GeometryPolicies

=Classroom Policies and Grading Guidelines for Geometry Classes=

General Expectations:

 * Make your best effort and ask questions when necessary.
 * Treat each other with respect and take good care of all equipment and facilities.
 * Be in your seat when the bell rings unless you are putting work on the board.
 * Use class time wisely, turn in assignments on due dates, and be responsible for getting work done when absent. The assignments will be listed on the website. Always check there first for any possible changes.

Materials:

 * Paper
 * a writing utensil (a pencil on quiz and test days)
 * a scientific or graphing calculator (TI-84 is the recommended graphing calculator for Algebra II)
 * You will need to download GeoSketchpad from the school server to your laptop by the date on the syllabus
 * A 3-ring binder will be needed to keep the handouts, quizzes, and tests.

Grading:

 * __Daily work / Class participation__ (homework, classwork, problems on board, discussion): 1/6**
 * Expected homework every night except (generally) after a test
 * I will check homework every day and collect it occasionally. Homework is due at the start of class, **5 points each assignment.**
 * Keep notes and homework //organized//: label assignments, copy each problem (INCLUDING THE DIAGRAM), show work, and circle answers.
 * **Do all graded work in pencil or lose points**.
 * Participation: Plan to work 2-3 problems on the board each week. Also, ask and answer relevant questions in class; this helps both you and your classmates.


 * __Quizzes__: 1/6**
 * Quizzes will be worth **20 points**.
 * Quizzes are pledged.
 * They will typically be given at the and of class and will usually be announced in advance. They can be given on any day.
 * I will drop **two quiz grades** per quarter. If you are absent from class on a quiz day, I will drop that quiz. For a foreseen absence, you may take the quiz the __day before__.


 * __Tests__: 2/3**
 * Tests will be worth **100 points each**.
 * Tests will be Mondays/Thursdays in the first semester and Tuesdays/Fridays during second semester.
 * Tests are pledged.
 * There will be //at least three// tests during a quarter.
 * I give partial credit on quizzes and tests.
 * Only class time can be used for tests. A make-up test will be given in proctored study hall or after school. (i.e. if you are late for a test, you will not get extra time into the next class.)

__**Projects**__ provide an opportunity to apply new skills and offer variety in how a student demonstrates knowledge. A project could count as a test, quiz, or daily grade. __Projects are pledged unless assigned as group work.__

__**Extra credit:**__ //If offered//, bonus points would be calculated into the quiz grade. Bonus work is pledged.

__**Semester grade:**__ Each quarter counts 40% (total of 80%). The comprehensive semester exam counts 20% of the semester grade.

Honor Code Reminders:

 * The primary purpose of //homework// is to practice and learn while quizzes and tests are to demonstrate what you have learned. Therefore, you are encouraged to collaborate and exchange ideas (not just answers!) on homework as this usually helps all participants. You may receive help on your homework from parents, tutors, online, other teachers, other students, or myself. //__**But COPYING homework is an Honor Code Violation.**__//
 * **Quizzes and tests are always to be pledged**. While general questions to the teacher are acceptable, you are expected to do all work on your own without assistance. You should not discuss a test or quiz in any manner until the graded test/quiz has been returned.
 * Some //projects// are individualized while others are group-oriented. This will be clearly stated at the onset of each project. Individual projects are pledged.

Make-Up/Late Work:

 * **Make-up work is your (the student's) responsibility. All assignments are clearly stated on my website.**
 * I will follow all Randolph policies regarding make-up work.
 * If you miss a homework, test, or quiz due to **tardiness** (late to school or late to my class), that work must be completed during the __same school day you return to school__.
 * **Foreseen absences** (trips, school functions, other foreseen events) must be approved in advance. For a 1 day absence, you have to take a quiz the day before it is given. If you do not, it is a dropped quiz. This is usually right after school. You have to show me your HW and take a test that you miss __on the day you return to school__.
 * For an **excused absence** (such as an illness or emergency): If you miss my class but are present on campus that day, you must turn in any work, show me your HW or take a quiz or test that day. In the case of an extended illness or emergency, please see me the day you return to set up a schedule for completing your work.
 * **Make-up tests** will be taken in proctored study hall or after school. A make-up test may be different from the original test given in class. However, it is not acceptable to ask another student about a test or to look at the original test before taking the make-up test.
 * A **review day** is a bonus for you; if you are absent on a review day (foreseen absence or not), you are still required to take the test and show me your homework as scheduled.