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CP & AP Physics Adjusted Class Policies for Spring 2003

Conceptual Physics:

Class Policies Adjusted for Spring 2003

Grade Breakdown

Quizzes: 25%

Labs: 25%

Tests: 30%

Final: 20%

There are some changes to the policy from Fall:

The lowest quiz & lab score will no longer be dropped.
You will have x.c. opportunities to sub for missed quizzes & labs.
Due to time restrictions, tests will cover two chapters instead of one.

Makeups: Make-ups will be given for legitimate reasons. You can make up labs by consulting with your lab group or doing a virtual online lab (with teacher approval).

Citizenship: Citizenship grades are S for Satisfactory, or U for Unsatisfactory. If behavior is questionable, the teacher will inform parent/guardian and seek administrative action if necessary. Consult the JFK hand book for information on disciplinary action

AP PHYSICS SPRING SEMESTER 2003

Quizzes: 25%

Labs: 20%

Tests: 30%

Final 25%

Grading program used will be Making the Grade

Because this program does no register decimals, I will scale your AP (1-5) by 10. (i.e. instead of 5 being the highest score, 50 will be the highest).

Grade Breakdown:

86%-100% = A

76%-85.9% = B

66%-75.9% = C

55%-65.9%=D

Below 55% = F

Extra Credit will be recorded under the quiz portion of your grade.

Some changes:

1. AP Question of the Day (QOD) One week's worth of QOD's will replace a bad quiz.

2. No more group quizzes. Instead, everyone will get a quiz and work with their group. Each person is responsible for his or her own quiz.

3. Homework will no longer be collected as a quiz. Instead quizzes may be given based on a homework assignment.

4. I will stay after school Wednesdays from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. to help folks who are having problems in class.

5. I will be constructing my own tests. The format remains the same.

6. No make-ups for quizzes (QOD option)

7. The lowest test score will be dropped in June 2003.

8. The final will cover topics from January through June 2003.

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