College Readiness Mathematics Lithia Springs High School Academic Year 2016-2017

College Readiness Mathematics
Lithia Springs High School – Academic Year 2016-2017

Teacher: Mary Ann McKenneyEmail: Room: P2

School Website: tinyurl.com/lithiaspringshigh
School Number: 770.651.6700

Classroom Number:770.651.6768

Course Description

The College Readiness Mathematics course focuses on fifty-two key readiness standards

(listed on page VI) as well as ten Process Readiness Indicators needed forstudents to be ready to undertake postsecondary academic or career preparation innon-STEM fields or majors. The course addresses standards throughout high schooland even earlier, including Algebra I, statistics and geometry, and the Algebra II standardsagreed to as essential college- and career-readiness standards for most students.The full range of content standards found in Algebra II is not addressed becausesome are not seen as essential college- and career-readiness standards for non-STEMmath courses. The math course consists of seven mandatory modules: algebraic expressions,equations, measurement and proportional reasoning, linear functions, linearsystems of equations, quadratic functions.

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Course Policies

Transfer of Students’ Averages and Report Card Nine Week Averages: The teacher will assign each grade in the grade book with the students’ transfer average.
Students who are tardy to class will be assigned detention each day they are tardy. Detention can be served Monday-Thursday from 3:55 p.m. – 4:55 p.m. Additional school wide morning detention times are also available by arrangement with Mr. Hunt. Students will have one week from the date of the tardy to serve their detention. If a student is tardy to class, the teacher will complete the tardy form. The form will then be submitted to the mail room at the end of the day. Failure toserve detention will result in escalated consequences.
Make-up work must be completed in accordance to school policy. To make up work, an excused absence must be presented to the front office. Students must complete missing assignment within 3 days after return to school.
Student will receive a zero for work missed because of an unexcused absence, unless there are extenuating circumstances that have been discussed with the principal. In such a case, the student will have to secure a written approval from the principal. It is the student’s responsibility to arrange for make- up work.
Late work will be penalized a letter grade a day. After five days, the assignment will receive a grade of “F”.

If the assignment is not turned in, a “zero” will be entered in the grade book.

Extra Credit assignments may be given at teacher’s discretion.
Academic Honesty: Study groups on homework assignments outside of class are permitted and encouraged as long as it is used as a learning method. However, cheating, plagiarism, and other forms of poor academic conduct are not tolerated. Summative and Formative Assessments are designed to measure levels of mastery and must be the individual’s product. Breaches of this policy will result in consequences including (but not limited to) a grade of zero on the assignment to a discipline referral – based on teacher’s discretion.
Incomplete Grades: Incompletes are awarded to students who did not complete their End of Course Test upon finishing the course, did not complete their final exam, and/or have major grades missing due to an unexpected absence or illness. For EOCTs, incompletes will be converted to a numeric grade once the student completes the EOCT or the student is given numerous opportunities to take the test and a zero is awarded for the EOCT score. For missing exams or major grades, students have ten days to complete the missing items.
Retesting: Students may be provided an opportunity to retest on certain assignments based upon teacher’s choice or preference.
Grade Appeal: A student/parent has 5 business days from the date report cards are issued to appeal the final grade. The building principal’s decision is final.

*Any course policy may be altered or waived based on the teacher’sand/or building level administrator’s discretion.

Lithia Springs High School “House Rules”

• Always be on time and prepared to learn.
• Passes will not be issued during the last 10 minutes of class.
• Hats, hoods, headbands, and/or head garments of any kind are not to be worn in the school building.
• Electronic devices, including phones, iPods, ear buds, etc., are not permitted during the school day. All electronic devices must remain turned off and out of sight or they may be confiscated. Confiscated items will only be returned to legal parent/guardian.
• Please stay in your class and in your seat until the bell rings.
• Thank you for helping with assisting in keeping our high school clean by picking up around your area and throwing your trash away. This is particularly vital in the cafeteria area.

Discipline Protocol

Minor misconduct (level one offenses – such as missing ID badges, insubordination, etc.) will follow below plan:

1st Offense: Department Detentionand Parent Contact
2nd Offense: Department Detention and Parent Contact

3rd Offense: Department Detention and Parent Contact

4th Offense: Discipline Referral

Major offenses (level two or three offenses) will receive an automatic discipline referral.

*See the Student Handbook for any other school-wide policies.

Course Expectations

Students are expected to come to class prepared to learn. This includes bringing supplies, staying engaged in the lesson and putting away all electronic devices. Students are expected to be respectful to all member of the learning community.

Course Goal

The College Readiness Mathematics course is designed to equip students with the skills and thought processes necessary to be successful in postsecondary academic or career preparation innon-STEM fields or majors.

Mathematics Department Grading Policy

Grading Plan

50% - Summative Evaluations: Common District Assessments, Common Unit Assessments, Teacher Generated Assessments, Quizzes, Projects

30% - Formative Evaluations: Homework Assignments, Daily Assignments, Quizzes

20% - End of Course Comprehensive Examination: Georgia Milestones Assessment System examination or Student Learning Objectives examination

Student Evaluations

1. Homework will be assigned almost daily and checked for completeness. Upon instructor’s discretion, certain homework assignments may be collected and graded for accuracy. Daily Assignments are usually given after every concept or topic. These assignments will be graded for accuracy. During each 9 week period there should be at least 8 but no more than 19 homework and daily assignments depending on mathematics course level.

2.Quizzes will be given at teacher discretion to assess student success and upon completion of unit to determine student readiness for common district assessments and common unit assessments. Throughout the academic school year, there should be at least 10 but no more than 24 quizzes depending on mathematics course level.

3.Common Unit Assessments are unit tests created by instructors in the mathematics department. Throughout the academic school year, there should be at least 5 but no more than 12 common unit assessments depending on mathematics course level.

4. End of Course Comprehensive Exams:

a)Georgia Milestones Assessment System is a comprehensive exam provided by the Georgia Department of Education to assess student content knowledge and skill in the course. This exam will be given at the end of the academic school year to selected mathematics courses.

b)Student Learning Objective is a comprehensive exam provided by the Georgia Department of Education and Douglas County School System given at the end of the academic school year to those mathematics courses that will not be assessed by the Georgia Milestones Assessment System.

Grading Scale

A: 100 – 90

B: 89 – 80

C: 79 – 71

D: 70

F: below 70

Note: Administrators and department heads will keep a syllabus in their files for each teacher that explains in more detail their classroom philosophy, expectations, and protocol.

Course Schedule

Unit NameTarget Dates Unit NameTarget Dates

Unit 18/8 - 9/7Unit 51/3 - 1/31

Unit 29/8 - 9/29Unit 62/1 -3/20

Unit 39/30 -11/3Unit 73/21 – 4/20

Unit 411/4 -12/12Unit 84/21 - 5/19

*This course schedule dates are tentative and are subject to change.

Course Material List

CompositionNotebook

GraphingCalculator

3 Ring Binder/Dividers -1st Divider:Classwork/Homework; 2nd Divider:Handouts; 3rd Divider:Graded Work

Paper (Both Ruled andGraphing)

Regular Pencils & Colored Pencils,Erasers

Course Resources

Students may reference the following websites for additional help: andlearnzillion.com

Tutoring

Tutorials are held on after school from 3:45 -4:45 by appointment.

*Tutorial schedule are subject to change based on unforeseen circumstances.

Syllabus Verification for

College Readiness Mathematics

Keisha Sheriff

You may view the syllabus and any other information via the school’s website. Go to Lithia Springs High School main website, find my name on the school staff link, and then click on forms.

You may also contact me at anytime throughout the semester for a copy of the syllabus if you would like a hard copy. Your child has been made aware that paper copies of the syllabus are available.

Please sign and return entire page.

I, ______(print student name) agree to the standards and rules set forth by the syllabus for this course and comply with the video statement above.

I, ______(print parent/guardian name) agree to the standards and rules set forth by the syllabus for this course and comply with the video statement above.

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