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Automobile RegulatioN
1. All students driving an automobile will park in the student parking lot in an assigned space. 2. No parking near dumpsters by students or faculty. 3. Students are not to sit in parked cars during or before school hours. 4. Students are not to be in parking area without permission. 5. Speed limit on campus is 15 m.p.h. 6. Any student driving any motor vehicle must meet all states requirements. 7. Parking permits are to be displayed on the rear view mirror.
Lockers Each student is assigned a locker for his/her use for books, school supplies and personal effects. Periodic locker checks are made to assist students with any problem related to their lockers. Each student is responsible for the safety of his/her own books, school supplies and personal effects. Locks will be provided by the school. Lockers are to be locked when not in use.
Textbooks Textbooks are furnished by the Board of Education and are issued at the beginning of the year. Students and their parents are responsible for books issued them and will be expected to pay for those books that are lost or damaged. School records will not be released until all indebtedness is settled.
Withdrawals Students transferring to another school should report to the Guidance Office upon arriving at school their last day of attendance at SCHS. All debts must be cleared and books returned in order for records to be sent to another school.
Grading System Subject-area grades shall be expressed by their numerical values for grades 1-12. First grade exceptions are listed on report cards. A.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -95-100 B.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -85-94 C.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -75-84 D.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -70-74 F. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Below 70 Grades given at the end of each six (6) weeks period will be determined from daily work, homework, written assignments and tests. Any assignments and tests required of a student must be considered in the computation of his grade. Test grades will be given a value of 1/3 the 6 weeks grade and 2/3 for daily grades. Semester grades will be determined by an average of grades for each of the three 6-week periods. The final grade of the year will be determined by averaging the two (2) semester grades. Mid-term and final exams count 1/4 of the semester and final average. The work of a student whose grade are satisfactory but are withheld because of the failure to complete the required work shall be reported as incomplete. If the incomplete is not removed in the time designated by the teacher, it will then become an “F.”
Reporting Student Progress Student progress reports shall be provided at least once every 6 weeks during the school year. The reporting procedure shall be in writing and shall be uniform for all reporting periods during each school year. Each report shall be signed by the parents and returned promptly to the school. Student progress reports shall indicate the student’s conduct, attending and academic progress and other information necessary to communicate effectively with the parents. In addition to the regular progress reports, principles and teachers are encouraged to confer with parents on the educational progress of their children. Teachers shall consult with parents of students who are working at an unsatisfactory level or whose performance shows a marked or sudden deterioration . Parents shall be notified by the teacher as early in the school year as possible if the retention of a student is being considered.
Senior Class Ranking Both Smith County high school operate an weighed-point system. Students may earn an unlimited number of Carnegie units from courses approved by the State Department of Education. Beginning with all students in the 1996-97 school year, rank in class will be computed at the end of the seventh semester and will be based only on seventeen units of credit with the highest quality point value. They will be computed in the following order: 1. Thirteen (13) units of core curriculum courses up to the end of seventh semester. 2. Four (4) units of electives with the highest quality point value, making a total of 17 units. 3. Top students will then have their 17 units converted to the following point system in order to determine the first through tenth ranking: Honors Courses Standard Courses 100- - - 5.00 100- - -4.00 99- - -4.95 99- - -3.96 88- - -4.90 98- - -3.92 97- - -4.85 97- - -3.84 96- - -4.80 96- - -3.84 95- - -4.75 95- - -3.80 If an intellectually gifted student desires to take a post-secondary course, or other courses not offered in the school in which they are enrolled, that student must make a request for an M-Team. Courses not available to all students will not be used in determining class rank. This policy does not limit the ability of the M-Team to place students in post-secondary courses or other special courses based on student needs. Any student, regardless of his/her chosen graduation path, will be eligible to enroll in any honors class. Students must be enrolled full-time to be eligible for ranking among the top high school seniors. Students will not be allowed to take courses which they have already taken in which passing grades were made, nor will be auditing any class be allowed. To ranking number 1 or 2, a student must be enrolled in the highs school at least four of the seven semesters preceding the final semester. The final semester will not be used in determining class standing. A student who has NOT been enrolled four out of seven semesters preceding the final semester, who would have otherwise been eligible for first and second ranking, will be automatically ranked third. In the event of a tie, students with identical average will share the same rank. The rank for a seventh semester senior will be based only on the seventeen (17) units of credit. This will be composed of the core curriculum first thirteen (13), followed by electives (4 units) with the highest quality point value. In the event a student does not have seventeen units by the end of the seventh semester, they will NOT be eligible to complete as top ten ranked senior. This student would have their grade point average determined by diving the total quality point earned by the number of credits the student has attempted.
Quality Point Values Honors Courses are assigned the following quality point value: A- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -5 B- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -4 C- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -3 D- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -2 F- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 Standard courses are assigned the following quality point values: A- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 B- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 C- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 D- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 F- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -0 The following courses are considered as Honors courses: Algebra ll Physics Geometry Adv. Biology Chemistry French Physical Science Adv. Math Spanish Pre-Calculus Adv. World History Calculus
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