1. Be a good citizen. Respect each other. Be a good listener.
2. Please remove hats when entering room.
3. Use respectful language.
4. Wear respectul clothing.
5. Keep all chair legs on the ground.
6. Keep desktops clean.
7. Be attentive andstay awake in class.
8. Have a system for organizing your assignments and due dates.
9. NO Cell phones! Turn them off, put them away!
10. NO Disk men or head phones! Turn them off! Put them away!
11. Practice good values: Honesty, Caring, Respect, Responsibility.

II) INFORMATION YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR:

• Handouts, Speaker notes, films, worksheets, interviews, news article projects, notes, discussions, term paper, tests/quizzes

III) GRADING:

1. Based on General Assignments, News Article Projects, Tests and Class Participation
2. Attendance and Participation Policy:

• Employability Assessment - Businesses desire employees who are punctual, have good attendance, are team players, as well, as self starters and who take personal pride in completing their assigned task. To ecourage these behaviors each student will be given an employability score which is worth approximately 50 points. They will loose points for the following: unexcused absences, tardies (no deduction for the first two) and inappropriate or off task behavior.
  90- 100% = A, 80- 89% = B, 70- 79% = C, 60- 69% = D, 59% and below = F

IV) DO QUALITY WORK YOU ARE PROUD OF:

1. Use blue or black ink (unless otherwise instructed).
2. Writing must be neat and legible.
3. **LATE WORK POLICY: 10% off every day it is late, after thatall assignments are worth 50%, but may be turned in ANYTIME before the end of semester. (Except the last week).
4. YOU are responsible for ALL work missed during an absence.
5. Use a heading on all assignments.
6. Put your name, date, and period on ALL assignments.