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CLASSROOM RULES:
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Hall
passes will be allowed one at a time and issued within reason up to three
per quarter.
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Excessive abuse of passes may result in revoked privileges at my
discretion.
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Students
must have his/her own Agenda to be excused.
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No gum, food, drinks,
etc. in class.
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No
writing on desks unless you would like to clean them.
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Students
are to enter the classroom ready to begin class.
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i.e.:
SEATED, QUIET, WITH ALL NECESSARY SUPPLIES -- hall passes will not be
issued to retrieve forgotten supplies.
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Students
are to REMAIN SEATED at the end of class until dismissed by the
teacher.
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Students
are to respect all persons and possessions within the school.
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All
school rules -- including dress code -- as explained in the Agenda
will be enforced.
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Do not
talk when I or someone else is talking during lecture times. You will
have plenty of other opportunities to talk on your own. Do not talk while
the PA announcements are on. You will stay after school.
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Students
are not to touch another computer. Only work at your assigned station.
Students are not to “investigate” items on the hard drive, access the
Internet, or open any programs except those assigned (MicroType Pro, Word)
GRADING
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Grading Scale
97 - 100 = A+ 87 - 89 = B+ 77 - 79 =
C+ 67 - 69 = D+
93 - 96 = A 83 - 86 = B 73 - 76
= C 63 - 66 = D
90 - 92 = A- 80 - 82 = B- 70 - 72 =
C- 60 - 62 = D-
Grades
will be determined by your progress in class, assignments, and tests. You
will be mostly graded on accuracy, not speed. Grade weights increase as the
quarter progresses.
DAILY
GRADES:
You begin
each week with 10 points (or 2 points per day for shortened weeks)
You will
lose one of your daily grade points each time you commit one of the
following rule violations:
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Failure
to stay seated during class
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Failure
to stay on the correct lesson for the day
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Failure
to keep your hands on your own keyboard
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Failure
to respect property or persons during class – this includes talking out of
turn
ASSIGNMENTS:
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Assignments are to be
completed by the due date. If you need extra
time, you must make arrangements to come in during study hall, before
school, or after schoool BEFORE the assignments are due.
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When
absent, YOU are responsible for getting assignments and you have the same
number of days to complete them as you were out.
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For planned absences
or excused dismissals, try to make arrangements before you leave whenever
possible.
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Be sure
to clearly label all assignments.
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**** I
will NOT nag you to complete missed assignments. It is YOUR
responsibility.
TARDIES:
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All
students will be excused for three tardies per semester.
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A
student is tardy if s/he enters the classroom after the bells rings
without a legitimate pass.
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For each successive
tardy after the three excused, the student will be issued a teacher
detention of 15 minutes. This detention must be served immediately after
school within two school days.
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Failure
to serve a teacher detention within the allotted two days will result in a
regular school detention.
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