QUARTER GRADES

    Quarter grades are calculated using a weighted grade system. 

Class work- 30%
-homework
-notes
-participation

-employability points

Quizzes/Progressive Inst. Quiz - 30%

Tests -  40%

    Grading Scale:

90-100 - A

80-89 - B

70-79 - C

60-69 - D

Below 60 - Failing

DAILY HOMEWORK/NOTES
 Homework will be collected daily or assessed for completion.  Most homework will be worth 10 points. Students should complete homework daily, if they are struggling they should stay after school to get help. 

Employability Points

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.

PROGRESSIVE  INSTRUCTION QUIZZES

    These quizzes are from progressive instruction questions that we
   discuss daily. These quizzes are specifically designed to encourage
   you to examine and improve your computation and thinking skills.
   After progressive questions are discussed they are posted.
for you to review.

TESTS

One test per unit unless the unit is very lengthy.

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.