Students will be continuously assessed throughout each unit in a “risk free” environment where they will be encouraged to contribute to the design of the lessons and re-work the lesson until they achieve a satisfactory level of mastery. The “risk free” setting is designed to meet individual student needs. 

1. Checkpoints, formative and summative assessments will be used to measure student progress.

   1. Checkpoints will not be graded, and may or may not be posted.

   2. Formative assessments may or may not be graded and recorded; you will have the option to retake formative measurements.

1. Summative assessments will be graded and recorded; summative assessments do not qualify for re-assessment.  All summative evaluations will be CUMULATIVE!*

2.  Students are expected to complete all required work and will be given opportunities to do so. “NS” means the assignment was not submitted. “I” An incomplete will be posted on the report card until all work is completed.

3. Grades will be based on a total point calculation system.

*Reassessment Policy: Assessments are used to monitor students’ progress and adjust instruction accordingly. Students should always give their best effort on their first attempt. Students that do not master the assessments are required to meet with the teacher for re-assessment opportunities.

Notebooks will be used on a daily basis. Your notebook is your source of information for this course, and your map for success!  If you are absent, you will be expected to consult another student, WebCT, or Homework Hero to bring your map up to date.

You will be graded on the basis of your performance on quizzes, tests, homework assignments, simulations, and a final examination.  We will maintain a pace of roughly one chapter every week and a half in which you will be expected to complete the assigned problems and any other supplemental materials that are provided.  Tests will take place upon the completion of each chapter, and are designed to ensure that you have completed the assigned reading and understand the concepts.  It is imperative that you keep up with the readings.  There will be weekly quizzes, and a Final Exam at the end of the semester.