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Mrs. Holly Rogers  

Room 196 

hrogers@dsdmail.net 

Disclosure Document 

Health  (scroll down to see the Hope Squad disclosure)

Classroom Goals

What you do today can put you in the best place for the future. By the end of this class, you will:

  • Be better equipped to make healthy decisions
  • Recognize and deal with stress
  • Be able to make SMART goals
  • Understand the basic symptoms of mental disorders
  • Understand the warning signs of suicide and what to do when you recognize those
  • Understand what nutrients your body needs, what fitness level you are at, and how to make effective change
  • Understand the basics of male and female reproductive anatomy
  • Recognize how drugs, alcohol, and tobacco could adversely change your life

Guidelines for Success 

Student Responsibilities: 

  • Come prepared. You will need to bring a pen (blue or black ink) or pencil, paper and a composition book to leave in the classroom if you like. Bring these items each class period. 
  • Be responsible. Take responsibility for your own actions. 
  • Be respectful and appropriate. Follow the golden rule. 
  • No electronic devices such as airpods, cell phones, etc… If they are used during class they will be confiscated and taken to the office for you or a parent to pick up. Please use the cell phone pocket at the front of the room.
  • Follow and read instructions completely. 
  • Be on time and in your seat when the bell rings or you will be marked tardy. 
  • No food or drink in class except water. 
  • Stay on task and complete your own work on time. Cheating will not be tolerated. 

Composition Books: 

 Students will need to have a composition book to use everyday in health. They may keep it with them or leave it in my classroom. We organize these into the following 3 sections:

  1. Learning targets AND warm ups. The first 5 pages are used to glue in a learning target paper and the rest of the section is for warm-ups.
  2. Notes. Students will either have a fill in the blank PowerPoint to glue in this section or just a spot to jot down information from class.
  3. Assignments. Any thing else that doesn't fit into the above categories will generally be put into this section. 

Absent and Late Work: 

If a student is absent the day an assignment is due, the assignment will be due upon the student’s return. If a student is absent the day the work is assigned, he/she will be allowed the same number of days that they were absent to make up the work. Students are responsible to check and find out what assignments they missed while absent. If there are extenuating circumstances please let me know as soon as possible. Please check canvas for the week of your absence! 

Work is due when called for. Things coming in any time after that are considered late.  Please don't let yourself get in the habit of turning work in late. Stay caught up so you are not constantly behind. Absolutely no late work will be accepted the last week of each term.  

Term Projects: 

There may be a term project assigned one or both terms. Please turn these in on time since they are due toward the end of the term. 

Core Standards: 

Students will be taught using the core curriculum from the state office of education. A unit of Human Sexuality will be taught during the semester. More information about this unit and a permission slip for parents to sign will be sent home before the unit begins. A “Parent Information Night” introducing the unit is held each semester. An invitation to attend this meeting will be sent via email. The date for the meeting this semester is: _____________ 

Grading and Citizenship: 

Secondary schools in the DSD are moving toward a standards based grading system that your might be accustomed to from elementary school. Students will be evaluated on participation, assignments, tests, quizzes and term projects. The grade breakdown from the school district is as follows: 

Letter Grade Cutoff % Rubric Grade
A 90 4
A- 85 3.7
B+ 80 3.3
B 75 3
B- 68 2.7
C+ 61 2.3
C 55 2
C- 51 1.7
D+ 47 1.3
D 43 1
D- 40 0.7
F 0 0

 Citizenship is determined by student’s ability to follow school and class rules, student’s behavior, preparedness, participation, tardiness, and absences. 

 Quizzes / Tests: 

Quizzes and/or tests will be given periodically throughout the term. Students will have everything they need to study for the test and will usually be able to use their composition book with their notes and assignments on the test! This hopefully encourages students to take good notes and keep an organized composition book.

Hall Passes: 

Only 2 hall passes are issued a term for students to use. If you lose them, they will not be replaced. If a student wants to use a hall pass after exhausting all coupons, then they will be allowed to take a tardy. 

Heath Textbooks:  

A classroom set of books will be available for daily use in class. Please treat the classroom set of books with respect. A fine will be assessed for damage that you cause. The textbook is available for student use through my Canvas webpage under the "pages" tab. You must be logged into office 365 for to use the textbook.

 

All transitory materials will be reviewed as per policy 4I-200 1.1.2 Links to resources are not vetted beyond the original page cited. 

 Policy language from the Instructional Materials Management policy that is pertinent (the entire policy is attached): 

PURPOSE AND PHILOSOPHY 

1.1. The purpose of instructional materials management shall be to implement, enrich, and support the educational program of District schools. Instructional materials are part of an instructional system including curricula, professional learning, educator evaluation, and student assessment which should be aligned with one another and support the teaching of Dispositions, Essential Skills, and Knowledge (DESK). 

1.2. Instructional materials should contribute to the intellectual development and positive character of the students. These materials should be: 

1.2.1. in alignment with District DESK Standards and Utah core standards; 

1.2.2. of high quality, evidence-based, and proven effective in supporting student learning; 

1.2.3. objective and provide balanced viewpoint of issues; 

1.2.4. accurate and factual;

1.2.5. accurate in the representation of diverse ethnic groups; 

1.2.6. free from sexual, ethnic, age, gender, or disability bias and stereotyping; 

1.2.7. appropriate to varying levels of learning; 1.2.8. age appropriate; 

1.2.9. aligned to support personalized competency-based learning (PCBL); 

1.2.10. compatible with District technology systems, of high technical quality, and easy to use. 

1.3. Instructional materials are the resources used by educators to promote student learning and support the teaching of District DESK standards. These materials may be commercially available or District-created and include intervention, digital, print, audiovisual, or other types of materials.

3.4. Selection of Transitory Materials Supplemental instructional materials do not include timely transitory materials an educator may select to augment a particular lesson. Such transitory material shall be reviewed in its entirety by the educator prior to use in the classroom, to ensure the materials meets criteria established in section 1.2 of this policy.

 

Disclosure Document

Hope Squad

Hope Squad members are students who are selected by their peers from year to year. IF you are nominated the next year, then you will be in the Hope Squad class next year. This is how you are selected to be part of Hope Squad.

Hope Squad students are generally selected by their peers for the following reasons:

  • Concerned about others
  • Easy to talk with
  • A good listener
  • Someone who shows empathy for differing cultures and lifestyles
  • Someone you could turn to if you needed a friend
  • Someone who does not bully others

As a Hope Squad member, please be mindful of these characteristics and do your best to be a friend and good example to others in ALL you do!

 

This is a class where we are constantly doing things to help people and our school atmosphere. We will also receive specialized suicide training from our counselors thought the semester that will help you recognize signs of suicide and know how to refer students you feel are at risk.

 

We will be doing weekly motivational moments that will be available in canvas in case you miss and need to make up the assignment. Students will all get a turn to sign up for a time to share a brief quote or thought that they can share with the class.

 

Each week we will take turns tutoring our functional skills students. This is a very rewarding and fun opportunity for you to get to know students that may not be in many of your classes.

 

As far as grading goes, you will be graded on participation in activities during the class. We will discuss these activities and expectations the first few weeks of school.

We will follow the school wide grading scale as seen below.

Letter Grade

Cutoff %

Rubric Grade

A

90

4

A-

85

3.7

B+

80

3.3

B

75

3

B-

68

2.7

C+

61

2.3

C

55

2

C-

51

1.7

D+

47

1.3

D

43

1

D-

40

0.7

F

0

0

 

All transitory materials will be reviewed as per policy 4I-200 1.1.2 Links to resources are not vetted beyond the original page cited. 

Policy language from the Instructional Materials Management policy that is pertinent (the entire policy is attached): 

PURPOSE AND PHILOSOPHY 

1.1. The purpose of instructional materials management shall be to implement, enrich, and support the educational program of District schools. Instructional materials are part of an instructional system including curricula, professional learning, educator evaluation, and student assessment which should be aligned with one another and support the teaching of Dispositions, Essential Skills, and Knowledge (DESK). 

1.2. Instructional materials should contribute to the intellectual development and positive character of the students. These materials should be: 

1.2.1. in alignment with District DESK Standards and Utah core standards; 

1.2.2. of high quality, evidence-based, and proven effective in supporting student learning; 

1.2.3. objective and provide balanced viewpoint of issues; 

1.2.4. accurate and factual;

1.2.5. accurate in the representation of diverse ethnic groups; 

1.2.6. free from sexual, ethnic, age, gender, or disability bias and stereotyping; 

1.2.7. appropriate to varying levels of learning; 1.2.8. age appropriate; 

1.2.9. aligned to support personalized competency-based learning (PCBL); 

1.2.10. compatible with District technology systems, of high technical quality, and easy to use. 

1.3. Instructional materials are the resources used by educators to promote student learning and support the teaching of District DESK standards. These materials may be commercially available or District-created and include intervention, digital, print, audiovisual, or other types of materials.

3.4. Selection of Transitory Materials Supplemental instructional materials do not include timely transitory materials an educator may select to augment a particular lesson. Such transitory material shall be reviewed in its entirety by the educator prior to use in the classroom, to ensure the materials meets criteria established in section 1.2 of this policy.

Course Summary:

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