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Freshman Expectations

The document outlines common expectations for freshman students to facilitate their development of good habits and achievement in high school. The expectations are to come prepared to class, complete homework daily and submit major assignments on time, make up any missed work when absent, avoid plagiarism, behave appropriately, and seek extra help after school if needed. Teachers will enforce the expectations through detention or assigning zeros for incomplete or late work.

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Freshman Expectations

The document outlines common expectations for freshman students to facilitate their development of good habits and achievement in high school. The expectations are to come prepared to class, complete homework daily and submit major assignments on time, make up any missed work when absent, avoid plagiarism, behave appropriately, and seek extra help after school if needed. Teachers will enforce the expectations through detention or assigning zeros for incomplete or late work.

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Common Freshman Expectations

Developing the right habits of mind is essential for students to meet success in high school and beyond. As
depicted in our schools mission statement, we want our students to build positive relationships with others
as well as practice the responsibility, independence, and motivation necessary to achieve academically and
grow socially. To facilitate this development, the ninth grade teachers have developed a common set of
expectations to be followed. These objectives will be the same in each core academic ninth grade classroom.

Freshmen students will:


1. Come to class prepared with an agenda book*, pen/pencil, binder/notebook, and textbook*. To instill
this trait, teachers will assign unprepared students a 5-minute detention after school on the day they are not
prepared for class. Not showing up for the 5-minute teacher detention will result in a 1-hour office detention.
*Item is provided by school.

2. Complete homework each night. This essential mind-set for academic success will be reinforced with the No
Late Homework Accepted Policy. Homework allows students to practice material taught or collect and review
information before an upcoming class. Any homework not submitted when due will be recorded as a zero by
the teacher. If a student has an excused absence from school the day the homework should be passed in, this
should be submitted the day he/she returns.

3. Submit major assignments on time. Major assignments involve multiple components to be accomplished by
the students. These serve as an important tool for the teacher to determine whether or not a student has
mastered concepts and skills that have been taught. Examples of some of these include; lab reports, unit
summary projects, oral and visual presentations, reports, and writing papers. Assignments passed in late will
be marked down by 10% for each day it is late.

4. Make-up work when absent. Missing school not only means students are not present for instruction, but it
also put kids behind in their homework and other assignments. It is important to meet the guideline for make-
up work as described in the schools attendance policy. As taken from page 8 of the SHS Student Handbook,
Students MUST make up schoolwork missed within two (2) school days of the absence unless the teacher
grants an extension (which shall not exceed 2 scheduled Day-Backs). Work not completed within the time-
frame previously stated will be recorded as a zero. Recognizing how easy it is to fall behind when absent, it is
recommended that students have a peer to contact in each class so as to inquire about assignments and work
missed when not in school.

5. Not plagiarize or copy others assignments. The act of plagiarizing involves the use, assistance or abetting
of someone elses words or ideas without citing the source of the information. Paraphrasing and direct
quoting are two forms of plagiarism, if not cited properly. It can occur in, but does not exclusively pertain to
homework, essays, projects, and all forms of schoolwork. Students determined to have plagiarized will receive
a zero for the assignment and the respective housemaster and parents will be notified. (Salem High School
Student Handbook, p. 7).

6. Behave appropriately in class and throughout the school. Disruptive and inappropriate behavior prevents
all students from learning. At Salem High School, it is our goal to provide a safe learning environment that
builds positive relationships between students and adult (Salem High School Student Handbook, p. 3). Our
staff and administration are committed to this objective. Any student unable to model the character necessary
to insure that learning can take place for all will be given a consequence according to Salem High Schools
Code of Conduct. Please refer to pages 24-26 in the student handbook. This document can also be accessed
via the high schools website. Click on the high school link at http://salem.k12.ma.us.

7. Seek help after school when needed. To support students needing extra-help, each discipline has a specified
day in which the teacher stays after school to give further assistance to students. This schedule is as follows.

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday


Business Foreign Lang. Art English
Science Math Music Phys. Ed.
Social Studies Vocational/Tech
*Special Education and Sheltered English Immersion will observe their
specific subject day back.

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