Disclosure

DISCLOSURE STATEMENT 2009-2010

Honors || S Satisfactory || N Needs Improvement || U* Unsatisfactory || Reading Mrs. Bowen, Ms. LaFlamme, Mrs. Mitchell, Mrs. Spears, Mr. Smith
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 * Prepared ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Respectful ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * On Time ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Winning Attitude ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Listens and Learns ||  ||   ||   ||   ||

Parents/Guardians: Please note that sections 1, 2, 3, and 4 are identical for all disclosure statements at South Jordan Middle School.

1. School-wide Rules / Citizenship Guidelines:

Snow Leopards on the P.R.O.W.L. H Honors S Satisfactory N Needs Improvement U* Unsatisfactory Prepared Comes to class with necessary books and materials Generally comes to class with necessary books and materials Has to be reminded frequently to bring necessary books and materials Rarely comes to class with necessary books and materials Respectful Follows class rules without being reminded Generally follows Class rules Has to be reminded frequently about class rules Does not follow class rules On Time 0 – 1 Tardy 2 Tardies 3 – 4 Tardies 5 or more Tardies or a Sluff Winning Attitude Strives to do his/her best Generally strives to do his/her best Has to be reminded to stay on task Rarely puts forth his/her best effort Listens and Learns Pays attention and actively participates in classroom discussion Pays attention and talks when appropriate Talks and does not pay attention to what is supposed to be done in class Continually interrupts and talks during class
 * Cheating and plagiarism may result in an automatic U.

Citizenship grades will be based on citizenship/behavior points. Points will be assessed based on the schoolwide rules. Lost points may be regained by consistent, appropriate behavior and/or by a contract with the teacher.

Rewards Consequences Points Warning Praise Point loss Parents notified Conference with teacher Class reward Parent notified or after school detention Referral to administration

2. School-wide Grading Policy: All classes will use the point system. Assignments, tests, quizzes, and projects will be assigned points. Parents, please check Skyward regularly. Grades will be updated regularly, at a minimum of once per week.

School-wide Grading Scale: All teachers will utilize the following school wide grading scale for assignments, projects, tests, and final grades. Individual teachers may weight grading categories differently. A 100% - 94% B- 83% - 80% D+ 69% - 67% A- 93% - 90% C+ 79% - 77% D 66% - 64% B+ 89% - 87% C 76% - 74% D- 63% - 60% B 86% - 84% C- 73% - 70% F 59% - below

3. School-wide Make-up Work Policy: 1. When absent, the student is responsible for gathering and completing all work missed due to the absence. 2. For each day that a student is absent, an equal number of days will be given to complete missed assignments, make up exams, or meet assignment deadlines. 3. Students who sluff may receive a “0” on all assignments, quizzes, and/or tests that are missed as a result of their sluff.

4. School-wide Late Work Policy: 1. Due dates for all assignments will be clearly established and communicated in advance, giving students sufficient time to complete their work. 2. All late work is due by the teacher’s cut-off date. Situations involving extenuating circumstances may be addressed on a case-by-case basis.

5. Reading Classroom Late Work Policy 1. Teachers will reduce late assignments 20% of earned points the first day. After that, an assignment will be worth 50% of earned credit. 2. Credit will remain at the 50% rate until the cut-off date.

6. AR Policy 1. Teachers will count Accelerated Reader as 15% of the student’s grade. The AR score will be recorded a minimum of two (2) times a quarter, at midterm and at the end of the quarter. AR points count in both English and reading classes. 2. Teachers may require pre-approval on novels. Books made into movies will not be accepted unless pre-approved by the teacher. Students must have a note from a guardian verifying he/she watched the student read the book. 3. Students who choose to read books that are not AR, may submit a book report. Book report forms are available through their reading teachers. 4. The AR program is set up to assist students in reaching their individualized reading goals. Students will be expected to choose books within their reading zones. The zone identifies the optimal book level for the student. Students will receive part of their AR grade for achieving their assigned book level average. Computer tests will be taken to score the student’s comprehension of a book. 5. Individual reading logs will be sent home every week. The required reading is 100 minutes/week. Reading logs will be collected the last day of every week. They will not be accepted late. If a student has been absent, reading logs will be required to be turned in the day they return to class. Extra credit can be earned every week by reading and responding an extra day. Students can also make up missed home reading logs by arranging to spend time after school reading in the classroom the following week for full credit. Home reading is an extremely important part of developing reading skills. Just like any skill, reading needs to be