A+ Lab
	Instructor:         Newton Rowland                         "Mr. R" Schedule          Technology Coach Room #                1401 Phone     615-687-4000 819166 email      newt.rowland@mnps.org Website     www.mrrclass.net
"The only real natural resource in the United States, is not oil, coal or minerals, but it is the education of our youth!!! Unless our children are properly educated, the future of the United States is dim."

Summer Credit Recovery/Content Procedures**

·         Door will be unlocked each day at 15 minutes before class start and will locked at 30 minutes after the start... No student will be allowed to leave the CTE building. If you go out of the building you will be locked out and will not be allowed to re-enter the building. Each teacher will escort their students to the doors upon dismissal. All students are to leave the school grounds immediately...

·         No one will be allowed in the lab 15 minutes after the scheduled start time

·         A notebook and pencil is required to enter the lab

·         Notes must be taken each day—Notes can be used on all test

·         Notes are required to ask a question on any problem

·         No Food or Drinks allowed in the lab --Trash Cans are outside the entrance to the lab

·         No excessive talking, noise or horseplay will be allowed

·         No music, headsets or cell phones allowed

·         Surfing or looking up answers on the Internet is not allowed- will result in dismissal for the school program

·         In order to maintain pace a minimum of 15 lessons (apples) or 1/3 of the total number of lessons must be mastered each week. The expectation is that you complete a course in no longer than three weeks.** Check below to determine the number of lessons in your course.

** These procedures will be strictly enforced. Breaking these rules will lead to dismissal from day-time A+, in some cases you might be given an opportunity to continue A+ at home, on your own time---- Summer Extended Learning is a privilege  not a right. Students are waiting to take your spot. Stay focused, work hard--bottom line get your credit and go home for the summer break and graduate on time.

Current Credit Recovery Courses (# of Lessons per course in Parenthesis)
Click the Course title for a list of the lessons

A+ Web Based  (Click Here for access)
How to configure your computer to work with A+ Web Based  (Click Here)
Student information about Web Based A+  Access  (Click Here)

• No pre-test

• You must take notes and you must show these notes when you take the review test

• You can complete all mastery test online at home except the review test

• You have to schedule and take the Review test at School and bring your notes-- If you don,t bring your notes you will not be allowed to take the test.

• If you cant pass the review test in 2 tries, you must wait 1 week before re-taking and bring additional notes. Without reworking your notes you will not be allowed to take the review test
   

A+nyWhere Learning System courseware incorporates a standards-based and self-paced approach to learning. Students are provided with assessment tests, which prescribe lesson plans to fit each student's needs. They can also view their own progress at any time. The software is delivered in a consistent format so students learn one interface. With the browser-based version, students can access homework assignments and view their academic progress from their homes, media centers, libraries, or community centers by simply logging onto the Internet. Learning leads to success, empowering students to make consistent grade improvements.

Who is eligible for A+? Talk to your guidance counselor for eligibility requirements.

Class Procedures: Download Classroom Procedures

Students work at their own pace Each course is broken down into lessons. Each course will have a different number of lessons and each lesson must be taken in order. Each lesson has to be mastered by making an 80 on the pre-test of my making 80 on the mastery test. If student makes below 80, the student must study the lesson for at least 5 minutes before being allowed to take a practice test. Student is not allowed to proceed to the mastery exam until an 80 or better is  made on the  practice exam. You must make 80 or better on the mastery exam in order to receive mastery of the lesson. The student will have 5 attempts at the mastery exam. If the student does not make an 80 after 5 attempts, the student must complete an essay to receive mastery status for the lesson. Once all lesson are mastered, student will take a review test and must make an 70 or better in order to receive credit. Student will have 5 attempts on the review exam.