COURSE PROCEDURES & PRACTICES

 

 

Semester: First and Second                                                    School Year: 2006-2007

 

Teacher: Mr. Kim Mackey                                  Course: Essential Mathematics

 

This form is to be posted in the room where the course is taught. A copy is to be filed with the principal's office.

 

1. Specifically indicate how the students will be graded.

        

         1. Grades will be based on percentages.

         2. 50 percent of credit on a problem will be based on the correctness and quality of work, where applicable.

         3. 50 percent of credit on a problem will be based on having the correct answer, where applicable.

         4. Grades will be based on: 1) homework/seatwork, 20% 3) tests 80%

 

2. Specifically indicate how make-up work will be executed.

        

         1. pre-make-up work is due the day of return.

         2. For make-up due to illness a student will have two days to make-up work for every consecutive day of illness up to five consecutive days. For more than five consecutive days of illness I will arrange a satisfactory time length with the student.

         3. Tests, homework, and notebook entries must be made up.

 

3. Specifically indicate how extra credit work will be considered.

 

         1. Extra credit will be by contract between teacher and student but in no case will be allowed to raise the semester grade more than 5 percent.

 

4. Specifically indicate the basic work requirements (i.e.--workbook, outside reading, book reports, papers, etc.)

 

         1. textbook

         2. lecture material

         3. teacher generated homework,  tests.

        

 

5. Specifically indicate your office hours and where you will be located during these hours.

 

         My hours are: 7:50 a.m. to 8:10 a.m. Monday thru Friday, 3:07 p.m. to 3:20 p.m. Monday through Friday, in room 209.