1. Mr. Rau's Classroom Rules/Procedures

2. Office hours
Please see me during the first half of Power Hour for office hours
You can also arrange to see me briefly before or after school. me if you are not able to meet during Power Hour in order to arrange a morning or afterschool meeting.

3. Why rules? Rules are important in establishing mutual agreements
If we can mutually build the ground together, we can "build" our education higher
Spend more time achieving, and less time fixing problems that should've been taken care of at the beginning

4. Rules
4 P's of West Port
Mr. Rau's Rule of Respect
Electronic Policy

5. West Port 4 P's
Prompt
Prepared
Polite
Productive

6. Prompt in mr. Rau's classroom
Arrive to class before the bell rings
Have your binder and notes for the day ready before the bell rings
Be a problem solver early on:
don't wait until the end of the quarter to work toward solutions to raise your grade
Ask a question the minute you don't understand, quickly addressing misunderstanding allows more learning to take place

7. Prepared In Mr. Rau's Classroom
You arrive to class with all needed supplies
Calculator, notes, homework, book, etc.
All homework and assignments are turned in before you are seated and before the bell rings
You come to quizzes and tests knowing all covered content
You come ready to learn some amazing math!

8. Polite in Mr. Rau's classroom
Polite: showing good manners towards others
This applies to everyone
Mr. Rau
Your Classmates
Other visiting faculty
Etc.

9. Productive in Mr. Rau's Classroom
When you arrive and are seated (before the bell), begin working on the bell work immediately
During our lessons:
Take notes
Ask Questions
Struggle with the problems
With Assignments:
Show all work, complete each assignment, and prove to me you tried your hardest.

10. Mr. Rau's Rule of Respect: Everyone in Mr
Mr. Rau's Rule of Respect: Everyone in Mr. Rau's class will be respectful
First and foremost, Mr. Rau will respect anyone in his classroom at all times.
Respect each other in and out of the room: Conversation, space, etc.
Respect the time we have so it is productive and educational for YOU.
Respect anyone who is speaking: announcements, Mr. Rau, a classmate. Wait with a raised hand to be called, and when called on, speak.
Respect our room and keep it clean.
Respect our campus and make it the GREATEST campus to be on!

11. Electronics There will be specified times when electronics are allowed
During this time you are permitted to have your cell phone out
Any other time:
You have a calculator provided to you, get accustomed to that calculater, as you will use it on your exams.
Technology used for anything outside of my room makes that technology unproductive.
I will ask you to put away the device if it is not the specified time to have it out.

12. Should any student choose to not follow our class rules:
You can expect to receive
Warnings
Calls to home
Power Hour Detention
Discipline referrals
These consequences will be aligned with the policies of West Port High School.

13. Procedures

14. Coming into class Enter the class Promptly and Prepared.
Turn in any homework before being seated in the appropriate place
Gather any needed supplies before being seated (paper, pencil, calculator)
Place your backpack underneath your seat
If your backpack is in the room, and you are not when the bell rings, you will be considered tardy

15. Bell Work Bell work is a daily task.
Begin bell work upon being seated, this should be before the bell rings
Answer these questions on a sheet of paper in your notebook
The Paper should be split into four sections: draw a line halfway through each side,
Make the front side Monday, Tuesday. Backside, Wednesday, and Thursday or Friday.

16. Classwork
Classwork will consist of notes and practice problems for the majority of the time.
Have a sheet of paper in order to take notes and complete these problems in our class time.
Some problems will be partner problems. During those times, keep the volume low.

17. Writing in Math
Each day, some of your problems will be required to be answered in sentences, this is a school wide focus in order to raise our understanding of language in academics.
Additionally, writing helps me see your thought process in problem solving

18. Homework and Answers Alg II Honors
Homework is assigned every Monday (or first day of the week). Homework assigned is expected to be completed and submitted in class at the end of the week (Thursday or Friday). No late homework will be accepted.
I will provide answers after the date has passed in order for you to review your work.

19. Homework and Answers PreCal
Homework will be assigned almost nightly.
These will rarely be more than 5 problems
Homework is always due the next day.
Answers can be found in the back of the book, or on my website after the date has passed. Check your work and learn from any mistakes

20. Bathroom Sign out and take the pass quietly.
Only use the bathroom during classwork times, not during the teaching of the lesson or discussion.
Return to the class promptly and sign the log, return the pass and return to your classwork

21. Water Breaks
Water breaks are not allowed except for extenuating circumstances.
Water bottles are available on campus, and fountains between classes.

22. Late work I do accpet late work, but not for full credit.
Late work can receive a maximum of 80%, however this work must be complete and correct in order to receive the 80%.
I am understanding of a busy schedule, but that is taken into account before an assignment is given, not after it is due.

23. Dismissal You are dismissed by me, not the bell.
Do not begin to pack up until you have been told to do so.
I will never make you late to your next class.
I will try to finish our class time shortly before the bell, but this is not always possible.
Remain in your seats until you have been dismissed.