Fall / Spring Semester 2019-20
Department: CTAE
COURSE TITLE: Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps
(JROTC)
Leader Education and Training (LET 1-2)
INSTRUCTOR: Kapers C. Williams
CLASSROOM BLOG: phsjrotc12.blogspot.com
PHS SCHOOL VISION: Create
a school community of purpose driven, passionate stakeholders in pursuit of
excellence.
PHS SCHOOL MISSION: Student
Success: Every Day, Everyone, Every Opportunity – Believe You Can.
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course is
not designed to make or persuade your child to enter the Army or any other
branch of the Armed Forces. It is
however, designed to motivate young people to be better citizens. This program is a cooperative effort on the
part of the Army and the host institution to give you an opportunity for total
development and improve yourself in many ways.
JROTC teaches self-discipline, confidence, and pride in a job well
done. It also offers cadets challenges
and opportunities:
KEY STANDARDS:
•
Sharpen
your communication skills.
•
Promote
and encourage citizenship through participation in community service projects.
•
Develop
your leadership skills.
•
Strengthen
your self-esteem.
•
Improve
your physical fitness.
•
Provide
incentives to live drug free.
•
Promote
your graduation from high school and develop a solid foundation for career development.
TEXTBOOK/SUPPLEMENTAL RESOURCES: Our main textbook for the course is JROTC Leadership Education and
Training (LET 1 & 2)
Required/Supplemental/Parallel Texts for
the Course: NONE
MATERIALS NEEDED: Notebook paper and pencil /pen.
CLASS EXPECTATIONS:
- Learn the JROTC Cadet
Creed and mottos
- Complete ALL classroom
assignments
- Show respect for
instructor and other students
- Be prepared and on time
for class.
- WEAR THE UNIFORM ALL DAY ON THURSDAYS WITH
RESPECT.
- Learn as much as
possible about Leadership and Commitment by volunteering for extra
curriculum activities such as Courtesy Patrol at games (clean up), Drill
Team, Color Guard, Honor Guard, Raider Team, etc.
GRADING POLICY CONTINUED:
GRADING PERCENTAGE
Student Learning
Objective (SLO) / (SGM)
Comprehensive
Exam (Final) -------------------- 10%
Hands on (Performance
Base Assessment) ------- 10%
Mid – Term
-------------------------------------------- 10%
Other Exam
(Quizzes) -------------------------------
10%
* Cadet Creed /
Rank Structure (LET I only)
* Drill Commands
(1-41) (LET II only)
* Lesson Quizzes
* CTLS
Assessments
Uniform
Inspections -------------------------------
20%
Classroom Work ------------------------------------------
15%
* Writing
Portfolios
--------------------------------------------------- 5%
Participation
---------------------------------------------
20%
* Leadership
* Drill &
Ceremonies
* Physical
Training
GRADING SCALE:
A - 100-90%
B - 89-80%
C - 79-74%
D – 70-73%
F - 69-Below
SYNERGY ACCESS TO
GRADES:
It is strongly encouraged that you keep your Synergy login information
in a safe place and that you have access to the information when needed. Parents should contact the Main Office
(770.819.2521).
Please note that
when you are viewing grades in Synergy that a blank grade column for your child
has no effect on their grade. If the
space is blank, then your student may not have turned in that assignment due to
absence or the teacher may not have entered grades for that assignment at that
time.
Homework/Class Work Requirements:
All classwork must be completed on time. Cadets that don’t complete
their classwork will be able to turn their work in the following day, but the
will not receive a grade higher than 70%.
Projects:
- Some of the learning
that takes place in this class will be student-driven and project
based. True learning takes place
when students solve problems and discover things on their own. I will not stand in front of the class
and simply tell you what you need to know.
- Some projects will
be individual, but many will require you to work in a small group. Generally groups will initially be two
people but if students prove that they are able to work well in larger
groups, I will allow it.
- While I understand
that some people prefer to work alone, working with others is an essential
skill that is needed to be successful as an adult. If you are one of these people, please
speak with me in private and I will attempt to group you with other
students in which you will be compatible.
Tests and
Quizzes:
- The majority of the
tests and quizzes I give are multiple choice and short answer. However, all tests can include a
combination of any of the following: multiple choice, true/false,
matching, fill-in-the-blank, short answer, graphs, charts, and map
questions.
- Quizzes will be
scheduled in advance, but the teacher reserves the right to give pop
quizzes. If participation in class is low, students are not able to
participate in class discussions with reasonable intelligence of the
material, and/or did not complete the homework, a pop quiz may be given.
Quizzes will cover the readings that the student is to have completed,
class activities, and any notes given in class lecture (normally only a
week’s worth of material).
FINAL EXAM EXEMPTION:
If students
meet the criteria below, they may exempt up to 2 finals per semester. Policies
do not apply to magnet or AP classes.
* Course grade
must be 80 or higher in the requested course(s)
* No ISS / OSS
for the requested semester
* No more than
3 excused absences during the requested semester
* No unexcused
absences in any class during the requested semester
* No unexcused
tardies in any class during the requested semester
LATE WORK POLICY: Any late work will receive a highest
possible grade of a 70 if turned in after the assignment is due. The student will have until the unit test to
turn in late work and will receive a highest possible grade of 70. No work will be graded after the Unit Test.
ATTENDANCE AND MAKE-UP POLICY: If a student receives and excused absence
he or she will be able to make up the work in class that was done for the
day. Each class has a rolling folder
activity spot on the back wall. It is
the student’s responsibility to obtain their work from the wall and complete
and return in a timely manner. The student
has up to the amount of excused absences plus one day to complete any missing
work. After that point the work will be
considered late and will be graded as such.
TARDY POLICY:
To avoid being
counted tardy, students must be seated and ready for class when the bell rings.
School policy states that students may receive detention, In-School Suspension,
and Out-of-School Suspension for repeated tardies.
EXTRA HELP:
Students can come in after school on Tuesday’s and Thursday’s from 7:50 – 8:10 (Morning Session) and 3:45-4:30 (Afternoon
Session). Please
make sure you sign-up if you are planning on coming to tutoring during any of
these times.
CELL PHONES AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES:
As per the school’s policy,
cell phones are not to be used during class time unless directed by the teacher
for instructional purposes. Students will receive a discipline referral after
one warning to put away any electronic device (unless the device is being used
for instruction). Students are allowed to bring certain technologies to class
(iPad, laptop, Kindle, etc.), but it should NOT interfere with the teaching or other’s learning.
GRADE RECOVERY: Students who score 69 or below on any unit
assessment are allowed to retake the assessment. The grade will not
exceed a 70 for the unit assessment. The retake must be completed with-in
one week. Please view the teacher’s blog for notification when the assessment
will be administered.
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY:
Cheating is considered a serious
matter. Any student who is involved in cheating/plagiarism will receive a
grade of zero on the material, an unsatisfactory in conduct, and his/her
parents will be notified.
For this course,
cheating is defined as, but is not limited to, the following acts:
- Copying
anyone's answers to questions, exercises, study guides, class work or
homework assignments
- Taking
any information verbatim from any source, including the Internet, without
giving proper credit to the author, or rearranging the order of words
and/or changing some words as written by the author and claiming the work
as his or her own, i.e., plagiarism.
- Looking
onto another student's paper during a test or quiz.
- Having
available any study notes or other test aids during a test or quiz without
the teacher's permission.
- Collaborating
on assignments when independent work is expected.
GROOMING AND
UNIFORM STANDARDS:
Cadets will wear an Army issued uniform once a week. The JROTC is a uniformed program where discipline
is judged,
in part,
by the manner in which a cadet wears a prescribed uniform,
as well
as by
the individual's personal appearance. Males: Hair will not fall over the eyebrows or touch the edge of the collar. The face will be clean-shaven, except for permitted mustaches.
· Males are not authorized
to wear
braids, cornrows, or dreadlocks (unkempt. twisted, matted, individual
parts of
hair\ while
in
uniform. Earrings or other piercing is not allowed while
wearing the uniform.
·
Females:
Hairstyles will not interfere with proper wearing of the military headgear. Females may wear braids or
cornrows as long as the braided style is conservative
and she braids and cornrows lie snugly over the head. Hair must not fall below the collar, meaning
that it
must be
put up in a bun or held in place with banettes, ties, bobby
pins, etc. or be kept at a shorter
length so as not to exceed the bottom
of the collar
of the female shirt/jacket.
· No cadets will have their hair dyed, it must a natural hair color
GENERAL INFORMATION:
- No hats in class
- Always stand when speaking unless the SAI or AI
says otherwise
- No eating in class
- Cadets will do push- ups in class to improve
physical fitness and morale.
FINAL THOUGHTS:
- Always be prepared to lead and you will excel.
- JROTC Mission: Motivate young people to be better citizens.
- Falcon Battalion Motto:
“PROUD TO BE HERE
