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Academic Information<br />
Academic Information<br />
Every effort will be made to assure that students are enrolled in<br />
the classes they request. However, it must be understood that<br />
the issues listed below may affect the development of a master<br />
schedule. As these concerns are addressed, staff alterations and/<br />
or reductions may necessitate schedule changes for individual<br />
students. These changes will be kept to a minimum, but students<br />
and parents must recognize that the possibility for some<br />
course changes will exist.<br />
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James Logan HS / NHUSD / California budgets may not be<br />
finalized until the summer months.<br />
Staffing needs, credentialing, retirements, or other factors<br />
may not be resolved until a later date.<br />
Student requests (or lack of requests) for courses may result<br />
in changes in course offerings.<br />
Grading & Classroom Management Policy<br />
Students will receive a course syllabus stating the teacher’s grading<br />
policy by the end of the second week of each semester. The<br />
grading policy for each course will explain the basis for grading<br />
and will state what percent of your total grade the following<br />
areas will comprise: classwork and homework, participation,<br />
projects, tests, quizzes, and the final. The teacher will also define<br />
classroom behavior expectations and consequences and<br />
distribute this information within the first ten days of class.<br />
Class Change / Withdrawal Policy<br />
A student may withdraw or request a change from a course<br />
within the first two weeks (usually 8-10 days) of a semester<br />
without academic penalty, and without the course being listed<br />
on the student’s transcript. After two weeks, but before progress<br />
report is issued, a student may withdraw from a course<br />
with a “WF” grade (“withdrawal with failure”); in such cases, the<br />
course is listed on the student’s transcript and a “WF” will be<br />
listed for the course. Also, the student will receive no partial<br />
withdrawal credit for time spent in the course. The student<br />
should enroll in another course and is eligible to receive partial<br />
credit for that course in accordance with the “credit by date”<br />
listing. The student as well as parent(s)/guardian(s) must sign a<br />
Withdrawal Policy Form if a student withdraws from a course<br />
after the first three weeks of a semester. The Withdrawal Policy<br />
Form must be signed by the student’s counselor and House Principal.<br />
A student may not withdraw from a course after the first<br />
progress report is issued except with administrator approval.<br />
Concurrent Enrollment<br />
Students may be able to take courses from community colleges<br />
on a concurrent enrollment basis. The courses are taken during<br />
hours outside the regular school day. Availability for classes may<br />
be limited to high school students. Please check with a counselor<br />
before signing up. Credits earned via concurrent enrollment<br />
do not earn high school credit, but may allow students to advance<br />
to the next level. Courses completed through concurrent<br />
enrollment are listed on the student’s transcript under the comments<br />
section.<br />
Summer School<br />
During summer, students have the opportunity of taking up to 2<br />
one-semester long courses at JLHS to repeat courses in which<br />
they earned a grade of ’D’ or ’F’. A limited curriculum is available,<br />
mostly in core academic areas. Priority is given to students<br />
who may graduate at the end of summer. It is strongly recommended<br />
that any student who fails a class or loses credit during<br />
the school year attend summer school to make up the deficiency.<br />
There are various summer school programs available in schools<br />
outside of the district or private programs (Ex: BYU). Students<br />
wishing to enroll in such programs should check with their counselor<br />
ahead of time to be certain that the program is acceptable<br />
and will yield credit.<br />
Repeating Courses<br />
Students may need to repeat a course for purposes of meeting<br />
college eligibility requirements or to meet the ’C’ grade prerequisite<br />
for advancing to the next level of a class. Upon completion<br />
of the repeated course, both the initial grade and the repeated<br />
grade will appear on the transcript. The credit earned in<br />
the initial course, will be removed as credit is only granted only<br />
once. Courses can be repeated in summer school, during the<br />
school year, or online. When repeating a course during the<br />
school year, the loss of credit must be considered so to not be<br />
deficient for graduation. Prior to registering or a taking a course<br />
online, a student must get the course pre-approved by their<br />
counselor. Repeating a course online (ex: BYU or Edgenuity<br />
credit recovery) for a failed course can only be done with counselor<br />
approval. The University of California only allows for repeating<br />
a course if the initial grade was ’D’ or ’F’. If the earned<br />
grade was ’C’ or higher, the repeated grade will not be used in<br />
calculating GPA for eligibility.<br />
Mission Valley Regional Occupation Program<br />
(ROP)<br />
See details: www.mvrop.org<br />
James Logan High School<br />
offers students an opportunity<br />
to participate in<br />
courses offered by ROP.<br />
Students assigned to classes at the Mission Valley Regional Occupational<br />
Program (Fremont) are expected to follow all ROP<br />
rules and conduct themselves in a manner which will bring credit<br />
to James Logan High School. The ROP bus leaves Logan twice<br />
per day: once in the morning for morning ROP students and<br />
once late in the morning for afternoon classes. Students who<br />
miss their bus transportation are required to provide their own<br />
transportation to the ROP campus. All Logan students will have<br />
a pass which permits them to leave the Logan campus for their<br />
ROP classes.<br />
Short Term Independent Study<br />
Short Term Independent Study is for students who will be absent<br />
at least 5, and up to 20 school days. California State Educational<br />
Code is very specific regarding the rules and regulations<br />
for Short Term Independent Study. Failure to complete any of<br />
the steps listed below will result in a failure to earn academic<br />
and/or attendance credit. Students who go on Short Term Independent<br />
Study but do not turn in assignments and paperwork<br />
on time will be marked truant for the duration of their absence.<br />
In order to go on Short Term Independent Study:<br />
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