Agriculture Course Expectations and Grading Scale
Behavior in the Agriculture Lab Area
The ACH School District’s code of conduct and dress code apply in all classroom situations. If a student disrupts the learning environment for others, he or she will be moved to a different location in the room, apart from the others, for the remainder of the class period. If this relocation meets with resistance, or is subsequently followed by a second disruption, the student will be sent to the main office for a meeting with the appropriate administrator.
The following guidelines apply to all expected situations and planned activities in my classes. I will be as fair and consistent as possible, yet you must realize some situations demand more immediate attention than others.
1. Disruption of class activities involving teacher-student participation and attention will have the following consequences:
First Offense: Removal from class activity and loss of work skills credit for the day.
Second Offense: a 15-minute detention to be served prior to the next class meeting. If this detention is not served, the student will receive a 1-hour after-school assignment, usually cleaning in the shop or working on the Ag Facility.., to be served within one week. This gives the student a week to set a time and prepare for that afternoon. For each week that the time is not served an additional hour will be added. If the hours are not served by the end of the semester the student will lose all participation credit for the class
Third Offense: the student may be suspended or placed on a behavioral contract, in accordance with the decision of all parties involved, including teacher, administrator, parent/guardian, student, and counselor.
2. Leaving the room without teacher approval or for an unexcused reason. This action includes leaving early, prior to the bell or actual class dismissal. The progression of consequences is the same as that described above.
3. Acts of insubordination and/or refusal to cooperate. This action will receive a written notice upon the first occurrence. Any subsequent occurrence will warrant immediate removal from the class with a written referral, a phone call to the parent or guardian, and a mandatory student-parent-teacher-administrator-counselor conference before the student will be allowed to return to the classroom!
Guidelines for Success
If you follow these principles, you will succeed in Agricultural Science, as well as, in life:
1. Always try your best.
2. Learning is continuous and lifelong.
3. Respecting yourself makes it easier to respect others.
4. Respect the rights and property of everyone, including yourself.
5. Ask questions when you want to learn.
6. Take risks when you want to succeed.
Your grade in Ag Ed will be a combination of:
1. 20% Subject content knowledge measured through written exams, quizzes and assignments
2. 60% Laboratory Activities
All shop projects must be completed to a B level of proficiency to be accepted for a grade.
3. 10% SAE grade
The SAE grade will be determined as follows:
-maximum 100 pts completed record book or journal
-maximum 100 pts SAE class presentation
-maximum 100 pts photo portfolio
-The SAE will be visited at least 2 times per semester. Positive progress can result in up to 15 bonus points per visit.
4. 10% Employability skills
Up to 10 pts per day will be awarded for practicing high-quality work skills such as punctuality, willingness to follow directions, time on task, and cleaning up the work area (shop and or classroom).
Note: You will not have points deducted for excused absences. However you will earn no points either. They will not count for or against you. Your point total will be determined by what you do while you are in class.