School Year/Semester 2017-2018

Course Name Accelerated Coordinate Course Code 27.0975002-9

Algebra/Analytic Geometry A
School Name Tucker High School Teacher Name Jaime Poole

School Phone 678 874 - 3795 Teacher Email Jaime_Poole@dekalbschoolsga.org

Number
School Website www.tuckerhs.dekalb.k12.ga.us Teacher www.msalgebruhhh.weebly.com
Website

Course Description: Accelerated Coordinate Algebra/Analytic Geometry A is the first in a sequence of mathematics
courses designed to ensure that students are prepared to take higherlevel mathematics courses during their high school
career, including Advanced Placement Calculus AB, Advanced Placement Calculus BC, and Advanced Placement Statistics.
The standards in the three-course high school sequence specify the mathematics that all students should study in order to
be college and career ready. Additional mathematics content is provided in fourth credit courses and advanced courses
including, calculus, advanced statistics, discrete mathematics, and mathematics of finance courses. High school course
content standards are listed by conceptual categories including Number and Quantity, Algebra, Functions, Geometry, and
Statistics and Probability. Conceptual categories portray a coherent view of high school mathematics content; a students
work with functions, for example, crosses a number of traditional course boundaries, potentially up through and including
calculus. Standards for Mathematical Practice provide the foundation for instruction and assessment.

Curriculum Overview
The following academic concepts will be covered. THIS IS ONLY A GUIDE AND IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

CURRICULUM OVERVIEW
Unit 1 Relationships Between Quantities
Unit 2 Reasoning with Equations and Inequalities
Unit 3 Linear and Exponential Models
Unit 4 Describing Data
Unit 5 Transformations in the Coordinate Plane
Unit 6 Connecting Algebra and Geometry Through Coordinates
Unit 7 Similarity, Congruence, and Proofs
Unit 8 Right Triangle Trigonometry
Unit 9 Circles and Volume
Unit 10 Extending the Number System

BOARD-APPROVED INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

Title Georgia Accelerated Coordinate Algebra/ Analytic Geometry A Houghton
Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 978-0-544-23663-9

$125
Replacement Cost
my.hrw.com
Online book and/or resources
To be given by the teacher
Online student access code (school specific)

GRADING SYSTEM: The DeKalb County School District believes that the most important assessment
of student learning shall be conducted by the teachers as they observe and evaluate students in
the context of ongoing classroom instruction. A variety of approaches, methodologies, and
resources shall be used to deliver educational services and to maximize each students
opportunity to succeed. Teachers shall evaluate student progress, report grades that represent
the students academic achievement, and communicate official academic progress to students and
parents in a timely manner through the electronic grading portal. See Board Policy IHA.

GRADING CATEGORIES *GRADE PROTOCOL

Pre-Assessments Prior to Learning (Formative Assessments) - 0% A 90 100 ~P (pass)
Assessments During Learning 25% B 80 89 ~F (fail)
Guided, Independent, or Group Practice 45% C 71 79
Summative Assessments or Assessments of Learning 30% D 70
F Below 70
Notes:
*English Learners (ELs) must not receive numerical or letter grades for the core content areas in
elementary and middle school during their first year of language development. A grade of CS or
CU must be assigned. This rule may be extended beyond the first year with approval from the EL
Studies Program. English Learners must receive a grade for ESOL courses.
~Elementary schools will utilize P (pass) and F (fail) in Health/Physical Education, Music, World
Languages, Visual Arts and Performing Arts.

DISTRICT EXPECTATIONS FOR SUCCESS

STUDENT PROGRESS Semester progress reports shall be issued four and a half, nine and
thirteen and a half weeks into each semester. The progress of students
shall be evaluated frequently and plans shall be generated to remediate
deficiencies as they are discovered. Plans shall include appropriate
interventions designed to meet the needs of the students. See Board
Policy IH.
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY Students will not engage in an act of academic dishonesty including, but
not limited to, cheating, providing false information, falsifying school
records, forging signatures, or using an unauthorized computer user ID
or password. See the Code of Student Conduct - Student Rights
and Responsibilities and Character Development Handbook.
HOMEWORK Homework assignments should be meaningful and should be an
application or adaptation of a classroom experience. Homework is at all
times an extension of the teaching/learning experience. It should be
considered the possession of the student and should be collected,
evaluated and returned to the students. See Board Policy IHB.
MAKE-UP WORK When a student is absent because of a legal reason as defined by
DUE TO ABSENCES Georgia law or when the absence is apparently beyond the control of the
student, the student shall be given an opportunity to earn grade(s) for
those days absent. Make-up work must be completed within the
designated time allotted. See Board Policy IHEA.
SCHOOL EXPECTATIONS FOR SUCCESS
CLASSROOM Be on time and prepared for class when the bell rings (binder, sharpened pencil,
EXPECTATIONS calculator, paper, eraser, and homework).
Respect yourself, the teacher, peers, staff, and the school.
Be willing to learn and work hard. Be proactive and track your progress in this
class.
Raise your hand and wait to be recognized before speaking.
Remain in your seat until teacher tells you otherwise.
Cell phones should be turned off and put away.
MATERIALS AND Three Ring Binder (1 - 2 inch) with 5 dividers & paper
SUPPLIES Colored pencils, highlighters, glue stick or stapler, and markers
#2 pencils with erasers and a pencil sharpener
Scientific calculator (ie. TI-30x)
EXTRA HELP By appointment only.
PARENTS AS PARTNERS In order to achieve success, students, parents, and teachers need to act as a team. I
will maintain open lines of communication through phone, email and my website.
Please help to ensure that your child is prepared every day for class. If they have all
their materials, are current of their homework, and are staying organized, they will be
successful in class.
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