Northridge

High School
ProStart 1

Instructor Name: Shandee Belnap

Phone: 801-402-8500
E-mail: shabelnap@dsdmail.net
COURSE PREREQUISITES & CO REQUISITES
Food and Nutrition 1 and Food and Nutrition 2
COURSE OBJECTIVES & LEARNING OUTCOMES
This course should be approached as an advanced culinary class! Expectations
and standards are at a higher level than they were in Foods 1 and 2. My
objective is to give you a positive head start to the food service industry, should
your career goals lead you there. In Other words, do not expect this to be an
easy A class.
1.
Students will receive an overview of the Restaurant and Foodservice Industry
2.
Students will Students will keep food safe through the use of proper sanitation
techniques
3.
Students will consistently implement workplace safety.
4.
Students will identify professional kitchen essentials and understand standardized
recipes.
5.
Students will identify and demonstrate professional kitchen equipment and
techniques.
6.
Students will discuss, prepare and present a quality stock, sauce and soup.
7.
Students will describe and identify various effective communication processes.
8.
Students will identify the essentials of effective management in the work place.
9.
Students will explore and utilize fruits and vegetables
10. Students will discuss the importance of serving your guests.
11. Students will properly identify the selection, storage and use of potatoes and grains
12. Students will explore building a successful career in the hospitality industry.
CLASS FEES AND SUPPLIES
LAB FEE $30.00 (15 per semester)
The lab fee must be paid in the school office. The receipt must be shown to the teacher. Please pay this fee
within the first month of the term. Fees not paid on time will result in a withholding of grades and an
inability to participate in labs until the fee has been cleared. If you qualify for fee waivers, please let the
office know and I will receive a list from them.
Lab Fee due date: __________________________________________________________
All students are REQUIRED to obtain a Davis county food handlers permit before they are allowed to work in
the student restaurant.
Permits must be obtained by: ______________________________________________________

CHEF COATS AND HATS: 30$

All Pro Start students will be REQUIRED to have appropriate chef attire at all times, they will be worn on a
daily basis. Coats and hats will be purchased during the second week of school and will be theirs to keep at
the end of the school year. Coats will be embroidered with each students name and the Pro Start logo.
Students will not be issued their uniform or be able to participate in lab and restaurant experiences until
they have paid.
Coat payment due by: __________________________________________________________

EXPECTATIONS:
Students will need paper, a pen or pencil, and their Pro Start Text every day.
3 ring binder reserved only for Pro Start
Closed Toed Shoes EVERY DAY
No fingernail polish or acrylic nails permitted while enrolled in ProStart
Students expected to maintain professionalism in all they do. We represent the National Restaurant
Association!

COAT CHECK
Students are expected to have a clean uniform at all times. Coat checks are worth 20 points each and will
take place every Monday. Please come prepared with a freshly laundered chef coat each and every week.
No makeup points will be given unless arranged prior to absence.

ASSIGNMENTS AND TESTS

There will be daily class assignments. NO LATE ASSIGNMENTS accepted without an excused absence.
Make-up work for an excused absence must be turned in within two class periods to receive credit.
Students will be responsible for finding out about missed work. A test will be given after each unit of study.
Students will be responsible for making up a missed test on their own time within 1 week of returning to
school.

LABS AND CAF ON THE RIDGE

There will be labs associated with each chapter. Each student may earn a possible of 50 points for each
cooking lab through participation and clean up. Lab points will also be based on individual performance and
ability to work in a group. Labs can be made up for full credit at home with an excused absence. To make up
a lab at home, the student must bring in a picture of them with the food that they made (the student must
be in the picture!) and a home cooking form signed by a parent or guardian. Only two labs can be made
up each term. If a student will be missing a lab because of a school excused absence, please advise the
teacher before the absence.
Students will also have the wonderful opportunity to participate and create menus for our student ran
restaurant, Caf on the Ridge. The restaurant will tentatively be open once a week starting in November.
Parents are encouraged and welcome to come dine with us the day that their student presents their menu.
Participating in Caf on the Ridge is a privilege and should be treated as such. If a student is absent during
a restaurant day, the same make up procedure for missed labs are enforced.

CLASSROOM MEDIA
Students will be viewing district approved media as well as a variety of short movie/TV clips that are
tasteful and apply directly to the curriculum.

LIFE SAVER PASSES

Two Life Saver passes will be issued to students at the beginning of each term. A Life Saver pass can be
used in the following ways:
1- To be attached to any late assignment (no projects) to be submitted for full credit.
2- To excuse 1 tardy.

EXTRA CREDIT
Students may earn up to 30 points extra credit for turning in unused Life Saver passes. Other
opportunities may be available throughout the course not to exceed 20 additional points.

BELL QUIZ
A daily bell quiz will be given at the late bell. The quiz will be questions concerning the previous lesson
and will be worth 3 participation points daily. This quiz has a NO MAKEUP policy. The student must be in
attendance to receive the bell quiz.

GRADING
Daily attendance and performance WILL affect a students final grade because this is a lab/activity class.
Final grades are based on all points accumulated during the term for assignments, quizzes, tests, labs, and

performance. Percentages will be established from the following scale:

A 94-100%
A- 90-93%

B 83-86%
C 73-76%
D 63-66%
B- 80-82%
C- 70-72% D- 60-62%
B+ 87-89% C+ 77-79% D+67-69%
Fail Below 60%

ATTENDANCE
Students are expected to be in class every day prepared to work. In case of extended illness, assignments
can be sent home to students upon parent request. Any work sent home during an illness will be due upon
returning to school or within that week. Students are marked tardy after the tardy bell rings. 2 tardies will
be permitted each term, each tardy after that will result in citizenship loss (see below). Any student who
arrives 20 minutes or more after the tardy bell will be marked absent.

CITIZENSHIP
The Davis County School District citizenship policy will be enforced. A student with 3 or more absences or 4
or more tardies will receive a U. At midterm, 2 absences or 2 tardies will show a warning U. A U will
also be given for cheating, serious negative behavior, or problems with a substitute. Students who have 10
or more unexcused absences in a term will not receive credit.

ELECTRONICS
Cell phones/electronics and headphones are not to be used in class unless instructed. They must be
turned off and stored out of sight. The 1st time a student uses a cell phone in class it will be taken
away and must be picked up from the teacher at the end of the class period; 2nd time, student must
retrieve it from the teacher after school and a parent will be contacted; 3rd time, student must retrieve it
from the administration after school.

CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION SKILLS CERTIFICATION

All students taking the Food and Nutrition I course will be given a state exam at the end of the semester.
This test covers all information during the course. Along with this test, students are to perform state
required competencies. Any student who has a passing grade in the Food and Nutrition I course and who
receives a combined total score on the test and competencies of 80% or higher will receive a State Skills
Certificate.

FCCLA
Family, Career, Community Leaders of America is a leadership organization that students are encouraged
to join. Students will be given the opportunity to participate in activities and competitive events connected
with FCCLA. Only $19.00 to join. Come and get involved!
It is a pleasure for me to have your child in my class this year. I will make every effort to provide a
pleasant and stimulating learning environment where students can reach their potential. I
encourage you to be involved in your childs educational endeavors. Homework assignments
include practicing skills learned in class. Please do not hesitate to contact me for more information
and/or concerns. For your information students may be asked to score and/or correct another
students work.

Please sign below and return!

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Students Name (Please Print)
Period
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Student Allergies (if any)
I have read this disclosure and understand what is required of this course.
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