Miller's Math Classes

What are the schedules and why are there soooo many?

There is a separate schedule for the first week of school, the second week of school, and the remainder of the semester.
The first week of school we will be going to HOMEROOM daily after FIRST BLOCK.
- - - This is so we can distribute beginning of the year information.
The second week of school, Monday is Labor Day, and we will rotate between 1st through 4th blocks for our FLEX time after THIRD BLOCK.
- - - This is so students can familiarize themselves with FLEX, especially signing up.

What is Flex anyways? A built in period of time during which students will be able to get tutoring help from teachers, make up missed assignments, attend club meetings, or participate in one of the many enrichment activities offered throughout the school.

Some examples could be chess, trivia, yoga, guitar, arts and crafts, intramural sports, etc. This will not only allow students time built into our regular schedule who are in need of remediation of intensive interventions but also allow us to reestablish and build relationships/rapport with students.

What is the purpose of Flex? The hope is that we are able to help students in need while improving the school culture/climate at the same time. This will also ensure equitable access to a meaningful learning experience for all students.

Who signs up for Flex? EVERY student. EVERY day.

Where do I sign up for Flex? http://flextimemanager.com/login

Why are we going to Homeroom every Monday this year? Homeroom teachers will ensure that their homeroom students have successfully signed up for the following week of Flex (sessions Tuesday through Friday). Also students will receive Flex training during homeroom.

What else is different this year? Teachers will be offering MANY more fun enrichment activities and fewer study halls this year. ALSO (!!!) Flextime Manager now has an app that you can download on your phone!

How do I know where to report to for Flex? Check your Flex app or the website for your room location. Some teachers may not be meeting in their actual room, so pay close attention.

When is Flex? EXCLUDING the first week of school, Flex will be directly after 3rd period. The first week of school it will be after 1st period (at 9:55 am).

I. Lunch Procedures

When students have lunch depends on their 3rd block class. Students with a 3rd block math or science class will report DIRECTLY to the lunch room following 2nd block each day.

A Lunch - Math, Science

B Lunch - SPED, CTE, Art, World Lang, EL, NCVPS

C Lunch - PE, Dance, Band, English, Social Studies

Laney-wide procedures are as follows:

Clean up after yourselves
All students must clear the buildings during their lunch time.
Students must stay in the area of the cafeteria. This includes the cafe, seating outside the cafe near the Media Center, and the grassy area in front of the cafe.
Students may not leave campus and are prohibited from hanging in the parking lot.
Students cannot use food delivery services such as DoorDash, UberEats
Visitors may not come on campus to bring lunch and/or hang out.

II. Hall Passes/Tardy Procedures
The following are the schoolwide consequences for tardies at Laney:
*1st tardy -- warning issued to student
*2nd tardy -- teacher calls parent to inform them
*3rd tardy -- student will receive an office referral with follow-up from the Dean.
If tardy (unexcused), students may not leave the classroom again during that period.
Students may not leave any classroom during the first or last 15 minutes of class per Laney school policy.
Only one student is permitted out of the room at a time and every student must have a hall pass.

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Miller's Math Hall Pass/Tardy Procedures

Students will be given bathroom passes quarterly and these will primarily be used as a hall pass. Otherwise, bathroom trips can take the giant gold glittery pass by the sign out sheet if they do not have their previously distributed bathroom pass.
Students MUST sign out and sign in, writing down their first AND last name, the date they are leaving, the time they are leaving, and upon return, they must write down the time they returned.
Failure to follow these procedures will result in parent conference and/or not being allowed to leave the room anymore.
*Exceptions to these rules would be urgent/emergency situations, such as a nose bleed, being severely nauseous (if you think you're going to vomit, we do NOT need to have a discussion, PLEASE hurry to the nearest bathroom!)

III. Dismissals

Students should work until the teacher verbally tells them it is time to pack up. No matter if it is five minutes before the bell rings or one minute before, all students are expected to work until the bell rings or earlier only when indicated by the teacher.
The school day ends at 3:35 pm.
Students can ask a teacher for assistance to find out what bus number they should ride.
Expect very heavy traffic week one.

IV. New Attendance Policy

Chronically absent students will be referred to MTSS
A student may not be more than 10 days absent per semester (per course), excluding specific extenuating circumstances in which case, these will require appropriate documentation.
Student will not be awarded course credit except by determination of the principal after careful review of student records with appointed panel.

I. Laptops

Laptops will be distributed the first week of school during homeroom.
Students should make sure that they can log into their laptop by completely signing in the first time while on campus.
You need to bring your laptops AND charger to school daily, as many teachers will be utilizing them during class time.
If you have any issues with you laptop, please see the tech help desk located in the media center for more assistance during lunch or with a teacher's permission.

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Miller's Math Laptop Procedures:

We will not use them every single day, but we will use them every week.
If you know your laptop is dead, PLEASE go ahead and quietly plug it into an outlet/power strip when you arrive in the classroom.
Do NOT unplug anything else to do so. If there is not a spot, please let me know or ask a classmate if they need to have their device plugged in.
If you do not have your device on a day we are completing online/computer work, then I will try to assist you if I can and if time permits.
In some situations, you may need to complete any missed work for homework if an extra device can not be located.
If you are caught using your laptop inappropriately during class time. I will follow the following procedures:

*1st tardy -- warning issued to student

*2nd tardy -- teacher calls parent to inform them

*3rd tardy -- student will receive an office referral with follow-up from the Dean.

II. Cellphone Procedures

Cell phones and headphones/Airpods should not be seen or heard, unless a teacher is allowing the student to use them for an assignment. (This does NOT mean you should or can try to sneakily keep your Airpods in during class instruction.)
The following protocol for confiscating a cell phone/electronic device will be followed this year by Laney teachers:
- - - First, the teacher will respectfully ask the student for the phone and place it in a safe place for the remainder of that single class period. The teacher will return the device to the student at the end of class.
    - If a student refuses to hand over the device, the teacher will inform the Dean at the end of class and the student's device will be confiscated for the remainder of the day.
    - If issues persist with device misuse during class time, parent(s) and administration will be notified.

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Miller's Math Cellphone Procedures:

No cellphones are allowed during class unless otherwise explicitly stated.
No headphones or airpods are to be used during class.
Students who sign their cellphone into cell phone "jail" will receive 5 extra credit points on their most recent test score after the 10th day of storing their phone.

III. Canvas

I will be utilizing Canvas for my class. It is a Learning Management System (aka basically a website you need access to) that is helpful in posting assignments, notes, videos, etc. Additionally, students can submit work through Canvas or message their teacher questions.
Parents can "link" to their Laney student by asking the teacher for a linking code. I am happy to email these to you or send home a hard copy to monitor your child's progress in class.
Students log in to Canvas via their NCEdcloud account. They will need their Powerschool number and password. Any of their teachers can give them their password or reset it.
Here is a document that explains some basic info about Canvas.

Troubleshooting Tips for Logging into Canvas

Step 1: Your username should be your lunch number and your password is your birthday.

Step 2: Email a teacher you have on your schedule for this semester and ask your teacher to follow these steps:

Sign into YOUR (teacher) ncedcloud
Click MY STUDENTS
Find the kids name, click "change password."

V. Passwords

GMAIL
- - Username: firstname.lastname@student.nhcs.net
  - Password: Student ID # (if your ID is shorter than 8 digits, add leading 0s).
POWERSCHOOL
- - Username: Student ID#
  - Password: Randomly generated with student account.

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What are the schedules and why are there soooo many?

I. Lunch Procedures

II. Hall Passes/Tardy Procedures

The following are the schoolwide consequences for tardies at Laney:

*1st tardy -- warning issued to student

*2nd tardy -- teacher calls parent to inform them

*3rd tardy -- student will receive an office referral with follow-up from the Dean.

If tardy (unexcused), students may not leave the classroom again during that period.

Students may not leave any classroom during the first or last 15 minutes of class per Laney school policy.

Only one student is permitted out of the room at a time and every student must have a hall pass.

III. Dismissals

Students should work until the teacher verbally tells them it is time to pack up. No matter if it is five minutes before the bell rings or one minute before, all students are expected to work until the bell rings or earlier only when indicated by the teacher.

The school day ends at 3:35 pm.

Students can ask a teacher for assistance to find out what bus number they should ride.

Expect very heavy traffic week one.

IV. New Attendance Policy

I. Laptops

Laptops will be distributed the first week of school during homeroom.

Students should make sure that they can log into their laptop by completely signing in the first time while on campus.

You need to bring your laptops AND charger to school daily, as many teachers will be utilizing them during class time.

If you have any issues with you laptop, please see the tech help desk located in the media center for more assistance during lunch or with a teacher's permission.

*1st tardy -- warning issued to student

*2nd tardy -- teacher calls parent to inform them

*3rd tardy -- student will receive an office referral with follow-up from the Dean.

II. Cellphone Procedures

III. Canvas

Troubleshooting Tips for Logging into Canvas

V. Passwords