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Syllabus for 7th grade CTE

Tanya Waddell

Conference Period:  9:32-10:25

School Email: [email protected]

School Phone Number: (361)790-2230 

COURSE OVERVIEW: 

Tutoring offered Tuesday and Thursday 4:20-4:50. 

Google classroom code will be on the board for each class period. 

Supplies Needed: Wired Ear Buds. Journal (not a spiral) Pencils, Colored Pencils*, Washable Markers*, Glue Stick* and tissues* .

Course Description:  CTE programs offer a sequence of courses that provide students with coherent and rigorous content. CTE content is aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and careers in current or emerging professions per the Texas Education Agency 

Topics of study are:  Home Maintenance, Lifetime Nutrition and Wellness, EMT, Introduction to Child Development, Mechanisms, Energy and Power, Research and Development, Dentistry, Robotics and Video Production.

INSTRUCTIONAL LEARNING GOALS:

1) The student takes one or more career interest surveys, aptitude tests, or career assessments and explores

various college and career options.

2) The student investigates educational and training requirements for career and education pathways in one or

more of the career clusters

3) The student analyzes educational and career opportunities.

OUTLINE OF UNITS OF STUDY AND MAJOR ASSIGNMENTS

          CLASSROOM BEHAVIORS & EXPECTATIONS

Creating a learning environment that supports the needs of all students is essential for fostering academic success and personal growth. Redirections and general classroom management strategies will be used to address behaviors. When further 

action is needed a student conference will be conducted along with a teacher consequence, which includes parent contact and other pertinent documentation. If behavior persists, students will be referred to administration thoughSkyward, who will contact the parent and may arrange a parent-teacher conference. 

CELL PHONES: 

To promote the best learning and social environment on campus, cell phone use is prohibited except after the school day, after 4:15 pm. Students must keep their personal devices turned off and put away in their backpack upon entering the building.  The purpose of this cell phone policy is to create an environment that encourages focus, active learning, and healthy technology habits. If a student’s cell phone is visible or they are using a cell phone or electronic device in violation of school or classroom rules, the student will have the item confiscated and turned into the office. Please see district policy on how to pick up confiscated phones.

In accordance with House Bill 1481, students are not allowed to use or possess personal communication devices such as cell phones, smartwatches, tablets, and similar devices on campus during the school day. Devices brought to school will be subject to confiscation, and disciplinary action may follow. 

Grades are designed to keep students and families aware of progress. Gradebooks should be updated weekly and progress reports should reflect the most current status of a student’s class average.

RFISD GRADING EXPECTATIONS

Differentiation between minor and major grades is at the discretion of the teacher. As a general rule, minor assignments

encompass daily assignments, formative tasks or quizzes, while major assignments might include tests/quizzes, an

accumulation of daily assignments or formative tasks like warm-ups, journal entries, or closures, larger writing

assignments, projects, or other summative assignments.

Late Minor/Daily Assignments: Students may submit assignments up to 3 school days after the due date. Additional days may

be allowed based on individual situations. 10 points will be deducted from the grade each day an assignment is late. 

Re-do Minor Assignments: Students may redo assignments as long as they originally attempted them by the original deadline. The second attempt must be completed outside of the standard class period, within 1 school day of the posted grade, and at least one week before the end of the nine-week grading period. Students may earn full credit on

assignments redone within guidelines.

Re-take Tests/Major Grades: Students will be given an option to retake/make corrections to major assignments when the grade is lower than a 70 within 3 school days of the grade entry in Skyward. The retake must be completed outside of the standard class time, and the maximum grade that can be earned on a retake is 70.

Honors and Advanced Courses: If a student is failing at the end of the first 6-week grading period, the teacher and guardian must meet to discuss a plan for academic success. If a student is failing at the end of the first 9-week grading period or at the end of the semester, the MTSS team will meet to discuss a potential schedule change. Final approval will be determined by the campus principal..

Grading Categories and Percentage Breakdown

Minor Assignments (10) = 50%; Major Assignments (4) =50%

Number of Grades: Students will receive a minimum of 14 grades per reporting period. Grades will be posted

within 5 school days of the due date.

UIL Eligibility: Students must meet UIL eligibility standards for all extracurricular events, regardless of the

individual competition’s guidelines.