Pienezza's Disclosure-2004/2005

MATH DEPARTMENT POLICIES

1. All Work must be done in pencil We sell pencils for 10 cents. Proceeds are used to buy more pencils.

2. Homework policy is set by individual teachers but there are some general guidelines: a. homework is not accepted unfinished.. b.Cyprus HS math teachers have asked us to make sure students show steps when they do problems. Brockbank teachers will honor this.

3. Some assignments are done with calculators and others not. We all have classroom sets of calculators for our students to use. Students are welcome to bring their personal calculators to class. We recommend a basic scientific calculator. Because of theft, we do not encourage students to bring expensive calculators such as graphing calculators.

4. Students are required to have their math books covered. Paper bags are usually the best covers.

5. Most teachers in our department will have students keep a spiral notebook in class that journal questions and warm-up problems may be done.

6. Tutoring is available for all math students from 7 AM until 7:45 AM in relo 1. Mrs. Pienezza will tutor any math student. There is no appointment necessary. Some teachers give extra credit to students who choose to use this resource.

7. To allow students to learn from others by giving and receiving feedback and to help math teachers use time efficiently, we will sometimes have students correct each other's homework. The teacher will correct all tests. At no time will students be asked to call out scores.

Mrs. Pienezza's Policies

My consultation period this year is 8th period. Our team time is 3rd period. You may contact either me, another yellow team teacher. or our counselor Keith Lawson to make an appointment to visit with the yellow team during 3rd period. You may call the school before or after school to speak with me. If you have a 9th grade student, we can visit before or after school, by phone, or by email. Please keep in touch. The education of your child is a partnership.

Class Rules: a. Follow all instructions.
b. Come prepared with book, pencil, and paper.
c. Respect yourself and others.
d. Be in your seat when the bell rings.
e. Get permission to speak or leave your seat.
f. No food, drink, or gum.

Consequences: a. warning
b. time-out
c. time-out & parent contact
d. conduct referral to counselor and parent contact
e. referral to an administrator

Grading Scale: (percentages)
93-100 A

90 - 92 A -

87 -89 B+

83-86 B

80-82 B-

77-79 C+

73-76 C

70-72 C-

67-69 D+

63-66 D

60-62 D-

Below 60 - F

Grades will be based on the following categories:
45% homework & quizzes
45% test scores
10% planners, reading book, book covers, preparation, etc.

Tardy Policy: If you get 1 tardy, you can still get a 4 if all other behaviors are good. 2 tardies automatically will drop it to a 3; 3 tardies = 2; 4 tardies = 1; 5 tardies = 0. Memo # 14 in the Granite School District Handbook says that any student with 5 tardies will automatically receive a zero.

Citizenship: Depends on coming prepared; behavior; attitude; sluffs; tardies, etc.
Hall Passes are given only in obvious emergencies. Homework: I will accept late assignments as long as we have not had the test over that unit or chapter. However, I will not accept unfinished homework.

Remember: In Pienezza's class, Learning is # One!!