALS

• 3 RING BINDER OR LARGE BINDER WITH ALGEBRA 1 SECTION
• PENCILS (NO PENS)
• LOOSE LEAF PAPER
• CALCULATORS ARE PROVIDED

GRADING PROCEDURES
     [NO GRADE CAN BE RE-VISITED AFTER THE 9 WEEKS HAS CONCLUDED]
     [TESTS MAY BE CORRECTED OR RE-TAKEN AT MY DISCRETION]
     [THE FINAL IS ONLY ALLOWED TO BE TAKEN ONCE]

• SEMESTER LONG CLASS
  • 100% - OVERALL GRADE
    • 80% - SEMESTER GRADE
      • TESTS/PROJECTS - 60%
      • QUIZZES/DAILY GRADES/HOMEWORK - 40%
    • 20% - EOCT/FINAL GRADE

 

• YEAR LONG CLASS
  • 100% - OVERALL GRADE
    • 80% - SEMESTER GRADE
      • TESTS/PROJECTS - 50%
      • QUIZZES - 30%
      • DAILY GRADES/HOMEWORK - 20%
    • 20% - EOCT/FINAL GRADE

CLASS RULES / EXPECTATIONS

• ADHERE TO ALL RULES AND PROCEDURES ESTABLISHED BY:
  • BERRIEN BOARD OF EDUCATION POLICY
  • BERRIEN HIGH SCHOOL AS OUTLINED IN THE STUDENT HANDBOOK
• STUDENTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FOLLOWING:
  • ATTENDANCE
  • ATTENTIVENESS
  • PREPARATION FOR CLASS
    • BRINGING MATERIALS TO CLASS
      • NOTEBOOK
      • PENCIL
  • MAKE-UP WORK
    • I WILL NOT HASSLE STUDENTS TO SUBMIT MAKE-UP WORK
    • I PREPARE MISSING WORK FOR ABSENTEES EACH DAY
    • YOU MUST SEE ME FOR YOUR MISSING WORK
  • DISTRACTIONS/DISRUPTIONS (3 STRIKES)
    • STUDENT WILL BE WARNED
    • STUDENT REMOVED FROM CLASS/PARENT CONTACT
    • REFERRAL
  • SHOWING RESPECT

PERSONAL CELL PHONE POLICY

• CELL PHONES SHOULD BE SECURED WHEN NOT IN USE DURING APPROPRIATE, TEACHER APPROVED, INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES

• IF A CELL PHONE IS CONFISCATED DURING NON-INSTRUCTIONAL TIMES, OR IN USE WHEN A STAFF MEMBER HAS ASKED THE STUDENT NOT TO USE THE PHONE, THE FOLLOWING WILL APPLY:
  • TEACHER CONTACTS PARENT
  • TEACHER CONTACTS PARENT/PHONE SUBMITTED TO OFFICE FOR PARENT RETRIEVAL AND TO SIGN CONTRACT AS OUTLINED BELOW:
    • PHONE TAKEN FOR 30 DAYS OR RETRIEVED BY PARENT FOR $30
    • 3 DAYS OSS
    • 5 DAYS OSS
    • 10 DAYS OSS AND POSSIBLE DISCIPLINE TRIBUNAL
• IF A STUDENT REFUSES TO SURRENDER THE CELL PHONE, AN AUTOMATIC 3 DAY SUSPENSION WILL BE IMPOSED ON THE 1ST OFFENSE AND SUBSEQUENT OFFENSES WILL FOLLOW OF 5, 10 DAYS AND POSSIBLE REFERRAL TO TRIBUNAL HEARING

TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES

• GOOGLE CHROMEBOOKS
• GOOGLE CLASSROOM
• IXL LEARNING
• USA TEST PREP

TUTORING / ADDITIONAL HELP

• AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM IS AVAILABLE THROUGH APPLICATIONS PROVIDED IN THE OFFICE
• I AM AVAILABLE IN THE FALL SEMESTER ONLY FOR ADDITIONAL HELP IN THE AFTERNOONS UNTIL 4PM

POWER SCHOOL

• PROGRAM FOR REAL TIME GRADE UPDATES
• PARENTS MAY CONTACT THE OFFICE TO SIGN UP FOR THESE REPORTS
• STUDENTS/PARENTS MAY DOWNLOAD THE APP TO STAY UP TO DATE ON STATUS