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CLASSROOM

POLICIES/DISCIPLINE PLAN

ALASKA HISTORY/WORLD CULTURES

GOVERNMENT

GENERAL CLASSROOM BEHAVIOR:

*Follow directions the first time they are given.

*Keep hands, feet, and objects to yourself.

*Get permission to leave your seat.

*Show respect for each other as well as yourself. Treat others as you would like to be treated.

*Come into classroom quietly and get ready to work; get writing utensils, texts, paper, and homework out and ready for use.

*Use appropriate language and behavior at all times.

*Consistent appropriate classroom behavior will be recognized and rewarded.

* Inappropriate classroom behavior will be recognized and dealt with according to classroom and school policies.

REWARDS

10 homework points = 1 homework token

Class rewards for good substitute behavior.

Postcards and/or homework tokens for exceptional work and/or behavior.

Movie/video day.

Bonus points on tests.

Open-note or open-book tests.

CONSEQUENCES:

1st Offense:

Verbal Warning

2nd Offense:

Lunch detention

3rd Offense:

Student is sent to office.

If an offense is severe enough, the student will immediately be removed from the classroom and sent to the office.

Whenever a student is removed from the classroom for disciplinary reasons that student will not be allowed to reenter the classroom until one of the following has occurred:

1) Student/teacher conference on inappropriate/appropriate behavior.

2) Student/teacher/parent/principal conference on inappropriate/appropriate behavior from the student and how this problem can be alleviated.

-Various consequences include:

Sentences

Cleaning the room

Scrubbing the desks

Straightening desks and chairs

Other consequences may be added at a later date.

ASSIGNMENTS:

All assignments will be turned in on time. On days that assignments are due, they will be turned in at the beginning of the class period. Any assignments not handed in on time, or incomplete, are considered late. The final grade on late assignments will be reduced by 30%. All assignments will be done neatly. If I cannot read an assignment, it will be returned to the student to be redone and will be considered late. Penmanship and quality of work done are all part of figuring the grade for each homework assignment.

LATE ASSIGNMENTS:

If an assignment is late, the student has the opportunity to complete the assignment for reduced credit after school on the due date of the assignment. If the assignment is not turned in that day it will receive a zero and will not be accepted at a later time.

CONDUCT DURING TESTING SITUATIONS:

During testing situations there is to be no talking at all until the instructor has given the ÒO.K.Ó

Talking= -5% from test score for each offense.

Cheating= the test will receive an automatic zero with no chance for retake.

GRADES:

A studentÕs grade is based on the following:

Homework=45%

Tests= 35%

Quizzes= 5%

Class Participation= 15%

Extra credit will be accepted when all student work is handed in. A student will not be allowed to do extra credit if there are any missing assignments.

The following grading scale is used to determine letter grades:

100%-90%= A

89%-80%= B

79%-70%= C

69%-60%= D

59% and below = F

Class Participation is graded on the studentÕs active participation in the class, being here, and being on time. Tardiness, absences, and lack of actively participating in class will reduce this grade. Points missed for excused absences can be made up. Students with an excused absence can make up for those missed points by coming in to the classroom at lunch time in order to go over the missed material. Arrangements must be made by the student.

I have read and understand these policies.

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student parent