Ms. Munn's Resource Room

                                                        

RULES AND EXPECTATIONS

1) RESPECT

"Ms. Munn, what do you mean respect?"

        

I expect that each person will be able to interact appropriately with each other,

themselves, and their surroundings.  

All resources that are available should be used with care and the understanding

that they are not personal property,  but for everyone to use and enjoy.                                

Proper behavior and  self-regulation will be practiced so that everyone may feel safe,

and a proper learning environment will be supplied to everyone.   

2) ORGANIZATION

In high school, students have the opportunity to practice different systems of

organization that will help them throughout school and life.  This means being

able to keep an assignment book and come to class prepared with materials

appropriate for that class and tasks to be attempted.

Examples:  notebooks, notes, pencils, pens, reading materials,

class assignment sheets . . .

A key piece in being able to carry out this expectation is keeping a list,

or syllabus, in your class notebook. Most teachers supply these to students

within the first days of school, or available on your edline.net account.

3) COMMUNICATION

In order to create the most effective learning environment, we need to be

able to communicate freely and to express feelings of stress and anxiety in

constructive ways.  Everyone feels the stresses of peer relationships, academics,

and life differently.  We must work at being able to experience these feelings

and communicate them to a safe network of people in order to help us be successful individuals working together.

All expectations will be supported and enhanced through practices learned

in the resource room and by the students following through with an    I PLAN.

4) Attendance

Attendance is based on your ability to come to class, and be

seated, before the bell rings. A pass from another teacher will

be considered, if presented upon arrival to class. This is a school

policy and as a result of being marked tardy, the school

automatically assigns a 10pt referral to the student.

The school will automatically assign a quarter grade of a 59%

to any class in which the student has had more than

3 unexcused absences.

Students' grades are not marked down for absences in

Resource Room, but students are expected to return ready

to work and with missed assignments.

5) All Handbook policies will be observed, including:

• No iPods, or other musical devices
  
• No cell phones.

        If they are put away in your pocket/bag/purse, you are

        safe; otherwise they will       be taken away for the class period

        and returned at the end of class. This is absolutely necessary

        given the dangers of academic integrity, and distractibility of the

        learning environment.

• No food or drink, other than water.

        If there is a medical need, please contact the nurse and myself

        so that there can be arrangements made for snacktime.