Here are the answers to some common questions both parents and students ask.

Questions
1)  (New Question) Can I hand homework in late?
2)  (New Question) Am I responsible for the reading or work I miss when I am at the nurse, music lessons, guidance or anywhere else when I am in school, but not in class?
3)  (New Question) Is there extra credit?
4)  (New Question) Do we need to have tests and quizzes signed?
5)  (New Question)How flexible are due dates?
6)  (New Question)What happens if I don't do my homework?
7)  (New Question)How can I find out what the homework is if I am not in class?
 
Answers
1)  Q (New Question) Can I hand homework in late?
A
Yes, but only the day after it was due. For example, if homework was due Tuesday and you didn't hand it in, it can be handed in on Wednesday, but no later. This does not apply to not handing homework in due to illness.
2)  Q (New Question) Am I responsible for the reading or work I miss when I am at the nurse, music lessons, guidance or anywhere else when I am in school, but not in class?
A
Absolutely. Any work or reading you miss is your responsibility to make up by the next class. If you miss reading a chapter because you are at lessons, it will be difficult for you to fully understand the next chapter without reading the one you missed.
3)  Q (New Question) Is there extra credit?
A
No. The district determined that offering extra credit results in an inflation of the student's grade. By offering extra credit, the grade on the report card does not accurately reflect how well a student understands and learned the information being taught.
4)  Q (New Question) Do we need to have tests and quizzes signed?
A
Yes. Regardless of the grade on a test or quiz, it must be signed by your parent or guardian.
5)  Q (New Question)How flexible are due dates?
A
Not very. You are expected to hand in all assignments when they are due. The only reasons you would be handing in a late assignment is because you were absent the day it was due or if there was a family emergency the night before. Having piano lessons, a soccer game, your brother's band concert, or watching American Idol are not valid reasons for handing in late assignments.
6)  Q (New Question)What happens if I don't do my homework?
A
If it is a homework that I don't collect and grade, five points is subtracted from your non graded homework grade. If it is a graded homework, you receive a failing grade for that assignment.
7)  Q (New Question)How can I find out what the homework is if I am not in class?
A
Call a classmate or check the website. It is important to call someone in your class, not just someone who has me as their teacher. Different classes might have different assignments based on where they are in the book or the textbook. If you call someone in a different class, you might do the wrong work, or do work when none might have been assigned to your class.