POINT VALUES
Course Grade Regular Honors Advanced Placement A + 4.2 5.2 5.7 A 4.0 5.0 5.5 A- 3.8 4.8 5.3 B + 3.2 4.2 4.7 B 3.0 4.0 4.5 B- 2.8 3.8 4.3 C + 2.2 3.2 3.7 C 2.0 3.0 3.5 C- 1.8 2.8 3.3 D + 1.2 2.2 2.7 D 1.0 2.0 2.5 D- 0.8 1.8 2.3 E 0.0 0.0 0.0
HOMEWORK Every student knows that effective classroom participation and learning is a result of clear motivation and interest in a subject. One teaching method of assisting with motivation and learning is the assignment of homework or reinforcement exercises that either prepare students for new work or reinforce skills already acquired.
All students in high school are expected to complete home work assignments regularly. These home assignments will be reflected in student grades and will affect student performance in subject exams.
INDEPENDENT STUDY PROGRAM Students must be enrolled in the course in which they wish to do an independent study.
How does one apply for independent study? Discuss your areas of interest with your teacher and outline a proposal. Student and teacher determine the number of days per week and the length of time to be spent in Independent Study. It will be the teacher’ s responsibility to maintain a written log of his / her weekly meetings with the student( s), along with a record of the progress being made by the student. Written records should be shared with the Assistant Principal, subject supervisor, and building principal on a regular basis.
After you draft your plan, you must secure the approval of your teacher, the subject supervisor, and your Assistant Principal. All signatures signifying approval must appear on the contract in order for it to be valid so that credit can be received.
Next, you must file a copy of the proposal with your Counselor for final approval. You must request an independent study card and assignment of a work location.
Student will be excused from class during the period in which he / she has been approved for Independent Study. He / she may also be excused from study halls, and on occasion with parental permission, from all classes when he / she must leave school to work on the project. In order to leave the school and grounds, you must request and receive special permission from the Assistant Principal.
Independent Study students may be given permission to use the Fairleigh Dickinson University library in late afternoons and / or on weekends. Those students who are interested should consult with the subject supervisor for assistance.
The student must meet with the teacher at least once a week and with the Assistant Principal once a month. The student must maintain passing grades in all courses in which he / she is enrolled. In order to understand the increased responsibilities, the student should review the sample copy of the Independent Study contract before drafting a proposal. The“ contract” should be included as page one of the proposal filed with the Assistant Principal.
SUMMER SCHOOL THS accepts summer school work completed in any approved summer school program that meets Te ane ck High School’ s hourly re quire me nt. This applies to both sixty-hours of make-up work as a result of the five-credit subject failure, or new work, which meets the general requirement of 120 hours. Enrichment courses must be taken at approved summer schools; A list will be posted on the Guidance E-Board. Any student who has been removed from a course may not make up the course in summer school or through tutoring under the 60 hour remediation plan. Instead he / she must fulfill the 120- hour requirement.
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