Expectations and Policies

A Typical Day In This Classroom…  Silent Entry  Seated and prepared when the bell rings  First 10 minutes is for attendance and organization – you will always have something to be working on during this time  I will then precede with the lesson  We will engage in a review  You will remain seated and quiet and wait for me to dismiss you after the bell rings

Things That You Need to Know:

Electronic Devices:  Cell phones, ipods, earbuds and all other electronic devices are not allowed  If caught with any of these, it will be given to me and I will hold it until the end of the period  This is a non-negotiable

Food and Drink  There will be no eating or drinking in this classroom – period  If caught eating, you will serve detention

Talking  There will be none unless you are prompted  This is a learning institution; we cannot have excessive noise and disruption  If you insist on not following this policy, you will receive one warning and then subsequent detention and phone calls home

Movement  You may not get out of your seat  If you have trash at your desk, you must wait unit you exit the room to dispose of it  Pencils are not allowed, so no pencil sharpening will be necessary  First time is a warning, and then we will proceed with the discipline plan

Kindness  I will not tolerate any type of bullying, picking, “joneing” etc.  You will be given a verbal reprimand and serve detention along with a call home for this type of activity.

Materials  When you enter this class, you must have all of your things  You will not be given a locker pass EVER.  If you are not prepared, then you can purchase materials from me.

Restroom Pass  You may only leave the room with the designated pass  I will log when you leave and return and check for any patterns etc.

Extra Credit  I do not offer extra credit per-say, however, I do allow students to add bonus points to tests and quizzes if the student produces a word for the “Word Wall”  Instructions for that will be given at time of assignment

Clean Up  Exiting this room should be orderly  Your desk must be clean, trash off the floor, crayons, pens, and paper put away, and textbooks returned under the chairs

My Things  You are not allowed to touch my personal items  These include my desk, the shelves, closet, and cabinets.  No one is permitted behind my desk EVER.

Missing Work  Work with an excused absence will be made up ONLY within the New Manchester High School Policy  The time frame is one week  Missing work will be entered into the gradebook with a score of a “1”  True zeros will have a “0”  Zeros are assignments in which you received an actual score of a zero and were not absent OR you did not make up your excused work within the one week time frame  An assignment listed with a grade of “1” can be made up for full credit within the designated time frame for make up work

Organization  In order to be successful, you must be organized  This means having:  Binder  5 dividers  Paper  Pens

Consequences  Generally, consequences will go as follows:  1 st Time – Warning  2 nd Time – Detention, call home  3 rd Time – Referral  However, some offenses require immediate action and can result in immediate detention or referrals