Parental+Information

//** [|DPS Parental Policy] **//

// Dear Students and Parents: //

// Welcome! With parents' help and support, this will be an interesting and productive year. If there are any questions, please do not hesitate to call. In order to ensure that parents have read and understand the following information, please return the signed last page of this document. //

// ** Daily Classroom Procedures ** // // Students must bring the following to class each day: loose-leaf paper, pen or pencil, textbook or novel, highlighters, and a one-inch, three-ring binder, and their excitement to learn! Please organize and keep all work in this binder. // // Be aware that binder checks or quizzes may or may not be announced beforehand; therefore, binders must be in class everyday. A model binder located on the student work table in the back of the room will always be available as a guide. Make sure the binder is numbered and in the same order as the teachers'! If students have any specific requests or concerns (such as an updated progress report), please submit these to the teacher in writing by placing them in the designated student inbox on the back table. //

// ** Tests and Quizzes Policy ** // // Quizzes may be given at any time; however, tests will be announced at least two days in advance and will be placed on the course calendar on our classroom wiki. Expect to follow all scheduled test dates. If a student is absent the day before a test, he/she will still be expected to take the test on the announced day. //

// ** Make-up Procedure ** // // When a student is absent, it is his/her responsibility to obtain make-up work the first day back to class. It is difficult to converse individually during class, so please refer to the course objectives first to see what assignments you have missed. Then, go to the student work table, refer to the class calendar, and obtain missing handouts from the model binder. Students may also visit the teacher before the last bell at the beginning of class or two minutes before the end of class to discuss missed assignments and/or to schedule a time to make up a test, quiz, or essay. Make-ups will only be given during class if the situation permits; otherwise, plan to visit before or after school or during access period. //

// ** Make-up Expectations ** // // Students will have equal class time missed to make up any missed tests, quizzes or assignments. Failure to do so will result in a zero for the missing grade. Any late assignments shall be penalized a letter grade per day late, which is an average of five points per day late. After four days late, the highest possible grade is half credit. Special arrangements can be made for extended absences. Students who are in attendance and do not complete class assignments cannot make them up at a later date and will receive a zero for the missing assignment(s). //