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Academic Policy
ACADEMIC PROGRAM
The Jane Addams academic program emphasizes the basic subjects of reading, writing,
listening, handwriting, speaking mathematics, science, social studies, art, music,
health and safety education, physical education and library science.
PROPER HEADINGS
All students are expected, in grades 2-8, to use the Jane Addams heading on all assignments.
| NAME |
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DATE |
| Jane Adams |
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Room & Grade |
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Title |
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HOMEWORK
In compliance with the Chicago Public School Homework Policy: Board Report
#86-0514-ED7:
Jane Addams students will receive homework daily – Monday through Thursday and
on Fridays at teacher’s discretion.
Good homework assignments, completed successfully, can help children develop
good study habits and attitudes. Minimum time allocations are:
| GRADE |
MINUTES PER DAY |
| K |
15 min. |
| 1-3 |
30 min. |
| 4-6 |
45 min. |
| 7-8 |
90 min. |
All students in grades 2-8 are responsible for maintaining a Jane Addams homework
assignment notebook. Students in K-1 are responsible for maintaining Homework
folders. These go home once a week. Parents must sign receipt of folder every
week. Students are expected to complete all homework assignments carefully and
accurately and turn them in by the due date. They should make necessary corrections
on the returned homework and share with their parents the teacher’s evaluation
of homework assignments. They are to seek help as needed from parents and teachers.
Parents are to provide a space and a quiet time for their child to complete the
homework each night. They should monitor that the homework is being done and
review the corrected homework returned by the teacher. If a child does not return
his/her homework a homework notice will be issued. Homework is counted with infractions
of other school rules. After four notices of such rule infractions, a detention
will be issued. When a homework notice is issued it is expected that the work
will be completed and returned the following day with the signed homework notice.
Missing homework will be entered in the (C.A.S.E.) book and counts as part of
the conduct grade.
C.A.S.E. Book (Case And Student Evaluation)
Entries are used to determine the conduct grade. One homework entry will be
recorded in the C.A.S.E. Book after 4 homework assignments have been missed.
0-1=A
2-4=B
5-7=C
8-10=D
11 or more=F
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PROMOTION POLICY
Summary of the Elementary School Promotion Policy.
Decisions to promote or retain elementary students should be based on successful
completion of the curriculum, attendance, and performance on the IOWA Test of
Basic Skills. Students at grades three, six and eight are subject to special
considerations explained below. *Minimum percentage score in Reading on the Iowa
Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS).
| Grade-3 |
35%(Grade Level is 50%) |
| Grade-6 |
35%(Grade Level is 50%) |
| Grade-8 |
35%(Grade Level is 50%) |
*Minimum report card grade requirements
Passing final cumulative grade in Reading
of a B.
*Minimum attendance requirement
Not more than 18 days of unexcused absence, including absence caused by out-of-school
suspension. (Students who score at or above grade level on the Reading and of
the ITBS are exempted from this requirement.)
Performance at these criteria conclusively demonstrates sufficient mastery for
promotion to the next grade level. In addition, the following ranges are acceptable,
the attainment of which , in conjunction with other factors, will result in promotion
of students ar the benchmark grades:
| 8th grade |
24%-34% |
| 6th grade |
24%-34% |
| 3rd grade |
24%-34% |
Students who do not meet all of these criteria will be required to attend a summer
bridge program. Students who successfully complete the summer bridge program
will be promoted the end of the summer. Third-grade and sixth-grade students
who do not successfully complete the summer bridge program will be retained.
Eighth-grade students who do not successfully complete the summer bridge program
will receive a certificate of transition and will be assigned to a one-semester
remediation program, either at a high school site or an elementary school site,
depending on the age of the student. They will then be retested, and those students
who score a 35% in Reading will be promoted to high school for the second semester.
GRADING SYSTEM
Marking codes of A,B,C,D, & F reflect a students’ acquisition of skills and mastery
of concepts.
95-100 = A
85-94 = B
75-84 = C
70-74 = D
Below 69 = F
REPORTING PROGRESS TO PARENTS
Parents are kept abreast of their child’s academic progress and behavior. The
following methods are used to report to parents; 5 week progress reports are
sent home so that parents are kept informed of satisfactory or unsatisfactory
progress at the mid-grading period. They must be signed and returned the following
day. Failure and/or Intervention and REMEDIATION plans sent home for students
who are failing any subject or who are not meeting the promotion policy requirements.
Report cards are issued every 10 weeks. Parent conferences with Report-Card
pick-up are held twice a year as scheduled on the school calendar. Parents are
encouraged to meet with teachers on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings
at 8:30AM to discuss progress.
STUDENT AWARDS
Students are recognized each quarter for the following:
Principals List: All A’s and no checks
Honor’s List: All B’s or better, with an A in Math or Reading and no checks
Perfect Attendance: No absences or tardies
Citizenship List: No checks and a B or better in Conduct.
We also have STAR STUDENTS. These children are picked once a quarter at Addams
by their teachers based upon the following:
Academic Persistence
Excellent Attendance
Outstanding Citizenship
100% Uniform compliance
Students recommended will have a group picture taken and mounted outside of the
office or at the main entrance for all visitors to see.
END OF THE YEAR RECOGNITION
The following categories will be recognized at the end of the year Awards Presentations:
Distinguished Student – 4 quarters
Honor’s/Principal’s List
Attendance Award – 4 quarters Perfect Attendance
Citizenship Award – 4 quarters Citizenship List
All students with perfect attendance for the year will be eligible for the Bike
Raffle.
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