Syllabus

Mid-Carolina High School  

Learning Strategies

2024-25

Instructor: Rita Dickert

Email Address: rdickert@sdnc.org

Phone: (803) 364-2134 Ext. 80402

Location: Room 402

Planning Period: 4th block   

After school Tutoring:  Tuesday until 4:00

Forms of Parent/Student Communication: 

• Phone, Email, Parent Portal, Google website, Schoology, Student/Parent Contact Log 

Course Description: This course is designed to provide individualized support services according to each student’s Individualized Education Plan (IEP), which includes giving each student remediation and re--teaching of material from their regular education classes. Instruction will be given in all academic areas, postsecondary and career transitional skills.

Expected Learner Outcomes:

• The long and short-range goals for this course are stated on each child’s IEP. Each student must master his/her goals to progress to the next level of the special needs program.

• The student will strengthen academic independence and knowledge in core subject areas.

• The student will reinforce study and organizational skills.

• The student will demonstrate responsibility, personal life skills, and transitional awareness.

• Link to Curriculum Standards: http://ed.sc.gov/topics/curriculumstds/ (By nature of this course most academic standards may be covered.)

Materials Required:

•  Textbooks from students’ general education classes/Online textbook access code

•  School issued laptop

•   Pencils and pens

•   Agenda

Grading Policy:

• Classwork: 10%

  • Journal/Bell work

  • Agenda /checklist

  • Discussion posts 

• Minor Assessments 40%

  • Individualized work packets

  • Unit quizzes

  • IEP probe corrections

  • Group activities

•  Major Assessments 50%

• Career Portfolio

•  Unit tests

• Group projects

Grading Scale:

A = 90-100                                                 

B =  80-89                                                               

C = 70-79                                                   

D = 60-69   

F = 59 & Below

Late Work/Make-up Work Policy: 

All work must be turned in to the teacher in a timely manner as determined by the teacher and the student’s IEP.

Classroom Management System:

The classroom management system will be composed of rewards for appropriate behavior and consequences for inappropriate behavior.  I will follow the rules and guidelines that are stated in the Mid--Carolina High School handbook.  Students who model appropriate behaviors will have notes sent home praising them for their good work and I will use positive reinforcement within the classroom to praise the students.  Students who model inappropriate behaviors will have a series of consequences.  If a student’s inappropriate behavior continues daily, then the teacher will notify the parent via telephone, a note home, or with a teacher/parent conference.  The teacher may also want to establish a behavioral intervention plan for the student. 

Classroom Rules/Expectations: ***Follow All Rules and Guidelines Stated in the  MCHS Handbook*** 

Responsibility matters

Earn and give respect

Be prepared to learn
Ensure every minute counts
Listen and follow directions

Classroom Policies:

• It is the student’s responsibility to complete their daily agenda/checklist by writing down what they worked on in general education classes. This will be checked weekly and will count as a homework grade.  

• It will be the student’s responsibility to file their work in their binders, which will be housed in the classroom. Binders will be used to show parents and IEP committee members what the student is doing in the tutorial and help determine students’ needs and progress.

• Students are expected to report to their Case Manager during lunchtime Connections to complete extended time work from their regular education classes.

• Itinerant students and students not enrolled in Learning Strategies during the current semester are expected to report to their Case Manager during lunchtime Connections at least once a week to check in on assignments and classwork. 

• It is the student’s responsibility to acquire missed work from his/her general education teachers when s/he is absent. 

• Students who are absent will check their Schoology and email to find their missing work from Mrs. Dickert’s class.

Rewards:

• Reward passes

• Phone Call Home

• Positive Notes Home

• Positive Reinforcement

• Verbal Praise

Consequences:

• First Offense- Verbal Warning

• Second Offense- Student-Teacher Conference

• Third Offense- Phone Call Home

• Fourth Offense- Discipline Referral

***Depending on the Severity of the Student’s Behavior, Steps May Be Eliminated***