EXPECTATIONS

Overview

The staff of Meigs Academic Magnet School believes the environment of the classroom and the overall school should be orderly and free from disruption. We believe that our students can and should behave appropriately. We believe that appropriate behavior should be modeled, encouraged, and acknowledged. These beliefs have led to the development of our revised school-wide discipline plan.
Expectations for Student Behavior: The Three R’s
In support of our beliefs, we have established the following three major expectations for student behavior:
  1. We will be RESPECTFUL.
    •Be kind to self and others •Take care of school property •Dress appropriately for school •Be positive
  2. We will be RESPONSIBLE.
    •Make good choices
    •Take care of yourself.
    •Keep up with your books, pencils, jackets, etc.
    •Complete work on time.
    •Carry ID Badge at all times
    •Be on time for school and class
    •Come to class prepared for success by bringing necessary materials
  3. We will be RESOURCEFUL.
    • Solve problems
    • Locate needed information on your own before asking teachers for assistance
    • Use materials wisely, recycling when possible 

Honor Code

As a Meigs student, it is my responsibility to be academically honest at all times. I understand that cheating, dishonesty, and the misuse of the work of others and falsely claiming it as my own, constitute behavior that is contrary to the sense of who we are as a community.
I understand that academic dishonesty is not only disrespectful to our academic community as a whole, but also unfair to individiuals in our community who work diligently and honestly to complete assignments in a proper mannerii.
At Meigs, we declare that cheating and dishonesty in any form is inconsistent with our values and aspirations, and in particular, the following forms of behavior will not be tolerated at our school:
  1. Copying the work (including homework, written assignments, or projects of any kind) of another student and representing it as one’s own;
  2. Copying the answers of another student during an exam, a test, or a quiz;
  3. Possessing or using notes or crib sheets during an exam, a test, or a quiz;
  4. Completing any assignment in a fashion forbidden by the teacher who makes the assignment;
  5. Plagiarism (which we define as “to represent the words or unique ideas of another as one’s own, or to quote
    the words of another individual or source in a written assignment without giving appropriate attribution to the true source”);
  6. Obtaining from another student who has previously taken an exam, test, or quiz, information relating
    to either the questions on the exam, test, or quiz, or any responses to such questions;
  7. Lying to a teacher about an assignment, or about one’s reason for failing to complete or turn in an
    assignment;
  8. Lying to a teacher about anything else having to do with one’s schoolwork, attendance, or tardiness to
    class.
We further declare that a student who aids or abets another student in his or her enactment of any of the above-
described forms of dishonesty is equally guilty of the kind of behavior that we as a community will not tolerate.
We acknowledge that we as students have unique opportunities to discourage, disrupt, and diminish acts of cheating and other forms of dishonesty as we observe or learn of them, and we understand that the faculty and administration of Meigs are committed to protect and ensure the confidentiality of any conversations we may have with them about our observations or awareness of acts of dishonesty.

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Rewards Day/Meigs Moolah

When students meet or exceed school behavioral expectations, they may receive Meigs Moolah. Also, students will have the opportunity to participate in various activities. 
    • Grade Level Reward Days -ex: Sports & activities outside & inside, as well as DJ dances. (To qualify for Grade Level Reward Days, students must have no less than a 75% effort grade in all of their classes for that particular nine weeks, and must not have been referred to the office)
    • Weekly Meigs Moolah Drawings-Students may use Meigs Moolah as raffle ticket s to win Meigs Mart items, gift certificates, game tickets, concession vouchers, and other prizes.
    • End of Semester Drawings –At the end of each semester there will be a Meigs Moolah drawing for an iPad mini.
    • End of Year Carnival- In May all students will have the opportunity to participate in the School Carnival. 

Grading SCALE

  • In grade 8, the semester grade for a course with no state end-of-course exam shall be determined by each nine-week grade counting equally with the examination counting as a regular test grade.
  • In grade 8, the semester grade for a course with a state end-of-course exam, the grade shall be determined by each nine-week grade counting 37.5% and the examination grade counting 25% during the semester in which the end-of-course exam is given. The exam given at mid-year will be included as a regular test grade.
  • Sixty (60) percent mastery of the subject matter shall be considered passing.
    The grading legend for grades 5-8 shall be:
  • A = 100-90
  • B = 89-80
  • C = 79-70
  • D = 69-60
  • F = 59-50
  • I = Incomplete
  • Numerical grades shall be used on the report cards and the cumulative records.
  • Yearly averages for grades five (5) through eight (8) shall be computed by averaging the four reporting period grades on the report card with the exception of courses taken for high school credit.
  • Grading Procedures for 5-8 Co-Curricular Courses
    Courses that are based on performance and require after-school rehearsals and/or performances are considered co-curricular courses. The students in these courses are expected to participate in and may be graded on after-school rehearsals and performances, as well as classroom assignments and assessments. 

EFFORT RUBRIC

Grading Procedures IM 4.144

​4 points Above Standard
  • Consistently does assigned tasks without prompting and always perseveres when challenged
  • Consistently remembers what to bring home and what to bring to class (ex: books, paper, binder, pencil, agenda, homework, etc.)
  • Consistently participates in class discussions and always shares
    meaningful and relevant information
  • Consistently works well independently, with a partner, in a small
    cooperative group, and in a whole class setting
  • Consistently takes advantage of self-improvement opportunities

3 points Meets Standard
  • Usually does assigned tasks without prompting and usually perseveres when challenged
  • Usually remembers what to bring home and what to bring to class (ex: books, paper, binder, pencil, agenda, homework, etc.)
  • Usually participates in class discussions and usually shares meaningful and relevant information
  • Usually works well independently, with a partner, in a small cooperative group and in a whole class setting
  • Usually takes advantage of self-improvement opportunities

2 points
Nearing Standard
  • Sometimes does assigned tasks without prompting and sometimes perseveres when challenged
  • Sometimes remembers what to bring home and what to bring to class (ex: books, paper, binder, pencil, agenda, homework, etc.)
  • Sometimes participates in class discussions and sometimes shares meaningful and relevant information
  • Sometimes works well independently, with a partner, in a small cooperative group and in a whole class setting
  • Sometimes takes advantage of self-improvement opportunities

1 point Below Standard
  • Rarely does assigned tasks without prompting and rarely perseveres when challenged
  • Rarely remembers what to bring home and what to bring to class (ex: books, paper, binder, pencil, agenda, homework, etc.)
  • Rarely participates in class discussions and rarely shares meaningful and relevant information
  • Rarely works well independently, with a partner, in a small cooperative group and in a whole class setting
  • Rarely takes advantage of self-improvement opportunities
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