5220 Variety of Teaching Methods
5221 Learning Styles
5221.1
XCS believes that individual students have strengths and weakness that affect their learning styles. Therefore, teachers will use a variety of teaching methods that involve all different learning styles.
5221.2
XCS will provide educational resources to accommodate instruction using different learning styles.
5222.1
Field trips must be justified educationally and have a direct relationship to the goals and objectives of a particular subject.
5222.2
All trips must be approved by the CCS, XCS or HCS administrator 3 weeks prior to the scheduled date.
5222.3
Permission slips are required for any trip off the school ground.
5222.4
Copies of students' Emergency Medical Authorization forms must be taken whenever they leave the school grounds.
5222.5
Each class can have a maximum of 3 field trips per year. Field trips scheduled by specialty teachers are considered separately.
5222.6
Each class is allotted an annual field trip budget. Expenditures above this amount must be paid by the student and requires administrative approval.
- Preschool - $5/student/year
- Elementary - $10/student/year
- Middle School - $15/student/year
5222.7
Parent and staff drivers must complete a Driver Verification form for each field trip. This form must be turned into the CCS, XCS or HCS office by the day of the trip.
5223 Library Use and Multimedia Presentations
5223.1
Use of the school library and multimedia equipment should be coordinated through a librarian appointed by the administrator.
5224 Guest Speakers
5224.1
Any guest speaker in a classroom must have the approval of the administrator.
5225 Class and Homework Assignments for Elementary and Middle School Students
5225.1
Class assignments are tasks to be completed at the end of each subject period or during independent work time that is provided.
5225.2
Homework is a task assigned to be completed outside regular school hours. Homework does not refer to class assignments that a particular student did not finish and must take home to complete.
5225.3
Class and homework assignments must be meaningful assignments to reinforce what has been or will be taught in the classroom.
5225.4
The teacher will assume that the failure to bring back homework to school as required was the result of the irresponsibility of the student and may assign some disciplinary consequence. If the parent, however, prevents the student from doing or returning the homework, they should write a note explaining the circumstances to exempt the student from disciplinary consequences. In either case, the teacher may have the child stay in at recess to do the homework.
5225.5
Parents will be informed of the homework policy through the parent handbook and will be encouraged to inform the teacher if assignments are taking excessive amounts of time.
5225.6
Teachers will provide students with make-up work for work missed during an excused absence. The responsibility for completing make-up work rests with the student and parent.
5225.7
Please refer to the XCS Homework Policy for further information.
1. Philosophy of Course Selections
2. Educational Options
3. Planning
4. Variety of Teaching Methods
5. Elementary and Middle School Student Evaluations
6. Preschools Student Evaluation
7. Elementary and Middle School Retention
8. Special Needs Withdrawal
9 . Elementary and Middle School Curriculum Selection
10. Classroom Materials and Equipment
11. Library Materials
12. Overall Description
13. Pupil Performance Objectives
14. CBE Assessment
15. Intervention
16. Coordination with Other Programs
17. CBE Program Review
18. Extracurricular Activities
19. Student Dress Code
20. Parent Meetings
21. Parent Group
22. Volunteer Program
23. Parent Grievance Procedures
24. Purpose
25. Observation of Classrooms
26. Participation in Research Programs
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