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Greetings from Mrs. Brenda Shealer in room 202. 
 
This year I am teaching three periods of English III Academic (periods 5,7,and 9) and two periods of English II Accelerated (periods 3, 8).    Pease feel free to contact me should you have any questions or concerns about your student's progress in my class.  You may reach me by phone at 814-342-1521 or by e-mail at bshealer@pomounties.org. 
 
 Please do keep in touch.  

MRS. SHEALER'S CLASS POLICIES

 


1. Bring all materials needed for class that day: textbook(s), notebook, pencil, homework, and any         special projects or  assignments.  Being unprepared for class for a fourth time will result in            detention. No passes will be given during class when a student is unprepared for that class.

     Students must bring their agendas to class in order to obtain a RR pass: no agenda, no RR pass.


2. Sharpen pencils and throw away trash at the beginning or end of the period.


3. Put away any extra materials not class related: magazines, pictures, homework for another class,            candy, and others.


4. Keep head and feet off desks. Don't line up at the door at the end of the period.


5. If you are tardy to class, bring a signed pass; the fourth time you are tardy detention will be given      as per the school discipline policy.  Please also check the district policy on excessive            absences: after 30 absences a student will receive a failing grade for a year-long course.


6. The best times to request a pass are at the beginning and end of the class period. I will sign a    student's agenda only twice a week. Ask for a pass and return after using a pass without            disrupting the lesson or calling attention to yourself.  Be sure to sign out when you leave the             room and sign back in when you return.


7. If you roughhouse with or deface or destroy materials and/or property in the classroom, detention           will be given as per the school discipline policy.


8. Bring your notebook to class; notebooks may be checked or graded periodically. If your notebook           doesn't have a pocket(s) for loose papers, you should make a pocket by taping an envelope or      heavy paper inside a cover.


9. All homework should be neat and correct. Messy papers or incomplete work may not be accepted.          In the top corner of each page of homework write your name, class period, date handed in,           and page number (1 of 3, 2 of 3, 3 of 3)  Points will be deducted for late work.


10. A student who has missed class is responsible for arranging for make-up work on the day he or she       returns to class. Make-up work should be handed in within the same number of days that the          student was absent from class. Tests must be made up within one week of the student's return, with exceptions for long absences. Students who will be leaving school early (I.e. athletes)    must hand in assignments due and touch base with me before they leave school that day.


11. The class will adhere to the Testing Policy compiled by the P-O Senior High English Department.           Failure to follow the testing procedures could result in detention, a failing grade, or both.

 

12. Assignments and exams will be graded according to my point system. A student may discuss his             grade with me at a time that is convenient to both of us. Extra credit work is available if all             other work has been handed in; extra credit work may not replace regular assignments.


13. Fire and Tornado drill instructions--as directed.


14. All visitors to the classroom will be treated with courtesy. Another teacher will be referred to with        his appropriate title and last name.


15. The Golden Rule works! Show respect; get respect. Attitude colors everything we do.

 
 

Academic Integrity Policy for Mrs. Shealer’s Classes
(An Honor Code)

 


I expect all students to demonstrate honesty and moral responsibility and to follow ethical standards in testing situations as well as in preparing and presenting materials and assignments done for class, whether that work is done in or out of class.


RECOGNIZING CHEATING


You are cheating if you:


1. Exchange, copy, lax, duplicate, or transmit using any technology or any other means assignments            that you intend to turn in as "original" work.


2. Write answers, formulas, codes, key words on your person or on objects for use in a test.


3. Use hidden reference sheets or books or other students' materials during a test.


4. Use programmed material in watches, calculators, or computers when prohibited.


5. Exchange answers with others (either give or receive answers).


6. Submit someone else's assignment as your own, in whole or part.


7. Submit material (written or compiled by someone else) without giving proper acknowledgment

            (i.e. plagiarizing or submitting work done by family, friends, tutors).


8. Take credit for group work when you failed to do your part or made little contribution to the group's        work.


9. Steal tests, answers, materials, or have unauthorized possession of such materials (and share such            materials with others).


10. Help someone else cheat. Sabotage or destroy the work of others.

 

 

Recognizing Plagiarism


You are plagiarizing if you:


1. Copy (in whole or in part), quote, paraphrase, or summarize someone else's ideas or words and   submit them as your own original work without giving credit to the original source.


2. Use ideas or information or language from outside sources without giving proper acknowledgement.         In an academic setting, an "outside source" includes any work, published or unpublished, that is       not common observation or common knowledge and that is written or produced by a person      other than the student.

 



 

 

Consequences of Cheating and Plagiarism

 


1. Any cases of suspected cheating or plagiarism will be discussed with the student in an appropriate             and timely manner; the student will have a chance to explain his/her actions or work.


2. A meeting may also be requested with parents/guardians, an administrator(s), and/or a counselor.


3. Detention may be given as per the school's discipline code.


4. The student(s) may receive a failing grade on the test or assignment or for the class (as per the    district's Academic Integrity Policy given in the Student Agenda).


5. The student may be assigned alternative work to give him/her a chance to demonstrate his/her    progress or proficiency (at the teacher's discretion). In this case, the grade will be adjusted to      reflect both the student's progress and his/her cheating.

 

 

Testing Policy

 


The following procedures for testing have been compiled by the P-O Senior High English Department. Students will be expected to follow this policy for quizzes, tests, make-up tests, and evaluated oral class work. Failure to adhere to these procedures could result in either detention, or a failing grade, or both.


I. A student should be prepared and equipped with needed class material for test taking at any time.


II. A student should clear his or her desk of all books and extra material, unless it is an open-book test.        Books and notebooks should be properly put away under the desk.


III. From the time the test papers are handed out until all the papers are handed back in, there will             be no talking or leaving one's seat without the teacher permission.


IV. No hall passes will be given during a test.


V. A student who is absent from school should arrange for make-up quizzes or tests on the day he or            she returns to school. Tests should be completed within one week of the student's return to          school. In the case of an extended absence, a student will be given a reasonable length of time             to make up quizzes, tests, and oral class work.


VI. A student should behave appropriately during oral class work that is being evaluated. Appropriate           behavior includes paying attention without talking or disrupting the class.