STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES

 

I will lead a respectful and disciplined classroom. To achieve this I have established a few simple policies. As a student, it is your responsibility to comply with these policies. If you decide not to comply, there will be logical consequences. By enforcing these policies, I promise to you fairness and order in our classroom. Here are some basic rules:

 

Be Awake and Ready to Learn: Find your seat and have everything you need ready before class begins. Students may not sleep in class. To prevent this, students' eyes must be open and visible to the instructor at all times.

 

Put Away Food and Personal Electronic Devices: Students may not eat in the classroom. This includes candy. Closable containers of water are permitted. Put away all cell phones and headphones before class begins. If necessary, electronic devices will be confiscated and transported to the office to be picked up by parents/guardians.

 

Watch What You Say: Students will exhibit courtesy and respect toward all other students at all times. Hateful comments concerning race, gender, sexuality, political views, appearance, or of any other type will not be tolerated; this applies to serious as well as "joking" comments. Put downs and phrases like “shut up” have no place in school.

 

Keep Your Hands to Yourself: Unwelcome physical contact of any kind is not permitted.

 

Maintain a Safe and Clean Classroom: Nothing will go airborne in class at any time. This includes pens, paper, and other students. When needed, clean up the space around you.

 

CONSEQUENCES

 

Consequences will be appropriate for the behavior. Some behaviors will warrant a referral to the principal immediately. Examples of this include gross insubordination or violent behavior. Behaviors that are less severe, but in violation of the basic rules of the class will be addressed during class meetings. General infractions will be dealt with in the manner described below. This format is in no way all inclusive and is subject to change:

 

·         1st Incident            Warning

·         2nd Incident           Second warning

·         3rd Incident           5-minute detention during break

·         4th Incident           5-minute detention during break and a phone call home

·         5th Incident           15 minute detention before or after school

Tardies and Late Arrivals: A Student who is not in the classroom when the bell sounds, is considered either late or tardy. Tardy and Late students need to sign-in at the clipboard by the door, and are not to disrupt the class. A student is tardy if he/she is without a pass after the bell. A student is late if he/she arrives with a pass after the bell. A student is he/she arrives with a pass. Students need to pin their pass to the wall above the clipboard. There is no penalty for arriving late with a pass.

 

Academic Honesty: It is expected that students will use genuine, sincere, and fair means for the accomplishment of the tests, tasks, or projects from which evaluations of progress shall be determined. Students found plagiarizing, copying or cheating in any way will receive automatic zeros and have phone calls made to their parents. Flagrant or repeated offenses will result in a failing grade for the quarter or semester depending on the nature of the incident.

 

Make-Up Work: If a student has an excused absence from class he or she is responsible for the assignments/homework that missed. The student has as many days as he or she was absent to make up the assignments. It is up to the student to inquire about missed work and tests. Zeros will be given if a student fails to make up work within an acceptable time frame. Unexcused absences void all make-up privileges.

 

Late Work: Homework assignments may not be turned in late. Papers and projects may be turned in late with a penalty of one letter grade for each day late.

 

NOTE: The instructor may modify policies if needed. Any modifications will be covered in class.

 

 

A key to being successful in this class is to treat yourself and others with respect. I will treat you and others with dignity and expect you to commit yourself to doing the same.