How You Will Be Graded: The course expectations are to master the South Dakota State Science & Technology Standards. Class work generally falls into three categories: assignments, labs, and assessments. Assignments & labs are graded daily and are expected to be e-mailed or handed in daily. Assessments are administered once the lessons have been mastered.
Extra Credit, Daily Work & Make-Up Work:
As I want to encourage students to do their best work, I use the following practices:
Grading Scale
A 93-100
B 85-92
C 77-84
D 67-76
F 66 and below
Extra Credit, Daily Work & Make-Up Work:
As I want to encourage students to do their best work, I use the following practices:
- Extra Credit: none given
- Daily Work: All daily assignments are due based on the assignment due date announced by the teacher, usually at the end of a specific lesson. If students don't hand in daily assignments, there will be 10% deducted from the grade on the first day. Students will be docked 10% each day that it is late. Intervention (detention) may result if late work continues to be an issue. I will be available before & after school to help your student with any homework questions if needed. Personal growth, as well as mastery of science & technology skills and content, is more important than grades. Parents, please help your student keep perceptive on his or her achievement. This applies to 7th & 8th graders in Junior High!
- Daily Work: all daily assignments are due based on the assignment due date announced by the teacher, usually at the end of a specific lesson. If students don't hand in daily assignments, for each day the assignment or assignments are late there will be a 10% deduct from the grade, and will continue with a deduct until the chapter or specific lesson is completed. Once the assignment is over, the student may NOT make up the work and the assignment or assignments will result in a zero. This applies to classes for High School!
- Make-Up Work: if for some reason the student misses a day of school because of illness, doctor appointments, sports, etc…it’s their responsibility to come and talk to me to get their assignments. The assignments are due upon their arrival back to school if of an illness or doctors appointment! Assignments are due BEFORE the student were to go for a school sponsored activity!
Grading Scale
A 93-100
B 85-92
C 77-84
D 67-76
F 66 and below