Syllabus

Money Matters Syllabus

2024-2025

Jamie Southern

Jamie.Southern@fwisd.org

E1018, 7th period

Description

Money Matters will have students create new financial habits and transform the way they approach money altogether.  Students will understand how to save, budget, avoid debt, spend wisely and invest. Students learn to build confidence in their own financial decision-making.  Students will also understand International and Domestic Business practices. The students will also understand goods and services, economic systems, business ethics, roles of government, banking options, career plan, division and balance of power, misrepresentation and fraud.

Expectations and Goals

•       Follow Fort Worth ISD and South Hills school policies

•       Be punctual

•       Be in control of you at all times

•       Courtesy, Dignity, Respect

•       Be prepared

•       Be alert

•       Be responsible 

•       Be respectful to yourself and others

•       Follow the assigned seating chart

Required Materials

1 pen or pencil

1 hand sanitizer

1 box of kleenex

1 Journal 

Make-up, Late work, and Homework Policy

These will be determined per assignment and no more than 35% of the grade will be deducted, based on the students desire to complete the job assignment. Each student will be given multiple times to make up the job assignment before and after school, if you refuse to complete the job assignment you will be graded on the incomplete assignment.  

Tardy Policy

We will follow the South Hills tardy policy, as well as within this classroom’s tardy policy.  If you are tardy to class you will still be responsible for the Bell Ringer but you will complete that on your own time. 

•       Sign the Tardy Log and give reason why you are late

•       2nd Tardy is a warning

•       3rd lunch detention

•       4th tardy is a Referral 

•        5th tardy is a Referral 

Grade Break Down

50% - Test and Projects

50% - Daily Work and Bell Ringers