AP Rules and Procedures

1. Attendance, Absences, and Timeliness:

Daily attendance is a reasonable expectation of class.

• It is far easier to know what we are doing in class if you are in class. Please make regular attendance a part of your plan to pass the class.
• If you are absent, it is your responsibility to find out what you missed: you may need to make-up work. As a first resource, please ask a reliable person from class what activity, lecture, notes, day’s work you may have missed.
• As a second resource, email me. The best way to reach me to see what you have missed is to email me at paubel@d219.org. Please do not approach me at the beginning or end of class to get the info you may have missed: these times are busy for me setting up, finishing up, and clearing out of class for the next instructor. Please also do not also utter the odious expression "did I miss anything?"
• If you know that you will be absent for an extended period, please let me know so that we can formulate a plan of action. Also, please know that formulating such a plan may take up to at least one whole prearranged and scheduled office visit; it also may only take 10 minutes. Each situation is unique. Please arrange your appointment.
• Multiple absences- excused or not- cannot help but have a negative effect on your grade.
• Planned absences- field trips, vacations, dentist appointments, a religious holiday- do not carry the same privileges that excused, unplanned absences do in terms of make up work. If you know you’re going to miss class, your work- including, but not limited to: tests, quizzes, homework, etc.- is due before the day you will be absent.
• Excused absences are subject to the following formula: Deadlines are extended commensurate to the class time missed. One day absence equals work due the next day. Two days absence equates to work due within two days upon return. Unless other arrangements are made and agreed to by and with me: I reserve the right to treat each case individually, as each student is indeed an individual of unique circumstances.
• Quizzes and tests are are expected to be made up on the day of return.
• Chronic absenteeism is a case in and of itself and will be subject to the following, and is herein defined, but not limited to:
  • regularly missing one day a week- you typically miss Mondays or Fridays- for three weeks in a row so that a pattern is easily discernible.
  • a regular and recognizable pattern of an inability to make it to class for a full week
  • missing class more than five (5) times in any given month with no discernible pattern: Missing up to 5 days in a month constitutes missing a week's of instruction.
  • failure to attend all regularly-scheduled classes for one week
  • more than 7% of classtime
  • Consequences of chronic absenteeism will be result in deduction of points from your assignments in proportion to the number of your absences. Following is the policy that shall be implemented.
• After a discussion about one of the aforementioned scenarios, your grade for assignments will be affected in proportion to the amount of class you miss. For example, should your chronic absenteeism cause you to miss 5 classes, 5% will be deducted from assignments you turn in for credit for a duration to be set by me. In short, the number of classes you miss, defines the percentage that will be deducted from the work submitted for class credit.
• After the midway point in the semester, late work will no longer be accepted.
• I feel that being late is rude. Please make a reasonable attempt to come to class on time; otherwise, a detention shall be issued. I start class when the bell rings, so I expect you to be in your seat and ready to work when it rings. Should you happen to be tardy, please do not expect a review of what you have missed as you settle yourself for class; furthermore, please refrain from asking someone around you what you missed: doing so will cause that person to miss something. After a second warning is issued for tardiness, a detention will be issued without fail.

2. Materials:

All materials need to be in class every day. Be prepared.

· Something to write with: whatever you have, whatever you like, whatever you find, please bring it to class; shockingly, you will need something to write with in school.

· Something to write on: I hope that means you will bring paper in some fashion or form.

· A folder of some sort for keeping notes, papers, returned work, etc.

· your current text for the class

3. Make-Up Procedures:

Check your student handbook for the district’s statement regarding test/project make-up policies.

4. Tests/Quizzes:

• Both tests and quizzes will be scheduled well in advance to allow for adequate preparation.
• Missing a quiz due to an excused absence means that you need to take the quiz on the next day you are in school.
• Should your absence come back unexcused, you forfeit your right to take the quiz/test.

5. Homework:

Out-of-class reading and writing assignments will be given throughout the course. Keep all in-class notes, handouts, and returned assignments in your folder. Please note the following procedures for turning in work:

a. Following are non-negotiable requirements for writing assignments: typed, 12 point Garamond font, double-spaced, and .75" margins.

b. Homework is due at the beginning of class as you walk into the room. If work is to be shared via Google docs, it is also due with a hard copy. Please pay attention to the details governing the assignment. Your name, date, class period, and my last name should appear in the upper right-hand corner. Should your paper require stapling, please staple in the left-hand corner. Please make every possible effort to find a stapler in this vast and stapler-filled cosmos: I do not accept papers that are not stapled. Work must be turned in the day it is due. Due dates will always be discussed in advance. If you do not turn in an assignment on the assigned date, 10% will be deducted for each day the assignment is late. Conversely, if for whatever reason- a reason you do not need to explain to me- you will be turning work in at a reasonable later time, i.e. later that same due date or the following day: (offer not valid on Fridays or days before non attendance school days)- you will need to present your solution to me for when your work will be submitted. DO NOT come to me with a problem you do not know how to solve regarding your work being turned in: find a solution and present it to me.

c. My email address is paubel@d219.org. Printer broke? In addition to the many you may find in the school building that you may use at no cost to you, you may also email your work as an attachment or submit it via Google docs: both of those solutions require hard copies on the next calendar day of class. Computer crashed? We’ve got 400 of them here, perhaps a few more. Internet down? You can put a file on a USB drive. In a nutshell, none of the above or missing excuses for not having your work is acceptable. Got a problem? Find a solution.

d. Cheating of any kind will not be tolerated. Please refer to the Academic Dishonesty section of the Student Handbook for official school policies. You are responsible for turning in original work. You receive ZERO (0) points on any and all work that is plagiarized, copied from another student, or recycled from an older sibling or acquaintan

I reserve the right to alter or amend any of the above policies; additionally, I also further reserve the right to apply or excuse any of the above policies.

6. Final Exam: Following is the district’s statement regarding Final Exams

7. Grading:

I use the following grading scale:

A = 90-100%

B = 80-89%

C = 70-79%

D = 60-69%

F = 59% and below

Following are two links for writing rubrics used in this class:

Writing Rubric: Bellwoar

District Writing Rubric

There will never be an offer for you to do extra-credit. Ever. Please make every and all effort to work on the regular credit offered to each and every student on a regular basis. If you want to check out your grade, I'm sure you are familiar with this handy website by now: Infinite Campus Please resist the temptation to come up to me and begin a conversation at the beginning or end of class by saying, "I checked my grade last night, and…" If you would like to discuss your grade, please email me so we may set up a time to discuss the matter thoroughly. I must also ask you to comply with district's policy on having your phone out in class. The first infraction will result in a warning. Every offense after the warning will result in a 20 point deduction on the next scheduled assignment.

8. Conferences and Expectations:

Get in the habit of asking questions. If you need assistance, talk to me! I can only be of service to you if you are willing to discuss your needs. If you would like to discuss your grades, readings, writings, please make an appointment with me before or after school. Call me (847) 626-2624, email me paubel@d219.org, or come the English office during my office hours so we can schedule an appointment. Dropping by to see if I have a moment to talk rarely works out. Please note that the offer to talk to me does not refer to the five minute passing period before class begins or after class ends. That is not the place or time to have an extended conversation about your academic/scholastic situation. Also, note that this classroom we meet in for class is not my office. If it is not our class period, please do not seek me there.