Students

Class Expectations

The entire staff of Beck Academy has the goal of establishing an atmosphere throughout the school in which children will feel safe, secure, happy, and have the maximum opportunity to learn. The three school-wide rules are:

Come to class prepared and ready to learn.

Have a positive attitude.

Don't forget the non-negotiables:

wear your ID be in Beck Academy dress code

have your SWOOSH notebook and agenda

RESPECT

Choose to be respectful

Choose to be responsible

Choose to honor the rights of others

Most importantly, ASK QUESTIONS!!! That is how we learn!!!

Five Step Plan

Failure to follow class rules and disruptions to class will result in the student receiving a step. The school’s 5 Step Plan is explained below.

1st Step - Warning to student

2nd Step - Parent contact

3rd Step - Detention with parent contact

4th Step - Detention with parent contact

5th Step - Referral to Office

In the event of a more severe offense, the teacher may go directly to a referral to the grade level administrator or have the student removed from class which will also result in a referral.

Required Materials:

1 composition notebook (not spiral)

SWOOSH binder

Agenda

pen or pencil

plenty of loose leaf paper

Grading Scale:

100-90 A 89-80 B 79-70 C 69-60 D Below 59 - F

Grading Policy:

Tests/Major Projects 50%

Quizzes/mini-projects 25%

Class work 20%

Homework 5%