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1. Assigned Seating System - Students will be assigned to a specific seating assignment and will be expected to be in that seat when the bell rings to start class. Students must remain seated for the bell that will dismiss them from class.

2. Tardy System - There will be no penalty for the first or second tardy. A third tardy will require a disciplinary referral. Tardies do not carry over to the next grading quarter. With a second referral, the student would be subject to progressive discipline/due process based on the discipline steps outlined in the student handbook.

3. Attendance Policy - In addition to the school-wide attendance policy, students in this class may also earn 5% of the total points possible if their attendance is 95% or better. (No more than two days missed and 5% of the total points are given as extra credit)

4. Cheating/Plagiarism – Cheating and plagiarism are met with the same consequences. On the first offense all parties dishonestly involved will receive a zero on the work involved. If the class is a year long class a first offense during the first semester would carry over into the second semester and any further incident after the first offense would result in a 2nd offense and receive the corresponding discipline. (Removal from class with an “F” grade posted to the student’s transcript.

5. Cheating – The dishonest act of using someone else’s work to better one’s own efforts and/or dishonestly claiming that someone else’s work is one’s own.
Plagiarism – The act of stealing and passing off ideas or words of another as one’s own; using (creating a production or document) without crediting the source; presenting as new or original an idea or product taken from another source.

6. Homework - Homework will be due on the next regularly scheduled day of class. It will be collected at the front table in the first two minutes of class. Late work will not be accepted for credit. Projects or papers will be accepted late with a deduction of one grade for each day late.

7. Make-Up Work - It is the responsibility of the student to arrange that tests and work is made up. Make up times will be posted on Monday and any test or assignment must be completed no more than one week after the absence. If a student absence is unexcused, the work missed may not be made up. Test make-up after unexcused absence will be at the teacher’s discretion.

8. Grading System -

94 - 100% A Tests and Quizzes 50%
90 - 93% A- Participation 25%
87 - 89% B+ Assignments 15%
84 - 86% B Oral Assessment 5%
80 - 83% B- Projects 5%

9. Room Atmosphere - Class will be conducted in an atmosphere of mutual respect. Everyone is special and deserves special treatment. When one person is speaking, all others will listen. Remember to follow directions, be prepared for class, respect school property and the property of others, and be honest and helpful to others.
10. Reminders - Students may not enter the room or exit through the Resource Room. Students are not allowed in this room without a teacher. Please do not sit on desktops or abuse desks in any other way. Food and drinks (including gum) are not allowed. (school policy) Violations of rules or any other expectations may result in a loss of points. (a grade deduction)

11. Incentive Program - Students may earn A+ grades for outstanding participation.

12. Extra Credit - Extra credit will not be granted at the end of the grading quarter, but it will be given frequently throughout the quarter. Outstanding written work often warrants extra credit.

13. Starting tomorrow - Students will bring a notebook with paper, pen or pencil, textbook and dictionary to class every day. Students without these items will receive an automatic 10 point deduction for the day.

14. Keep this copy of expectations in your notebook.

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