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=Reading With Mrs. Brown - Comprehensive Plan =

Student Characteristics
====Reading 6 is a required couse for sixth grade students. These students may be classified as special needs, accelerated, or regular education students. All students reside in the zoned neighborhoods or have a valid zone variance on file in the office. Students typically range in age from 11 to 13 years old.====

School Plan


"Intelligence plus character...that is the true goal of education" ~Martin Luther King, Jr.


**Student Behavioral Expectations**
====Brown Junior High School implements a school-wide expectations for student behavior. These expectations are essential to creating an environment that is conducive to the teaching and learning process. The "//Bear Essentials//" are:====
 * **B**e on time to class.
 * **E**nter every class prepared with necessary materials.
 * **A**ccept responsibility for your actions.
 * **R**espect yourself, others, and those in authority.
 * **S**how pride for your school and community.

** Classroom Management **
The following presentation details rules and procedures for Mrs. Brown's Reading classroom.

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**Dress Code and Appearance** Brown Junior High School is a Standard Student Attire (SSA) school. The following are the specifics of that policy.


 * Shirts and pants must be of one of the following approved colors: navy, white, red, or khaki. Non-embellished denim jeans are also permissible.
 * Clothing must be solid and embellishment free. No strips or logos on shirts.
 * All shirts must have collars.
 * Shirts or blouses must be appropriately buttoned in accord with the design of that shirt or blouse. The length must extend beyond the belt level.
 * All shoes must have firm/solid soles. House slippers or flip flops are not permissible.
 * No spiked or studded clothing.
 * All sleeveless shirts must have straps at least 3 inches wide and cover the shoulder.
 * No facial piercing, with the exception of earrings.

Tardiness to class is not acceptable. Students arriving to a class after the tardy bell has rung will recieve consequences aligned with the Brown Junior High School Tardy Policy. As student who is more than 30 minutes late to class will be counted absent from that class. Brown Junior High School Tardy Policy: 1st tardy - Warning 2nd tardy - Warning 3rd tardy - 1 day Dean's Detention 4th tardy - Phone call to Parent/Guardian 5th tardy - Required Parent Conference and Temporary Removal from School (RPC-TRS) 6th tardy - 1 day In House Suspension (IHS) 7th tardy - 2 days In House Suspension (IHS) 8th tardy - 1 day Suspension 9th tardy - 3 day Suspension 10th tardy - 5 day Suspension
 * Tardy Policy**

Positive Consequences
 ====Students are rewarded with positive consequenses such as praise, team points, privileges, classroom treats, "caught being good" coupons for the student store, and nominations for student of the month and other grade level team awards.====

**Progressive Discipline Regulations**
All students are expected to behave in a manner that will be a credit to themselves and Brown Junior High School. However, when students engage in inappropriate behavior, they will be dealt with fairly and consistently using progressive discipline, where as the consequene increases in severity with each offense. Students may be subject to:

Brown Junior High School will implement a school-wide discipline policy. Progressive discipline steps will be as follows: 
 * 1st violation - Warning/Parent Contact
 * 2nd violation - Teacher Detention/Counselor Referral (If applicable)
 * 3rd violation - Referral to Dean/Dean's Detention/In House Suspension
 * 4th violation and beyond - Referral to Dean/Progressive Discipline Implemented including:
 * Required Parent Conference
 * Suspension
 * Arrest (if appropriate)
 * Referral to behavioral school
 * and/or Expulsion

In-School Contact
I may be contacted in person, by phone, or by email for any questions you may have including questions or concerns regarding procedures, discipline, or management. Schedule an appointment before school or after school by calling the registar's office @ (702) 799-8900 ext 4002. Leave a voicemail for me by calling (702) 799-8900, 4103. Please note that in-coming phone calls are not permitted during instructional hours. Your phone call will be returned within 24 hours. I may also be contacted through email. The address is mjarmonbrown@interact.ccsd.net.

Safety
 Periodically througout the year, the school will participate in emergency drills. During these drills, students will practice the expected procedures in case of a real emergency. These drills include:


 * **Fire Drills**
 * Students will quickly and quietly exit rear door in a single-file line, and walk south toward grassy area. Last student will shut door. Leader will hold class sign. Green indicates all students safe and present. Red indicates missing students. If a red sign is needed, administrators will contact check points via walkie talkie to locate missing student. Once location of student is identified, sign returns to green
 * **Shelter-in-place drills**
 * Students will remain in classroom as the threat is outside the classroom. All doors are taped to ensure air quality in case of a chemical threat. Doors remain secure until further notice.
 * **Evacuation drills**
 * Fire drill procedures are followed with additional instructions as necessary. Radio personnel will communicate further instructions.

Time Management
Daily instructional time is limited to 52 minutes per day, except Wednesday. On Wednesday, instructional time is limited to 49 minutes. The bell schedule can be located at the following link: [] In addition to the neccessary to implement the components of an effective lesson, students are given an additional 4 minutes to prepare themselves for the day's instructional activities. During this time, a song is played to ease the transition of hall passing to instruction. During the play of the song, students sharpen pencils, take/gather out supplies, turn in assignments, write day's objective and homework in agenda and begin warm-up. Soft talking is also allowable. The conclusion of the song signals the conclusion of all conversations. The warm-up is discussed and/or collected. Warm-up are typically a quick review of a particular skill or strategy or a journal topic related to the class novel. The day's agenda is reviewed followed by gudied instruction and independent practice. Lessons are concluded with a ticket out the door and clean up of work space.

Data Collection and Feedback
Each classroom is assigned a designated color. This color coinsides with baskets, folders, and display boards. Baskets are used for the collection of work, folders are used for the distribution of work and display boards are used for the display of work. All work that is turned in is graded according to a standard grading scale. Grades are recorded in an electronic gradebook and uploaded to Parentlink, an online program that shares grades and comments with parents and students. Updated grades are available for viewing every Thurday no later than 4pm. A link to Parentlink is: []

Floor Plan
The following floor plan is a dramatization of the actual classroom which contains both actual and wishlist items. Wishlist items are discussed further in the following section.

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<span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; background-color: #ffffff;">Materials
Classroom materials includes the district adopted Literature textbooks, reference books, 10 class sets of grade appropriate novels, 40 individual whiteboards, and other miscellaneous materials necessary for appropriate student engagement. However, there are several items on a wishlist that would enhance the educational experiences of the students. Those wishlist items include: <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; background-color: #ffffff;">
 * 10 mini laptops so students can blog, create podcasts, and use the Internet.
 * 15 portable media devices, such as ipods so students can watch podcast, and listen to ebooks.
 * 48 clickers or student response systems so students can actively engage in lessons.

<span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; background-color: #ffffff;">Self-Reflection
<span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; background-color: #ffffff;"> This comprehensive plan is designed to be a guide for our Reading classroom. Just as learning is a constant continum, so is this plan. It will be modified and adjusted as elements become more or less effective.