1.  Welcome

2.  Please Fill Out Note card with the following information:  Last Name, First Name  Contact Information  Address:  Email:  Ph #:  Parents Name  Phone and/or Cell #  Email Address  Math Teacher (Last Year)  Birthday  Extracurricular Activities  What do except to learn this year?  Some interesting about yourself most people don’t know……

3. Mr. Ford Grambling State University

4.  History  From Carson, CA  15 miles for Los Angeles, CA  Raised by Father  Siblings  One Sister, One Brother  History  College  Syllabus  Supplies  Grading  Home/Late work  Make Up  Class Rules  Expectations  Websites  Tutorials  Procedures

5.  College  Grambling State University  Located in Louisiana  Basketball Scholarship  Career Ended with Knee Surgery  Others duties include:  Anchor on Local TV Show  Marketing Club (AMA)  Computer Club (CIS)  History  College  Jobs on Campus  Syllabus  Supplies  Grading  Home/Late work  Make Up  Class Rules  Expectations  Websites  Tutorials  Procedures

6.   Sharpen pencils during the first five minutes of class.  Place assignment in the appropriate tray  Proceed to your assigned seat and begin working on the bell-ringer  The bell ringer will be checked and explained after the attendance is taken  The lesson for today begins after the bell-ringer Daily Classroom Routine

7.   Attendance is taken when the bell rings  I am tardy if I am not in my seat when the bell rings  I am absent if I am not present within the first ten minutes of class Attendance

8.  My cellphone/iPod etc.,must be turned off and put away in my backpack, purse etc. Should I decide to violate the District Policy, my cell phone will be taken and turned in to the front office. No Exceptions! No Exceptions!  No texting of any kind is allowed during class  No responding to text messages is allowed during class  I cannot answer my cellphone during class  I cannot use the calculator on my cellphone during class  I cannot charge my cell phone during class  I cannot listen to music during class Cellphones and Other Electronic Devices

9.  If Not, “Automatics Write Up”, No Exceptions Cellphones and Other Electronic Devices

10.  THESE ARE YOUR LIFE LINES!!!!!  Verbal warning  Parent contact (I am known to make “House Calls”)  Parent conference  Referral to the appropriate Assistant Principal Disciplinary Actions and Consequences

11.   Respectful  Prepared  On Time  Participate  Responsible  No Restroom Permits  Follow District Rules  No Eating No Food,  I am allowed a non-alcoholic beverage with a screw top is acceptable  BE READY TO BE SUCCESSFUL Class Requirements: Guidelines For Success

12.   Notebook paper and/or Spiral Notebook  3-Ring Binder. This is your math notebook.  5 Dividers  Pencil, highlighters, erasers  TI84 Graphing calculator or TI-30XIIS  One large box Kleenex (10 points X-tra credit)  One large bottle Hand sanitizer (10 points X-tra credit)  One package of dry erase markers (10 points X-tra credit)  One package of white copy paper (10 points X-tra credit)  One package of 8 or more AAA batteries (10 points X-tra credit) Class Supplies

13.   The Math Notebook is a graded assignment and counts as a quiz grade  The notebook must include 5 dividers  The headings of the dividers are: Syllabus, Table of Contents, Notes, Graded Assignments. MATH NOTEBOOK

14.   ALL MATHEMATICS WORK MUST BE SHOWN TO RECEIVE CREDIT  CORRECT ANSWERS WITHOUT THE PROPER PROCEDURE WILL NOT RECEIVE CREDIT  TEAMWORK NO WORK SHOWN, NO CREDIT GIVEN

15.   The students Mastery level shall be a major factor in determining the grade p18  40%: classwork, homework, take home quizzes, formula quizzes, math notebook, graded bell ringers and class participation  60%: Unit Exams, Semester Exams, Group Projects  Teachers are required to take a minimum of 10 distinct assessments and 3 major assessments per six weeks p18 DISTRICT Grading Policy

16.   ALL LATE ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE PENALIZED  HOMEWORK IS DUE AT THE END OF THE WEEK  Assignments turned in one day late will receive a maximum grade of 70  A ZERO may be given after the second day  Teachers will notify parents if a second zero occurs of any assignment  Provisions will be made to allow students to make up two zeros in each subject per six week grading period  The maximum grade for an alternate assignment may be a 70. Assignments

17.  DISTRICT Grading Formula 40% Distinct assessments + 60% Major assessments 100% Student six week average Semester Exam is 20% or 1/5 of the final grade

18.   Always browse through the material for the next lecture in advance  Peruse the lecture notes and the appropriate sections of the handouts/textbook after each lecture  Should I fail to understand anything in my notes, come to math tutorials for help  Do a good job on all assignments. Re-work the problems that seem difficult to solve  Be courageous enough to ask questions in class where I do not understand it is my responsibility to tell Coach Ford where I do not understand. HOW TO DO WELL IN Algebra II

19.  The heading for all assignments must have the following information.  Algebra II (Class Period)  Name  Date  Assignment Name  Any assignment turned in without the proper heading will be deducted by 10 points. NO EXCEPTIONS! NO EXCEPTIONS!! Assignment Heading

20.  Rules  Schedule  Rules  Expections  Proceedure  Rewards

21.  Rules  Schedule  Rules  Expections  Proceedure  Rewards

22.  Rules  Schedule  Rules  Expections  Proceedure  Rewards

23.  Rules  Schedule  Rules  Expections  Proceedure  Rewards

24.  Rules  Schedule  Rules  Expections  Proceedure  Rewards

25.  Rules  Schedule  Rules  Expectations  Procedures  Rewards

26.  Algebra II  Schedule  Rules  Expectations  Procedures  Rewards  Accomplish Your Goal “Graduate”

27.  Classroom Procedures  Head Bowed  Teacher needs the “floor”, Students Stop Talking at once.  Pencils Down  During discussion unless otherwise directed.  Music (Optional)  Easy Listening during classtime  Schedule  Rules  Expectations  Procedures  Rewards

28.  Procedures  History  College  Syllabus  Supplies  Grading  Home/Late work  Make Up  Class Rules  Procedures  Expectations  Websites  Tutorials Understanding  Thumbs Up / Yes  Thumbs Down / No  Thumbs Side / Unsure

29.  Procedures  Materials/Warm Up  Posted on the Whiteboard  Warm Up  Done during first 2 songs of class  “ 4 to 6 minutes “ long  Get Paper, Pencil, and Material Needed  Get to Work Quickly  Schedule  Rules  Expectations  Procedures  Rewards

30.  Procedures  Music  Easy Listening or Instrumentals  Breaks  Earned “2 to 3 mins” every 25 mins of classtime  Music  Easy Listening during classtime  Schedule  Rules  Expectations  Procedures  Rewards

31. “Don’t Ask”  Do not get up when I have the floor.  No Gum Chewing or Food allowed in class  Drinks are okay, “NO SLUSHES”.

32.  Point System More HWLess HW III

33.  Point System  Extra Points for  No noise during the time that I have on the floor.  Standing during hand gestures, and copying them real big.  Being respectful to others in class.  Seeing everyone focused on the task at hand.  During time of working, noise level is low.  If your louder than the music, “ YOUR TOO LOUD.”  No one asking to go out of the classroom for anything.

34.  Point System  Extra Points on ‘Less Homework’  No noise during the time that I have on the floor.  Standing during hand gestures, and copying them real big.  Being respectful to others in class.  Seeing everyone focused on the task at hand.  Being Patient…..

35.  Point System  Points on the ‘More Homework’ side  Not being on-task.  Being disrespectful to others  Not playing at attention to the lesson  Talking during teacher discussions…  Not working on the assignment in class.  Not letting others answer questions….

36. Thursday, August 25 6:30-8:00pm is meet the parent night *Bring your parent and they send an email to Mr. Ford, with their contact information donald.ford@desotoisd.org – receive two 100% quiz grade donald.ford@desotoisd.org *Should your parent not attend due to other commitments, they may send Mr. Ford an email – receive one 100% quiz grade