QUARTER GRADES

    Quarter grades are calculated using a weighted grade system. 

Daily homework - 30%

Bell ringer problems - 30%

Assessments-  40%

DAILY HOMEWORK/BELL RINGERS/NOTES/EMPLOYABILITY POINTS

Homework will be collected and graded or graded on completion daily.

Bell ringers will be done everyday at the beginning of class. Students will be expected to enter class on time, get their bell ringer notebook and immediately get started on the problem/problems specified for the day. These will be graded once every two weeks and will be responsible for 30% of the students grade. Students may also be tested over problems previously gone over through out the year.

Students are expected to take notes daily in order to help learn material and more importantly to use as a resource for homework and studying.

Employability points are rewarded for qualities and actions that reflect that of a good employee. Each student will start the quarter with 100 out of 100 employability points. They will keep all 100 points all quarter unless one of the following criteria is met. 1) They are tardy to class, 5 points will be taken away. 2) They receive a detention in class, 10 points will be taken away. 3) They need to be sent to the office with a referral, 20 points will be taken away. 4) Situations of not having homework completed, not having the proper materials, and/or class disruption may also lead to loss of employability points, less than 5 points per occurrence.

TESTS/QUIZZES

One test per unit unless the unit is very lengthy.

Students can expect about one quiz per week.

ATTENDANCE

    Attendance is a necessary component for success in most classes,
   but especially in math classes.  You are responsible for making up
   any assigned work, this includes any notes . If you are absent, you
   can determine the revised homework due date by giving yourself a
   grace period equal to the number of days you were absent.  In other
   words, if you are absent for 1 day, you have an extra school day after 
   you return to turn in missed work. Should you need more time, see me BEFORE the homework due date and we can work something out.
It is your responsibility to check the website for missed assignments. It is also your responsibility to check your absent folder in to collect any papers or homework handed out while you were gone.

   Tests are announced many days in advance. If you miss the day
   before a test, you will be expected to take the test with the class.

   If you are absent the day of the test, you will need to make
   arrangements to make up the test ASAP within the same week
   of the absence.

Unexpected Absences

   Work missed due to lengthy unexpected absence will be dealt with on 

   an individual basis.

School Activities

   If you are involved in school activities that may cause you to miss a   
   class, remember that your homework is still due.  Be sure to drop it
   off and put it in the homework basket PRIOR to your event. You are
   also responsible for the material that is covered.  Any homework that
   is assigned will be due as assigned.

Outdoor Education
   If you are involved in Outdoor Education make sure you check the   

   calendar/syllabus on the web site to get the assignments BEFORE you 

   leave.  The curriculum at this point of the school year is applying and 

   integrating previously learned concepts to new material.  I strongly 

   encourage you to learn and complete the lessons before you leave for 

   outdoor education to avoid getting behind. This can be difficult, but 

   not impossible.  It will take a commitment on your part.  As much as 

   I  would like to re-teach an entire week of lessons to you individually, 

   time just does not allow me to do so.  If an exam is given the week 

   you are gone, you should plan on taking it before you leave.  It will 

   take some planning on your part to be able to participate in outdoor 

   education, however, it can be done, and I have been told by former 

   students that the extra effort was well worth it.