CTE Intro FACS (Family and Consumer Sciences) Disclosure Document
Mrs. Lloyd
Room 444/445
Course Description: CTE Intro (Career & Technology Education Introduction) is a year-long course divided into three trimesters at Rocky Mountain Middle School. It is Utah’s introductory level course for 7th graders to explore a variety of careers and information in Family & Consumer Sciences, Agriculture, Business, Health, Technology, Marketing, Information Technology, Economics, and Guidance. The 12 week FACS (Family and Consumer Sciences) portion will focus specifically on Family and Life Skills, Child Care, Independence, Clothing & Textiles, Food & Nutrition as well as the career areas mentioned above.
Classroom Rules: In order to learn and succeed at RMMS, students are expected to follow three school rules: 1) Be safe 2) Be kind and respectful 3) Be responsible and prepared.
Be safe includes but is not limited to:
· Following safety guidelines as given in class
· Following safe schools policy
Be kind and respectful includes but is not limited to:
· Being on time and prepared for class
· Raising your hand when you wish to speak
· Speaking kindly to classmates and teacher
· Listening to directions the first time they are given
· Being helpful to teacher and others
Be responsible and prepared includes but is not restricted to:
· Taking care of your school
· Taking care of yourself -assignments, make-up work, etc.
· Bringing charged tablets, pencils and other supplies to class.
· All other policies as outlined in The Student Handbook including the dress code, and the Safe School Policy will be enforced.
Rewards and Consequences for Behavior: The best reward for following rules is a fun and productive class as well as a good feeling inside and better grades and citizenship.
Consequences for breaking rules such as violence and vulgarity will result in immediate referral to the office. Other offenses may be handled in one or more of the following ways:
· Warning
· Conference with teacher
· Parent/guardian conference
· Written summary of violation and solutions for improvement
· Time after school with teacher
· Lowering of citizenship
· Referral to Office
Citizenship: Students have the opportunity to earn an “H” or honorable citizenship grade. This grade is given to those who follow class rules and contribute to the class in positive ways. A student’s citizenship grade will be lowered to an “S”, “N”, or “U”, for not following class rules, tardies, not coming prepared with materials, etc.
**Costs and Needed Supplies: Students will need to purchase or bring from home 1 ¼ yd. of woven fabric (42”- 45” wide) and thread for the pillowcase project. This will be needed approximately 6 weeks from the beginning of class
Grading: Grading will consist of a variety of assignments, quizzes, labs, and 2-3 homework projects. The grading scale will follow the RMMS grading scale found on SIS.
Late Work and Missing Assignments: Points will be deducted for late work. If you know you will be absent when an assignment is due or have extenuating circumstances please contact me and I will work with you. If you have an excused absence and miss a lab, you may make that lab up at home with a written summary completed and signed by the parent or guardian.
Homework: You will have 2-3 assignments that you need to complete at home. They can include:
· Bedroom Cleaning Assignment – thoroughly clean your room (details given later)
· Home Laundry Assignment -do a load of laundry from start to finish
· Home Cooking Assignment - use a recipe to prepare food item from scratch (no mixes, prepared foods, etc) that you have never made before.
These are significant assignments and require a parent/guardian’s signature of completion.
Labs: Students generally look forward to participating in the clothing and foods labs. This is a privilege and enjoyable as long as students follow lab rules and safety procedures. To ensure a positive experience for students with allergies to food, please sign below indicating whether or not there is a food allergy. Please call if you have special concerns.
I look forward to working with you this semester. Parents may reach me at my e-mail address and before or after school at RMMS at 654-9350 ext. 2634.
Gloria Lloyd
CTE Intro/FACS Instructor
I have read and agree to follow the polices outlined in this disclosure statement:
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Student Period
Food Allergies if any:
o No
o Yes, please list ______
Parent:
Please sign below that you have read this disclosure statement and respond to the contact information and possible help during the clothing unit.
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Parent/Guardian Date
Best phone number/s for contacting me: ______
E-mail address:______
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Possible parent/guardian volunteer help during the clothing unit: (check appropriate circle)
o No, I’m not able to help at this time
o Maybe, call me when the clothing unit begins
o Yes, I would be happy to help.