How Ms. Worthy Grades!
Minor grades are assignments to test understanding of the material and content. Since these assignments are more opinion-based, grades are based solely on completion. I give the students at least a full class period to finish these assignments. I usually don't count off for late work.
Major grades are to test mastery of the material. Since these assignments are more detailed and tenuous, I grade using a detailed rubric. Because these assignments are much more intricate, I will give students up to 3 full class periods to complete them and will deduct 10 points every day they are late past the due date.
I do not believe in Homework. The only homework the students will have for me is if they do not complete the work during the class time I give them, or if they are out sick. When students are out sick, they have 3 days from when they get back to turn in any minor grade and 5 days to turn in any major grade.
New Tardy Policy: (Don't be late to school or class)
1st-3rd -Warning/Conference
4th-5th - Detention (ASD, Lunch, or Saturday)
6th-7th - Detention or ISS (Period or Whole Day)
8th + - ISS Multiple Days or OSS
Tardies would be reported by period. Tardies could reset after each quarter or semester.
Cellphone Policy
Eastside High School is a Personalized Learning School. Each student has access to a Chromebook for instructional purposes.
To increase student engagement and minimize distractions to the instructional environment, students are not allowed to use their personal electronic devices, including cell phones and earbuds, during any class.
Students may use their personal devices before & after school and at lunch.
Failure to comply with this policy will be treated as a refusal to obey. A consequence matrix addressing infractions is included in the student handbook and on the school’s website.
Neither the school nor the district will be responsible for any lost, stolen, or damaged electronic device or cell phone brought onto school property.
This year, students will use MagicSchool AI, a generative AI platform designed specifically for education. As tools like ChatGPT and Gemini become standard in the professional world, utilizing MagicSchool prepares students for the future workforce by teaching safe and responsible technology use.
Students will use these tools for real-time feedback and dynamic problem-solving. To ensure appropriate use, teachers retain access to all student chats. MagicSchool strictly protects privacy and does not collect or utilize student data. All AI software, including MagicSchool, complies with GCS Board Policy and Administrative Rule IA.
This course may utilize generative AI tools, such as MagicSchool and Google Gemini, to supplement traditional instruction. Greenville County Schools prioritizes the ethical use of these technologies for brainstorming and self-guided learning.
Critical Thinking First: AI must not replace original thought or coursework.
Academic Integrity: Using AI to complete and submit assignments as original work constitutes plagiarism.
Required Citation: If teacher-approved, all AI use must be properly cited.
Content Awareness: Students must remain vigilant regarding potential biases and inaccuracies in AI-generated content.
Policy Compliance: All AI programs align with GCS Board Policy and Administrative Rule IA.
Make-up Work Policy
Make-up work is defined as work not completed or turned in due to a student’s absence.
This policy is set by the district.
Students may be allowed to make up work due to excused, unexcused, or disciplinary absences, with no penalty, within 5 days or a reasonable time, as determined by the GCSD board policy.
If a student misses work due to an absence, it is the student’s responsibility to coordinate time with the teacher within 5 days of return to make up the work. Any work not submitted within the 5-day makeup period will turn into “late work.”
Alternative assignments may be given for performance-based tasks that cannot be recreated in a make-up format.
If a student is present on the day a test, quiz, or project due date is announced and then absent on the day of the test, quiz, or project deadline, he/she must be prepared to take the test, quiz, or turn in the project on the day he/she returns to school.
Field trips and participation in other extracurricular events (such as athletics) are considered attendance days. Work missed due to such events can be submitted electronically by midnight on the due date. Items that cannot be submitted electronically should be submitted on the following attendance day.
A zero may be put in the grade book as a placeholder until the assignment is completed, turned in, and graded.
Students are encouraged to use the before- and after-school tutoring programs to complete make-up and late work proactively.
Late Work Policy
Teachers reserve the right to alter this policy based on extenuating circumstances. Extenuating circumstances should be discussed with the administration.
Late work is defined as work not completed/turned in on time even though the student attended the class.
Any assignment which is not turned in on time will be deducted 10 points off of the original grade earned for each school day the assignment is late up to five days.
After five days, the student will be assigned a 0 for the assignment.
Late work will not be accepted after the end of a grading period.
Students who have 504/IEP/ESOL accommodations specifically allowing for extra time may exceed the 5-day window to maintain compliance with their respective educational plan.
Dual Credit courses may have varying late work policies that are aligned with their parent university.
A zero may be put in the grade book as a placeholder until the assignment is completed, turned in, and graded.
Students are encouraged to utilize the before and after-school tutoring programs to complete make-up and late work in a proactive manner.
Click on Link below to access Student handbook: