Biology Class Policies

Office Hours: Monday – Friday before or after school (until 4:30)

Mr. Ptaszynski

Room 301

Completion of this year long course earns one credit.

ATTENDANCE: The attendance policy of MCHS will be followed in its entirety (see student handbook). It is important to make special note of the following policies:

Tardy – not being in your seat ready to start without being a disturbance

* If you have an ‘essential need’ you can ask to go to the restroom but final say will be left to the teacher. Students will have one 5 minute for each 2 weeks ( 5 total passes each quarter) to visit the bathroom, nurse, counselor, locker. Use them wisely!

4.	MAKE-UP POLICY: It is the student’s responsibility to obtain, complete, and submit make-up assignments from the instructor. Per school policy you have the same number of days to make up an assignment that you were excused. All assignments relevant to a specific unit must be completed before the unit exam is taken. In other words, any incomplete make-up work becomes a zero after taking the exam. *** An excused absence does not “excuse one” from making-up assignments. ***

EVALUATION/GRADING: All assignments are due at the beginning of class, legibly and neatly done in order to be acceptable and receive credit. “No Name, no credit”. A late assignment will lose 10% for being late. Assignments after the unit test are not accepted.

A 3 ring binder containing journal entries, notes, and assignments will be required and will be checked periodically.

Quizzes may be given at anytime.

Grades are based on class activities, homework, notebook, paper(s), quizzes unit tests and the final exam. Unit tests and final exams are worth .

Letter grades are calculated by percentage of total points, without rounding up. For example, a 79.9% is a C; a 65.9% is an F and means you must repeat the course.

A – 90% and up	B – 80-89%	C – 70-79%	D – 66-69%

After correctives are completed and checked, ANY student may retake the test to improve their grade. Correctives must be completed, checked and the retake test taken within 1 week of the original test. A retake cannot lower your grade, only raise it!! Retake date and time will be announced.