Classroom Policies
ALL teachers, aides, students, parents, and visitors that enter this classroom deserve basic respect. You may not like everyone that enters this class, but the showing of basic respect is expected.
ALL teachers, aides, students, parents, and visitors that enter this classroom are expected to follow the classroom rules while in the class.
All students must be physically in the classroom when the bell rings to begin class. Standing at the door talking to friends does not count as being in the classroom.
Bring to class all materials that will be needed to complete academic assignments. Trips to lockers will be limited.
When a student or teacher is presenting, lecturing, or responding to a class question, other conversations should not be happening.
The classroom will be free from the throwing of objects of any type for any reason. This means tossing a pencil to a friend or tossing a piece of paper to a neighbor. This is a safety issue.
Both the teacher and the students should respond immediately to any hand gestures, body motions, facial expressions, or other non-verbal communication that could be deemed aggressive. This is another safety issue.
This class considers sarcastic jokes/comments, verbal threats made in jest, derogatory comments, ridiculing, teasing or ostracizing of any nature inappropriate.
If a person is asked to move to a different location in the classroom, s/he will do this without disrupting the class.
If a person believes s/he has been misunderstood or treated unfairly, s/he will select an appropriate time to approach and discuss this issue with the party(ies) involved.
HOMEWORK AND PROJECTS
Makeup Policy: Students who are absent from school are expected to make up any missed assignments within five school days. It is the student’s responsibility to find out what work was missed during his/her absence. Failure to make up work within the allotted time period will result in a 0. Since major tests are announced at least one week in advance, the student is responsible for taking the test if present on the day of the test if no new material was taught on the day of the absence. This is also true of essays and projects
*Late Work Policy: Essays and projects are penalized 10 points per day late until the fifth day. In-class assignments will not be accepted late.