School
year: 2014
– 2015
Teacher:
Michelle
Martinat
Norfolk
Aggie Phone Extension: 10532email address: mmartinat@norfolkaggie.org
Course
Description:
This
course will address a wide range of economic, environmental,
regulatory, aesthetic and social issues involving tree care
management and its relationship to the local community. Students in
this class will gain an understanding of how these environmental
science principles are connected to plant health care, plant
identification, soil science and botany.
Class Rules
and Expectations
Regular attendance is important. If you are absent, it is your responsibility to make up missed activities and assignments promptly. For planned absences (including sport activities), students should get the missed assignments prior to the absence and complete on time or make alternate arrangements with me. If absent on a test day, plan to take the test the day that you return.
Learning Expectations & Grading Policy
- You
will be choose a topic to investigate.
- You will develop goals and timelines for project development and completion.
- You will be given class time to work on your project. If you are falling behind schedule, then you are expected to take work home to catch up.
Assignments must be turned in on the due date for full credit. Late assignments will lose 10% for each day late up to 30%.
Attendance
and Tardiness
- At the beginning of class, attendance will be taken.
- Students arriving late to class
will have their grade reduced accordingly.
- An
absence, excused or unexcused, does not excuse the student from the
obligation of making up the schoolwork missed. To the extent
possible, teachers will provide appropriate opportunities for
make-up work. In some cases, vocational
experiences
cannot be made up through written make up assignments. If
a student misses more than half of a class period, they will be
considered absent.
You
are expected to come to class ready to work. This means that:
- When you enter the class room, immediately collect the materials you need, and begin working on your project.
- While working on your project, you may converse with your friends. Please keep your voice low.
- While you are working on your project you may use your cell phone to listen to music, but you must use ear buds. Otherwise the cell phone must be put away.
- While
students and the teacher are addressing the class, you are expected
to refrain from socialization.
- Horseplay; unsafe or disruptive behavior; and/or behavior that is disrepectful towards the teacher or other students, will result in removal from the class. Students removed from class will be responsible for completing an alternate assignment during this time.
Extra
Help
See
me for extra help. We can set up a time that will work for both
of us. I am often available after school (by appointment).
Plagiarism Policy:
(Handbook
policy (p. 34 and 68): ACADEMIC INTEGRITY AND PLAGIARISM POLICY
Students
are expected to be honest in all of their academic and vocational
work. Plagiarism is defined as stealing or use without acknowledgment
of the ideas, words, formulas,textual materials, on line services,
computer programs, etc. of another person, or in any way presenting
the work of another person as one’s own. This means that they will
not engage in any of the following acts:
1.
Cheating on examinations,including but not limited to, the
non-authorized use of books or notes, the use of crib sheets, copying
from other students’ papers, and exchanging information with other
students orally, in writing, via cell phone or by signals, obtaining
copies of the examination illegally, and other similar activities.
2.
Plagiarism is not permitted on term papers, themes, essays, reports,
images, take-home examinations, and other types of class work.
3.
Falsifications,including forging signatures, altering answers after
they have been graded, the insertion of answers after the fact, the
erasure of grader’s markings, and other acts that misrepresent the
original grade, comments or results of the original submission.
4.
A student found guilty of academic dishonesty may be subjected to a
full range of penalties including, but not limited to, reprimand and
loss of credit for all of the work that is plagiarized. Students
should refer to the individual teacher’s Classroom Management Plan
for more detail on their individual teacher’s classroom plagiarism
policy.
5.
A teacher who believes that a student has been academically dishonest
in his/her class should resolve the matter in the following manner:
a.
Speak with the student or notify them in writing of the concerns.
Provide evidence that supports the claim that plagiarism has
occurred. The teacher is also authorized to withhold credit for the
work tainted by the academic dishonesty.
b.
If warranted,the teacher shall file a written complaint against the
student with the Principal or Dean of Students, requesting a more
stringent form of discipline. The complaint must describe in detail
the academic dishonesty that is alleged to have taken place, provide
evidence to support the complaint, and must request that the matter
be reviewed by the Principal or the Dean of Students.
c.
The Principal or Dean of Students will follow due process and
determine if further discipline of the student is appropriate, and
will determine the nature of the discipline on a case-by-case basis.
d.
If the student is not in agreement with the disciplinary action of
the Dean of Student or the Principal, he/she may utilize the appeals
process to appeal the action to the Principal or
Superintendent-Director.
Material
Safety Data Sheets
No
materials involving chemical hazards will be used in this course.
Acknowledgment
I
have read and understand the Classroom
Management Plan
for Ms Martinat's Community
Forestry
class. I understand that if I have any questions, comments,
concerns, or issues about the class at any time, I can reach Ms
Martinat at the contact information above. If Ms Martinat needs to
reach me, I can be reached at:
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Parent/Guardian
Name Parent/Guardian Signature
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Student
Name Student Signature
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