Welcome to English IVRidgeland High School

Madison County Public Schools District

2016 – 2017 Academic YearAcademic Expectations

Ms. Ashley D. Gilyard (Ms. G), Teacher

Philosophy of Education

• All students CAN learn.• Non-coercive supports and

encouragement for all students;• Students have accountability and

take responsibility for their learning;• Positive learning environment;• Self-Discipline…• If I think I can do it, then I can DO

IT!#ICANDOIT!

Attendance Policy

• Mississippi’s law requires students to attend 63% of the instructional day in order to be considered present.

• Students may miss no more than 11 days in a full credit course and 6 days in a semester course.

Attendance Policy (Continued)

• District’s policy states that it is my responsibility to address, with consequences, the first 3 tardies to my class;

• On the fourth tardy, and each one thereafter, the student is referred to administration for more severe consequences, including corporal punishment, in-school suspension, out-of-school suspension, and parent/guardian contact;

• Personally, I want you to learn more than I have to offer; but you must be present to achieve it!!!!!!

Attendance Policy (Continued)

Grading Scale• A --------------------------------- 90 – 100• B --------------------------------- 80 – 89• C --------------------------------- 70 – 79• D --------------------------------- 65 – 69• F ----------------------------------- 0 – 64• I -------------------------------- Incomplete• NC ------------- Inadequate Attendance• NG ------------------------------ No Grade

A B

Assignments, Homework, Tests & Quizzes

• All assignments are due at the end of the class period (unless otherwise stated).

• When homework is given, homework is due the next day as students enter the classroom.

• Quizzes are given on Wednesdays ONLY (NO MAKEUPS).

• Pop Quizzes may come at random.• Tests are given on the last Thursday or Friday in the

month.• Students are REQUIRED to submit their assignments

both written and electronically.

Required Readings

• MAUS by Art Spiegelman

• Othello by William Shakespeare

Essays & Written Works

Dress Code Policy• I will enforce the dress code

policy as clearly stated in the District’s Student Handbook!

• NO SAGGING• NO UNDERSHIRTS and/or

TANK TOPS• NO CLEAVAGE

Electronic Device Policy• I will enforce the electronic

device policy as clearly stated in the District’s Student Handbook!

• NO CELL PHONES!!!!!• Tablets, Laptops, MacBooks

are applicable (when stated)

Bullying Policy

Bullying WILL NOT BE TOLERATED!!!!!

I will enforce the bullyingpolicy as clearly stated in the District’s Student

Handbook!

Discipline Policy“Let every man be respected as an individual and no man idolized.”- Albert Einstein

I will enforce the discipline policy as clearly stated in the District’s Student Handbook!

#GIVERESPECT

English IV’s Required

• An OPEN MIND;• 2 - 11/2 inch Binders (with clear

pocket)• Ink Pens - Black & Blue

(ASSIGNMENTS ONLY)• Ink Pens – Any color

(NOTETAKING & GRADING)• #2 Pencils (Used for TESTS

ONLY)

• Paper (DAILY)• 3 – One Subject Notebooks• Highlighters (2 pks.)• Kleenex or Facial Tissue• Hand Sanitizer• Dictionary & Thesaurus

English IV’s Required

“I Am …”

I am … I pretend ... I am ...I wonder ... I feel ... I understand ...I hear ... I touch ... I say ...I see ... I worry ... I dream ...I want ... I cry ... I am (your name)I am ... I am ...

“I Am …”

I am an educatorI wonder what types of lives I will impact I hear the cries of those strudents struggling to care for

someone other than themselvesI see students who need help reaching a goalI want to see all students succeed. I am an educator

“I Am …”I pretend all children have manners, self-discipline and respect for

othersI feel bad for the children who know more struggles in their teens

than I decades prior I touch lives everyday, and am greatful for the experienceI worry that I won’t see God’s plan to fruition for my lifeI cry for the students who are unsuccessful because of personal

circumstances I am an educator

“I Am …”I am an educatorI understand that times and people have changed, and children

require more encouragementI say you can do anything you put your mind to, if you really want itI dream of positively empacting livesI am Ms. G., your teacher.

“Let’s Have A Great Year!”