Mr. Fox
Office Location: 2105
Office hours: before & after school
Email: joel.fox@ankenyschools.org
Phone: 965-9630
Student Expectations
1. Choose to be responsible. Be on time. Be prepared. Be ready to participate.
2. Choose to be honest. Be honest with yourself and be honest with me. If you don’t understand something, be
honest enough with yourself and with me to ask a question.
3. Choose to be respectful. Respect yourself, other people, personal property, time, and AHS.
4. Choose your attitude. Your attitude will govern how each day will go. It is a key component of success!
Your attitude is your choice.
5. Choose a challenge. Math is most engaging when viewed a way to challenge yourself. Let’s see what you can
discover about geometry!
6. Choose to have fun. We’re all about fun! Learning is supposed to be fun, so we’ll do everything we can to
make it that way!
Daily Supplies Needed
 Notebook and folder
 Pen and pencil (need both—pencil ONLY for tests!)
*For Algebra II and all math classes beyond Algebra II, you are required to have a graphing calculator.
TI-83 or TI-84 models are recommended.
Course Configuration:
This course will be organized into several learning cycles throughout the year.
Each cycle will be approximately 10 days in length.
After almost every cycle we will do a short review cycle on review material
A few cycles will have both new material and review material with two tests back to back
Each cycle usually concludes with two assessments 1) new material 2) review material
Each assessment will include both multiple choice and short answer types of questions
Within each cycle there will be checks so I know how to best help you with current material.
Each day the homework will be recorded for both completion and accuracy.
No retakes will be allowed since the course objectives will be tested multiple times
Grading Scale
A
93 – 100
Grading Policy
A90 – 92
90% of your semester grade is composed of
B+
87 – 89
 Tests (90%)
B
83 – 86
B80 – 82
 Daily Work (10%)
C+
77 – 79
C
73 – 76
10% of your semester grade is the semester final exam
C70 – 72
D+
67 – 69
No extra credit will be given!!
D
63 – 66
D60 – 62
F
59 and lower
Tests:
Each cycle will be tested one time with an option to retake within a specified time limit. After the score is received students will receive
a contract indicating the criteria and time frame in which to complete the retake. If you retake, that score will replace the original
score, whether better or worse. Students who are unable to take an assessment on the day that it is given will have a grade of an “M”
entered. This will prompt an email to parents as well as show as a zero in the grade book. Upon completion of the test, the score of
the test will replace the “M.”
Homework:
Homework assigned in Algebra 2 is work intended to reinforce learning that has already occurred in class. This practice work will be
recorded in Infinite Campus and graded for completion. Points for incomplete or missing homework can be made up if homework is
turned in prior to the first test of the unit.
Daily Work:
 Record date, Cycle number, assignment number on each homework page. This will help me record your HW
 Use pencil for your work and pen for checking and correcting assignments.
 Partner work and group work is encouraged, however, copying is not.
 Answers to odd should be checked in the back of your book. Evens will be given upon request. It is your responsibility to
check problems and come to class ready to ask questions about any you have missed. Work must be shown on assignments.
Answers only do not earn credit.
 Problems will be assigned almost daily. You will have opportunities to ask questions and receive help on anything that is not
clear to you. You will not have enough time to try and figure out the problems in class if you have not done your homework.
Plan ahead.
Online Textbook
The entire Algebra 2 textbook is online. The website also contains lesson tutorial videos, practice quizzes, homework help, and
additional practice. The website is: my.hrw.com
Username: ahsalgebra2
Password:
ilovemath
Absences
Students who are absent will have two days to make up work for every day they were absent. You must take the initiative to determine
what assignments have missed and schedule a time to take missed tests or quizzes.
Advanced absence: Any homework/test/quiz must be completed before your absence, and you must be ready for any homework, test,
and/or quiz when you return to class. This is your responsibility.
NEED HELP?
Mr. Fox is available for help before and after school every day. If before or after school doesn’t work for you, please come and talk with
me individually to create another arrangement. Please ask for help at the first sign of not understanding! Please don’t wait until you
get too far behind!
Name: ___________________________
Algebra 2 Retake Policy
Unit Title:________________________
Score:_______
In order to retake any part of this exam, your teacher will assign one or more of the following to
be completed:
_____ Extra help with teacher outside of class ________ times
_____ Complete the assigned practice problems
_____ Test corrections
_____ Attend S.O.S ______ times
_____ Attend Peer Tutoring _______ times
_____ Complete previously assigned HW problems ______________
These items will need to be completed by ____/_____/_____ in order to have the privilege to
retake any part of the exam.
OPTION 1
I am choosing not to retake this exam:
Student Signature:______________________________
OPTION 2
I am committed to completing the assigned tasks above in order to have the privilege to retake
any part of the exam. I understand that failure to complete the assigned tasks by the assigned
date forfeits my opportunity to retake any part of the exam. Whether the score improves or
declines, I understand that the new score will replace the previous score in Infinite Campus.
Student Signature:______________________________