Class Rules and Expectations

1. Be here. You need to be in your seat when the bell rings or you will be counted late. After receiving five lates, you will be assigned to an in school detention with me, a meeting with admin and, worse, be on my mental list of kids who don’t care about my class. Stay off that list.
   • If you are late, for whatever reason, do not disrupt the class upon your arrival. Enter as quietly as you can, and get into your seat. If you need to leave class, please wait for an appropriate time, ask permission, then sign out and sign back in when you get back. Students are not allowed to leave for the first and last 15 minutes of class.
   • If you are absent, due to illness or , your parent/guardian must notify the school. Please also email your teacher - I like to be kept in the loop. If you know you will be absent on an evaluation/presentation day, please inform me ASAP so we can make alternate arrangements. It is your responsibility to check for missed work on Google Classroom and with me in person, and to arrange for copies of notes from your peers.
   • If you are in class, but on your cell phone for the 75 minute period, are you really present? Check out the class cell phone policy here.
2. Be responsible. Bring everything you’ll need for class, such as paper, a pen or pencil, and work that’s due. All assignments and projects are collected at the beginning of class on the due date. Those assignments that are done in Google Classroom are expected to be in by the beginning of class. Please see below for the Missing or Late Submission of Major Evaluations Policy.
3. Be respectful. You are expected to be courteous and respectful to all students, teachers, and guests. There will be no swearing, name calling, or snide comments. Also, use of technology at inappropriate times is rude and devices that are ill-used will be confiscated. Remember, you control your technology; it shouldn’t control you. For further details on the class cell phone policy, please click HERE.
4. Be awesome. Think for yourself. If you simply repeat back to me things I have already said in class, you will not have a good semester with me. If, however, you are willing to think deeply, take risks, and work hard, then you’ll love my class.

MISSING OR LATE SUBMISSION OF MAJOR EVALUATIONS POLICY

Students are expected to submit all evaluations and write all tests on the assigned dates. When a student fails to do so, the following procedures will be implemented:

• If unable to submit an assignment on the due date, students should negotiate other arrangements with the teacher BEFORE the due date- if appropriate, the teacher MAY allow an extension.
• Students will be given at least ONE additional opportunity to submit late work and the teacher will determine an alternate date and time
• Teachers can refuse the submission of an assignment if they feel the integrity of student work has been compromised.
• If a student fails to submit an assignment, this will result in a no-mark which could lead to the student not meeting the requirements of that strand of the curriculum
• An absence from the summative or final exam will require appropriate documentation (e.g. medical note) which must be provided to the Principal.