Beth Ropski

Welcome to Family and Consumer Sciences!

My name is Ms. Ropski. I worked in the food industry for over a decade in many different sectors, including a local Co-op, a food truck, a catering business, a brunch restaurant, a wine bar, and many more. In 2017, I stumbled into a job in southern Idaho teaching high school Culinary Arts, Foods & Nutrition, and Adult Living. I fell in love with Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) and moved to north Idaho (go, Vandals!) to pursue a Master’s degree in it. I worked for two years as Lab Manager for the Carmelita Spencer Foods Laboratory at University of Idaho and as a TA in their Dietetics program. I completed my Master’s in FCS Education in May 2020, accepted a position at Spectrum, and am excited to meet and work with you this year!

In Fall 2020, I will be teaching Foods 1, Foods 2, Culinary Arts, Culinary Management, and Entrepreneurship. We are living in a crazy time this year so I am incredibly appreciative for any communication or feedback you can give to me about how the structure of our class is working for your student (especially our distance learners). My goal is to help your student learn, succeed, and love my courses' content as much as I do. Please let me know if you have any questions, comments, or suggestions so that we can work together to achieve your student's success!

Canvas Work

Both in-person and distance learning students can access the work that they need to complete for my class on Canvas.

This can be reached by the following link: spectrumacademy.instructure.com/login/canvas

Online class sessions

Held for each of my classes on Google Meet with the following schedule:

A1 (Foods 2) 8:20 - 9:25 Mon; recorded video content and a lab to complete at home on Wed

A2 (Cul. Arts) 9:30 - 10:35 Mon; recorded video content and a lab to complete at home on Wed

A3 (Study Hall) 10:40 - 11:45 Mon/Wed

A4 (Foods 2) 12:40 - 1:45 Mon; recorded video content and a lab to complete at home on Wed

A5 (Foods 1) 1:50 - 2:55 Mon; recorded video content and a lab to complete at home on Wed

B1 (Cul. Mgmt.) 8:20 - 9:25 Tues; recorded video content and a lab to complete at home on Thurs

B2 (Foods 1) 9:30 - 10:35 Tues; recorded video content and a lab to complete at home on Thurs

B3 (Prep) 10:40 - 11:45 Tues/Thurs; No students

B4 (Foods 1) 12:40 - 1:45 Tues; recorded video content and a lab to complete at home on Thurs

B5 (Entrep.) 1:50 - 2:55 Tues/Thurs

Mr. Ropski's Ten Course Expectations and Goals

Be respectful of yourself, others, property, ideas different from your own.
Be in class and in your seat on time with your cell phone off and stored away.
If any technology is used that was not specifically directed to be used, it will be confiscated and held until the end of class.
Focus and participate. Participation and attendance is expected and required for a passing grade.
Be appropriate. Keep in mind your language, your dress, and your behavior.
Be prepared! Be sure to be awake, have your required materials for the day, and your assignments due that day completed before class. Please contact me if anything out of the ordinary is occurring in your life so I can make accommodations for you.
Be responsible. Know the grade you want to receive in this class and keep it in mind every day.
Communicate with myself and your parents about the course.
Read, write, and think! Be sure to complete all quizzes and exams!
Be safe! If you ever have a question or feel uncomfortable, ASK ME OR A PARTNER FOR HELP.

Contact Ms. Ropski if you have any questions: beth.ropski@spectrumcharter.org or Ext.# 7213

We can also set up virtual meetings via Google Meet or in-person meetings outside of class time.

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