Rodriguez Middle School – Viper U Expectations

Goal:

To build student ownership, academic growth, and relational capacity through structured routines that promote reflection, support, and school-wide consistency.Weekly Viper U Schedule  8:15–8:47

Mondays – SMART Goals & Reflection

Students will:

• Log into their digital planner (located in RMS Hub) or hardcopy planner and write a SMART goal for the week. 

• Share their planner with their Viper U teacher

• Reflect on the previous week’s goal and progress

• Celebrate effort and achievement

Goals can be academic or personal, but must be specific and actionable. Students should identify what they will do to meet their goal.

Teachers will:

• Use provided SMART Goal resources See Viper U in RMS Hub for more resources. 

• Conference with students to guide goal-setting and follow-up

• Celebrate student effort and consistency

• Check that binders are organized; Along with checking binders, check backpacks for loose papers not in binder

• Remind students of upcoming school events so they can write them in their planners

Tuesdays–Thursdays – Intervention & Enrichment

Students will:

• Work on targeted practice using IXL Study Plans and teacher-provided materials

• Request tutoring or finish missing assignments or homework

• Check HAC for subject specific grades and/or missing assignments

Focus Areas:

• Tuesday & Wednesday – Math

  • Edpuzzle or Canvas work or Quizziz

• Thursday – Reading/Language Arts

  • NoRedInk or Quizziz

Students not listed for intervention may engage in self-directed enrichment. 

Special Note: Math Targeted Viper U

• 6th-grade math students without documented supports (IEP, 504, etc.), 7th- and 8th-grade students whose schedules did not include all intervention, will receive daily math intervention (Monday–Thursday). 

• Focus: Building prerequisite skills to close learning gaps

• Teachers will monitor and track progress using IXL, classroom assessments, and MAP data

Teachers will:

• Group and monitor students using provided data

• Celebrate small wins and encourage academic ownership

Fridays – Fun Friday

• Use this time for games, SEL activities, connection, team-building, or positive incentives

• Celebrate students and build relationships

• Ask your team or admin if you need ideas or resources

Viper U Staff Commitments

• All staff actively participate in Viper U every day

• Each Viper U teacher is responsible for all students on their roster

• Students must check in with their  Viper U teacher before going to another class for tutorials or make ups, etc.  with a pass

• Students may not leave a Viper U room to go to another without prior adult-to-adult communication and approval

  • Example: tutoring with a pass and teacher email or phone call notification

• Students must have a pass to leave your classroom during Viper U for any reason

• No going to restroom first and last 10 minutes of class