YALE Academy Policies
Spring View Middle School 2012-2013
Teachers: Haynes, Galimba, Onorato, & Naumann
We hope you enjoyed a relaxing summer and are ready to begin a productive year in school. In your classes this year, you will be developing writing, speaking, listening, reading,and critical thinking skills that you will demonstrate in a variety of ways.
Expectations
Be in your assigned seat with all required materials and completed assignments when class begins.
Sitquietly and wait for instructions.
Show kindness, courtesy, and respect to self, others, and property at all times.
Turn in your best, completed work on time.
Assignments
Students should spend 1½ to 2 hours on homework nightly. Even if there is not a specific homeworkassignment due the next day, this time can be filled with a variety of school-related activities (i.e. organizing binders, planning long-term projects, studying classroom notes and handouts, reviewing and previewing the assigned text, or reading independently). We strongly believe that students need a regular homework place and time and that developing good study habits now will serve them well in the future. Students will have a weekly calendar in the Student Planner/Student Handbook, where they will record assignments and due dates. Please note that calendars will also be posted on the school web site at Parents are strongly encouraged to review the weekly calendars with their child in order to be fully aware of class requirements.
In order to receive full credit:
a. Turn in complete, correct and neat work on time.
b. Include your name, date, class/period, and assignment title in the upperleft-hand corner.
DailySchool Supplies
2 - 3inch three-ring binder
Total of 6 tab dividers for binderEraser
8½ x 11 binder paper (loose leaf)Index cards
Two composition booksHighlighters
At least two pens (blue or black ink only)Zippered pencil pouch (or case)
At least twopencils (#2 wooden)Colored pencils
At least two red pensReinforcement rings
Suggested School Supplies
Mini stapler with staplesPencil sharpener
ScissorsCalculator with square root sign
2 GB thumb driveWater bottle
Glue sticksRuler (with metric scale)
NOTE: Parents, please notify Yale teachers as soon as possible if you need assistance acquiring supplies.
Make-up Work
Absent students will receive full credit for make-up work completed within the time allowed.
It is the student’s responsibility to obtain make-up work. Check theon-line calendar, download any handouts
from the teachers’ websites and consult with a study partner. A teacherconsultation for help and clarification
is generally most effective outside of class time. Check with your teacher for an appropriate time, which may
be atbreak, lunch, before, or after school.
During an absence, it is strongly recommended for students to e-mail their teachers about missed work. If
absent for three or more days, work may be requested through the front office.
The teacher will decide an appropriate time and place for make-up assessments.
Assignments due on the first day of an absence will be due the day the student returns.
If an upcoming absence of fiveor more days is planned, an independent study contract from the office and
assignments from your teachers must be obtained and arranged in advance. Any help needed must also be
secured before leaving since work will be due immediately upon return, and,per district policy, extra time will
not be given. Teachers will need a minimum of two weeks notice to arrange an independent study contract.
Late Work
Late work, other than that due to an excused absence, will be accepted for partial credit. The only exception to this rule is regarding major assignments (i.e. essays, projects, presentations, etc.). These large assignments will be accepted late with a penalty of 10% for each day of lateness.
Academic Grades
Organization is the key to success; therefore, periodic binder and planner checks will be conducted. Students are expected to file all school paperwork in their school binders behind the appropriate subject dividers until otherwise instructed.
Grades are available on-line and are updated regularly. To access grades on-line, use your child’s 7-digit ID number as the password. Students and parents are strongly encouraged to check grades weekly.
Extra Credit
Extra credit does not and cannot replace regular curriculum. Teachers may occasionally offer an extra credit assignment, but students and parents should not expect that extra credit be given to make up for poor or missed work.
Disciplinary Issues
Follow all school rules and routines as outlined in the Student Handbook.
Regarding tardies, a warning is given for the first unexcused tardy per quarter. On the second unexcused
tardy, students will receive a behavior slip for each repeated offense.
When a student receives a behavior slip, he/she will be required to serve one half-hour Academy Detention
either before or after school per the Yale Academy Detention Schedule. The YaleAcademy Detention
Schedule is posted in each Yale Academy classroom. No merit loss occurs at this level.
The behavior slip must be signed by a parent before the detention may be served. This signed slip admits the
student to detention.
Failure to serve a detention withinthe time allottedwill result in a referral to the Assistant Principal, which
results in a 15-merit loss for defiance and three days of SVMS lunchtime detention.
Contact Information
The Yale Academy teachers are available for meetings on Tuesdays or Wednesdaysafternoons. Please contact us by e-mail to make an appointment. We also invite you to e-mail us anytime with your concerns or questions.
Thank you and we look forward to a wonderful year!
Janice Haynes, Life
Katherine Galimba, Language
Patty Onorato, World
Katherine Naumann, Homeroom/
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