Below are important pieces of information that pertain to all class:

1. Students are expected to follow the class procedures posted in the Google Classroom for each class.

2. Clean-up is conducted during the last few minutes of class.  The entire classroom is to be cleaned during the clean-up time. Unless a student has an early release pass, All students must be present for and participate in this activity. During the clean-up time, all tools, materials, equipment are to be properly stored.  The quality of the student's participation in the classroom cleaning will be reflected in the Class Participation grade (15%).

3. Every student is expected to ask questions, and ask for assistance.  It is better to ask a question then to leave the class without knowing.  There are no silly questions! Always ask for help. Be proactive in your education.

4. Participate is a critical part of every student's education.  My classes are a combination of hands-on and minds-on learning. Much of what you will be taught will be best learned by physically engaging in the task.

5. Unless medically necessary, there is no food or drink, apart from water, are allowed in the classroom, especially the computer laboratory.

6. The storeroom and all other classrooms are off limits unless Mr. Gargiulo indicates otherwise.

7. If you believe a tool or piece of equipment is damaged, including a computer, immediately report the situation to Mr. Gargiulo.

8. Room 402 is a learning environment contains many tools, several pieces of equipment, and numerous supplies that require instruction to be properly used. Always ask permission before using any item in the facility so that injury to yourself or others is prevented.

9.  When a student cannot copy the Daily Journal because they are absent from class, they are to get the Daily Journal entry from another student in the same course.  The Daily Journal is not posted on Google Classroom because it is part of my instructional methodology for each student to build the muscle memory to copy them and to learn to self-advocate when they miss one.  Developing this small amount of responsibility is important in this age group.  Further, the Daily Journal entries are contemporaneous in nature such that they provide the tasks for the day and any other relevant information.  They are an essential communication tool for all parties.  By copying them, the students 'own' this important information.

Technology Education classes will be graded using the following grading procedure:

Within each quarter, the grade for the Technology Education class is determined by student performance in the following categories:

65% Satisfactory Completion of Learning Experiences

20% All Other Assignments (e.g., Homework, Do Now Quizzes, Extra Credit, etc.)

15% Weekly Participation Grade (see next section for additional information)

For semester classes, the overall grade semester grade is calculated as:

((1st Quarter 1= 40% + 2nd Quarter 2= 40%) *2 + Final Examination)/5

For year-long classes, the overall grade semester grade is calculated as:

(1st Quarter+ 2nd Quarter + 3rd Quarter + 4thQuarter + Final Examination)/5

Notes:

• Based on school policy, the lowest grade that may be given for the first three quarters is a 50 for full-year courses, however, a grade below 50 may be given in the 4th quarter or for the final exam.  A grade of 65 is the minimum passing level. 

• Additionally, students are excused from final school examination in my elective courses, if a student achieves an average of 90% (or better) for all marking periods.  Approximately one week before the final examination in the final marking period (2nd or 4th), an announcement will be made to share which student(s) are eligible for this provision.  

Additional Information about Course Grading:

1. Plan your work time, if extra time is needed, schedule additional lab time or make an appointment to attend extra help.

2. Late assignments that are part of a learning experience may be penalized with a deduction in points. A late assignment will be accepted until the end of the learning experience.

3. When a Google Classroom assignment is no longer accepting submissions, the assignment is to be emailed or shared with Mr. G.

4. Individual and/or group participation is an important factor in the grading of assignments.

5. An optional extra credit assignment is posted to the Google Classroom for each class.  Every student is encouraged to complete this assignment.

6. Every day students may earn in-class extra credit for going above and beyond, enthusiastically participating, assisting others, and by finding grammatical or syntax errors in class materials.

7. Graded assignments will appear in Google Classroom.  No grades will be entered into Google Classroom; the official class grade is located in Infinite Campus.

Each week, every student will receive a grade for their participation in class.  This fifteen percent category is based on a combination of the following factors:

• Behavior

• Attitude

• Participation

• Task Completion

• Exemplary Efforts

The grade for each week of the course will consider all the factors listed above.  For a student to achieve a high score, they must exhibit positive behavior and attitude, have volunteered to participate in the class activity(ies), completed all assigned work, and assisted a peer(s) with maintaining a positive classroom environment.  Students may earn “tickets” towards their participation grade by making an extra effort to participate in class.

Student actions that will negatively affect a weekly participation grade:

• Frequent and consistent disruptive behavior(s) with or without a disciplinary referral

• Placing the student's head down on the desk; not interacting with their peers and/or the teacher

• Refusing to participate in classroom activities; not responding to teacher instructions; general off-task behavior(s)

• Not engaging or completing assignments

• Unwilling to participate in group or collaborative activities

Students who are legally absent for the entire week will be exempted from a grade for that particular week.  Conversely, students who are not legally absent will receive a zero for the week.  Students who are present for three or more days are considered present for the week.