Policies
World Languages Common Policies and Procedures: 2023-2024
Prof. Stiegelmeier
A. General Procedures and Rules: Each day I expect students to show up to class on time, prepared, ready to learn and to actively participate.
You will need to bring a folder, paper, pencil, eraser, pen, headphones, and the chromebook and handbook provided by the school.
Be positive, ready to learn and speak only the target language. When you don’t know something in Spanish you can say: ¿Cómo se dice _(and say the word in English)___?, the teacher and classmates are always happy to help you.
Passing periods are times for you to go to your locker and take care of others things that need to be addressed, you will not be allowed to leave the room except for emergencies, medical reasons, or parent excused absences.
This is an academic environment: Profanity is not allowed.
B. Seating Assignments: Seating charts will be assigned and the teacher can make modifications when needed. If you are not in your seat when the bell rings you will be considered tardy.
The target language will be spoken by the teacher and you as we progress in the year.
You will be expected to stay on task, and complete all assignments.
C. Cell Phones are NOT allowed. Place your cell phone caddy on the right side by the wall next to the board. You will have a number assigned. The teacher will check attendance according to your phone placed on the right number. Talk to your teacher if you don’t have a cellphone, so the teacher won’t mark you absent. Be honest and avoid consequences.
If a telephone is confiscated, it will be documented in Infinite Campus and you may collect it at the end of the day and parents will be notified.
There will not be a tolerance policy for any disrespect to the learning environment, to other students and myself or any defiance of the class rules.
D. EHS dress code policy: The Board of Education and EHS recognize that responsibility for the dress and appearance of students generally rests with students and their parents, and that students may wish to express themselves by the manner of their dress. Students shall not, however, wear clothing or affect an appearance at school or school-sanctioned activities/events that is, or will be disruptive to the educational environment. Students also shall not wear clothing or affect an appearance that compromises a safe environment. Although dress is a matter of self-expression and is influenced by weather and fashion trends, certain items and styles are not acceptable for fostering a positive and professional learning environment.
Clothing that is overly revealing should not be worn at school. The open midriff, back, chest, or buttocks should not be exposed. Shirts/tops must have a strap over each shoulder. Also, not allowed are:
1. Visible undergarments (when in normal posture, sitting or standing)
2. Clothing that has a derogatory message
3. Clothing that promotes, suggests, or depicts violence
4. Clothing with lewd images or messages
5. Clothing that displays drugs, alcohol, or illegal activity
6. Any item that could be an endangerment or used as a weapon (i.e. spikes and chains)
7. Bare feet
8. No hats nor hoods covering heads during Spanish class.
Personal exceptions to these rules may be made based on students' needs or private situations. Please come speak to me privately about any concerns or questions you have.
E. Assignments: ALL assignments/announcements are posted to Google Classroom, some will be in Schoology: if absent, please check to get missed work/instruction/announcement(s).
F. Absences: Students are expected to follow the district’s policy on absences. If the student has an excused absence they have two days for every excused day to make up the work. After two days (example, if you are absent on a Monday, and something was due, it is due on Thursday). A general synopsis of what we did that day can be found in Google Classroom. If you miss class, some copies of the assignments are located there, others are in the classroom. Complete any missing work and turn it in within the districts allotted two days. Warm ups can only be made up for points on absences that are excused. The student needs to come speak with me before/after class for any added materials or assignments, or questions pertaining to their missed days.
G. Unexcused Absence: If the absence is unexcused, the student will have two days to make up the work at most a 20% grade reduction as per district policy on the classwork. If you are unexcused, you may not make up the warm up for credit.
H. Attendance: Attendance Office Hours: 8:00AM - 4:00PM
Attendance Phone Line: 303-982-5041
Attendance is taken during the warm up activity. In order to be counted as present and on time, you will need to answer the warm up within the first five minutes of class. Three tardies will earn you a detention.
I. Late work: Any late work that you wish to receive credit for must be turned in no later than two weeks from the assigned due date. Late work is an automatic grade reduction of 50%. After two weeks, no credit will be given for the missing assignment.
J. Academic Honesty: Evergreen High School takes this topic very seriously. Offenders are liable to the consequences mentioned above. Scholastic dishonesty includes but is not limited to cheating, plagiarism, copying a classmate's work (we can see/trace when you are sharing google docs), and use or evidence of an online translator such as google translate. Any students engaging in academic dishonesty will be subject to the steps mentioned below.
K. Concerns: We understand that the expectation is to learn in a new environment, and are very concerned about your grade and your success. We are too! However, it is very important that you do your own work. We want to see what you can do with the information that you have learned, not what Google, a friend or another person has told you. You may look up a word in a dictionary, Word reference or REA, but a whole sentence or phrase is not acceptable. Spanish doesn't translate correctly.
L. Academic Dishonesty:
First, if we suspect academic dishonesty, we will contact you and ask you about the work we are questioning. This includes in person and online work. Then we will proceed with the best course of action depending on the situation. However, teachers are required to follow the steps outlined in the student handbook.
1: First offense of cheating / copying no matter how or small student(s) earn a zero on the assignment, the teacher MUST write about it in the contact log of administrators conference in Infinite Campus with the headline of Academic Dishonesty #1, and the teacher must contact the parents or guardian about the incident.
2: On the second offense the teacher MUST do the same thing only put the heading Academic Dishonesty #2 and the teacher must contact the admin who will contact the parents/ guardians. The teacher will not contact the parents.
3: On the third offense the teacher will contact the administrator and write up the offense in the Admin Conference, and the student will be suspended and the offense will be communicated to the colleges if the student is a senior.
Things that might make us question your academic integrity:
1: Use of vocabulary words we haven’t learned, or are not part of the curriculum.
2: Use of grammatical structures we haven’t learned at your level.
3: When the work has a dark shade behind it, (we can see that it has been cut and pasted).
4: When you use the same verbiage as another classmate and you shouldn’t be, i.e. an opinion piece.
5: When you have words or phrases that are mistranslated.
(the above-mentioned infractions are some but not all of the ways you indicate to us you are using an outside source such as a translator).
When learning a foreign language, we need you to use what we give you and tell you, so you are learning everything in the correct order.
Each unit builds on each other. We like to chunk information by topic/grammar so your brain can connect the usage.
M. Grading Scale:
Homework: 15%
Classwork and Participation/ Projects: 35%
Assessments: 35%
Final Exam: 15%