SPAARC:

  Mrs. Corbin Course Syllabus

Welcome to the 25-26 school year at Audenried Charter High School, and welcome to  the Student Practice and Academic Resource Course (SPAARC). 

Course Overview

Description of Course: This is a resource room that provides separate, specialized instruction, academic remediation and assistance with homework and related assignments. Students will use this class for progress monitoring, extra time to complete assignments, tests, homework help, and social emotional growth. Math and Reading remediation will be given through IXL program, which is a research based intervention program.

Course Work for all quarters mainly involves:

• Progress Monitoring based on individual student goals and needs

• Grade/Work Audit and help for all General Education classes 

• Reading and/or Math mini lessons based on needed skills

• Small group testing

• Quarter Exam completion 

• Project completion from other classes

• Homework help

• Extended time for assignments from other classes

• Small group instruction 

• Organizational and career skill practice

• IXL lessons & games.

• Extended time for CTE assignments 

What You Need to Know to Succeed

Materials

All students MUST have …

• Spiral notebook 

• Folder

• Paper

• Writing tools- pencils/pens 

• Positive attitude 

Grading Scale: 

• 30% - Assessments ( progress monitoring grade)

• 20% - Student work: classwork, homework, exit tickets (daily)

• 50% - Participation (daily)

No Final Exams for this course!!!!!

Citizenship/Participation

Participation in all class activities and lectures is expected and required.  Regular and consistent attendance and participation in all class activities and discussions are behavioral expectations in this class.

O (Outstanding) - student’s performance in class has a positive influence on the class. 

S (Satisfactory) - student adheres to the rules and procedures of the class.  

N (Needs Improvement) - student’s behavior is disruptive to the class.  

 Classroom Rules

1. Bully will automatically lead to a level 3 referral

2. Scholars should always be actively working from bell to bell

3. Scholars must come prepared with any assignment they need extended time to work on in their Gen. Ed. classes, and/or assignments they need to make up.

4. No scholar is permitted to leave the classroom to obtain missing assignments. They are responsible for asking their teachers for work during scheduled class time with the teacher, or afterschool.