ABSENCES/MAKE-UP WORK:  Students should get their admission slips from the office before reporting to first period.  It is the student’s responsibility to ask for make-up work when he/she returns to school.  The number of days allowed for make-up is equal to the number of days absent.  After that time, points will be deducted for lateness.  If a student knows in advance that he/she will be absent from school, he/she should inform the teacher and ask for make-up work.  

GRADING POLICY:           Daily Work                             61%

                                                Tests/Projects                          25%

                                    Nine Weeks Tests (Checkpoints)          14%

 Late Work:  (A) Ten points will be deducted for each day a paper is late, for a maximum of 30 points.  Papers will not be accepted more than three days late.  On the fourth day that a paper is late, a grade of 0 may be assigned.  (B) Extra credit, when offered, will not be accepted late.

 HOMEWORK:  Homework is an important part of reinforcing lessons and teaching responsibility.  For full credit, it must be turned in at the beginning of the period (or as soon as the teacher asks for it).  Students will often have on-going projects, spelling/vocabulary lessons, writing assignments, and independent reading assignments.  Assignments should be complete, neat, legible, in black or blue ink (unless otherwise requested), and on time.

Notes when viewing GradeSpeed:
                                                        -Grade displayed:  assignment has been received and graded
                                                        -No grade displayed:  assignment received and awaiting grading
                                                        -"Exc" displayed:  student excused from assignment
                                                        -"Msg" displayed:  assignment missing (not turned in and scored
                                                          as a zero until turned in)