Tecumseh Vista Academy

Department of Business, COOP, Computer Science, and Social Studies

Policies and Procedures
Department Head: Mr !ua"lia
Late
Assignments
Assi"nments are
pro#ects that are due
se$eral days or %ee&s
after 'ein" assi"ned
(t is e)pected that all assi"nments %ill 'e handed in on time
Students must understand that there %ill 'e conse*uences for not
completin" assi"nments for e$aluation or for su'mittin" those
assi"nments late
The teacher can use a num'er of strate"ies at their D(SC+,T(O- to
help pre$ent and.or address late and missin" assi"nments
(t is not accepta'le to lea$e an assi"nment incomplete Students %ho
do not su'mit an assi"nment in a timely manner may 'e as&ed to
complete an alternate assi"nment Zeros are NOT an option.
Students %ho e)perience pro'lems %ith their home computer, internet
connection, and printer are e)pected to ma&e a reasona'le attempt to
su'mit %or& This includes /0 contactin" the teacher 'efore the due
date for assistance, 10 'rin"in" %or& to school on a porta'le stora"e
de$ice 23SB stic&, e)ternal hard dri$e, etc0, 40 uploadin" %or& to a
cloud stora"e de$ice 25oo"le Docs0, and 60 hand %ritten paper copy
Incomplete
Homework
Home%or& in$ol$es any
%or& that has 'een
assi"ned that is due for
the follo%in" class
(t is e)pected that all students %ill come to class prepared for class
discussions, %ith all home%or& complete
All home%or& is to 'e completed for the 'e"innin" of the class period in
the student7s class 'inder and.or di"ital de$ice
(ncomplete home%or& %ill affect the student7s mar& in the learnin" s&ills
section of the report card
Teachers may choose to assi"n detentions to students %hose
home%or& is repeatedly incomplete
Missed
Tests
8hen students are a'sent on the day of a test, the test or *ui9 %ill 'e
%ritten on the first day that they return to class 2or on a ma&e:up test
day selected 'y the teacher0
(f a student refuses to %rite the test or *ui9 %hen they return, they %ill
recei$e a ZERO on these e$aluations
(f a student is found to 'e truant on the day of a test or *ui9, they %ill
recei$e an automatic ZERO on these e$aluations
Teacers ma! make ad"ustments to tis polic! gi#en e$tenuating
circumstances.
%tandards &or
Assignments
There is a 9ero tolerance policy in place for pla"iarism Any
assi"nments copied from the (nternet or from another student %ill
recei$e an automatic ZERO.
A student7s %or& %ill not contain references to dru"s, alcohol, criminal
acts of $iolence, se)ual acti$ity, profanity, or any other su'#ect
considered inappropriate for a secondary school classroom A student7s
%or& %ill 'e respectful to%ards all persons in the classroom and reflect
sensiti$ity to%ards cultural, racial, reli"ious, and social differences
All su'mitted %or& should 'e a "ood copy that is neat in appearance
and, to the 'est of the student7s a'ilities, error:free
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Electronic
%u'mission
Di"ital %or& completed is recommended to 'e su'mitted usin" the P()
&ile &ormat This is to ensure the ori"inal formattin" 2ali"nment of te)t,
pictures0 is preser$ed re"ardless of the application used to create it
Most soft%are applications can allo% you to con$ert file formats usin"
the ;Sa$e As< feature A free file format con$ersion tool can 'e found at
%%%9am9arnet
Di"ital presentations that re*uire the use of animations, sound, and
special effects can 'e su'mitted usin" the Microso&t PowerPoint and
Open O&&ice &ile &ormats Pro$idin" the pu'lic *RL link usin" online
presentation %e'sites li&e Pre+i is allo%ed
,lassroom
Policies
%tudents ARE permitted to eat a ealt snack -e.g. .ranola 'ar/
ONL0 during times designated '! te teacer pro$idin" they are
neat and clean up after themsel$es Students may ha$e %ater 'ottles
in class 'ut no car'onated or su"ary 'e$era"es
Laptops1 ta'lets1 smart pones1 and oter &orms o& mo'ile
tecnolog! are encouraged to 'e used on a dail! 'asis to
complete class work and not for random (nternet surfin"
Music pla!ers o& an! kind are permitted ONL0 during times.
designated '! te teacer 2ie: %or& periods, home%or& completion0
All 'ackpacks and purses are to remain in student lockers. There
is insufficient room the aisles of the classroom to permit them They are
a potential ha9ard
Te$ting is NOT permitted during instruction time.
All cell2smart pone ringers are to 'e on silent mode during class.
A student %ho $iolates classroom policies are su'#ect to disciplinary
measures includin" referral to school administration
Missed a da! o& class3 Consult the indi$idual course %e'site to &no%
%hat home%or& you %ill 'e re*uired to ma&e:up
*se o& ,ourse
Learning %!stems
-i.e. %coolog!/
This course is &ept updated usin" instructional technolo"y It is
imperati#e tat eac student log into te course learning s!stem
autori+ed '! te teacer. Here you %ill find: assi"nment due dates,
discussion threads, assi"nment drop 'o)es, e:te)t'oo& readin"s, and
more The teacher %ill pro$ide you and your parent."uardian an access
code to #oin the course
%tudent ,ontract ( ha$e read the a'o$e policies and fully understand the conse*uences
of my actions in this classroom ( promise to ma&e e$ery effort to follo%
the "uidelines pro$ided a'o$e throu"hout the course of this school
year

Student Si"nature Date

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