This document is a syllabus for an Honors Biology course taught by Ms. Donohue. It outlines the course materials needed, expectations for student behavior and attendance, grading policies, and consequences for rule violations. Students are expected to respect others, be responsible, attend class daily, work hard, be honest, and follow procedures. Consequences for misbehavior include warnings, detention, and referrals. Students will receive zeros for missed work on unexcused absence days. More than 10 unexcused absences results in no course credit. Tardiness consequences are also outlined. Academic honesty is strictly enforced, with cheating or plagiarism resulting in zeros and calls home.

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Hialeah Gardens Senior High School
Syllabus
Course: Honors Biology
Instructor: Ms. Donohue
Room: 2208
Phone: (305) 698-5000
E-mail: MDonohue@dadeschools.net
Website:
http://HGHShonorsbiology.blogspot.com
Twitter: MissD_biorox
Supplies/Course Materials:
 Textbook
 Agenda Book
 3-ring binder with 3 biology dividers (may
be shared with another class)
 Scientific Calculator
 5-subject spiral notebook(for notes)
 Black and White composition book (for lab)
 Pack of colored pencils (12)
 Single subject spiral notebook (for do nows)
 Black/blue pens
 Pencils
Expectations
1. Respect
Respect yourself, your teacher, your peers, and your classroom. You will get respect
in return!
2. Be Responsible
Remember, be prepared for class and prepared to learn. Bring all required materials
and assignments.
3. Attendance
Attendance and timeliness is vital to learning. You are expected to be in class, on
time, everyday.
4. Hard Work
Make good use of time, focus on your work, and follow directions to achieve success!
5. Honesty
Be honest with yourself, peers, and teachers. This means no cheating or breaking
rules. All your hard work will pay off!
6. Following Procedures and Rules
Science is all about sticking to the procedures in order to obtain the expected results.
Follow all classroom rules and procedures to achieve success!
Consequences
If you CHOOSE to break a rule:
Punishments will always fit the crime. Of course there are behaviors that will warrant an
administrative Referral immediately. Examples of this include gross insubordination or violent
behavior. Behaviors that are less severe, but in violation of the basic rules of the class will be
dealt with in the manner described below. This format is in no way all inclusive and is subject to
change:
1st Incident -- Warning
2nd Incident –CSI/ Detention and phone call home
3rd Incident- Dean's referral and phone call home
Attendance
Success in the classroom is directly related to good attendance. Absences from school must
receive an official school admit and be presented to teacher for an excuse. All other absences
are unexcused. Any grades given on the days that a student is marked unexcused will receive a
“0” zero. If excused, it is the student’s responsibility to obtain all notes and assignments.
More than 10 unexcused absences for the year (miss one class= 2 absences) will result in “no
credit” for the course. Refer to the MDCPS Attendance Policy.

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Tardies
A student is considered on time if he/she is in his/her seat, with all material, when
the tardy bell stops ringing.
1 tardy Warning
2 tardies Detention
3 tardies Detention + call home
4+ tardies Referral to administration
Hall Passes
Students who have an emergency (including bathroom) may request an official
hall pass from the teacher before leaving class. Emergencies should not occur
more than one time per week. If a student abuses the hall pass privilege, it will be
revoked for the remainder of the grading period. No passes will be given the first
15 minutes or the last 15 minutes of class.
Grading Policy
All work, labs, quizzes, tests, papers, etc., will receive a letter grade that
coincides with the following percent scale:
90-100 = A
80-89 = B
70-79 = C
60-69 = D
0-59 = F
Grade Distribution
Your final grade in this course will be determined from an array of assignments,
including but not limited to :
Attendance
Participation
Conduct
Notebook
Homework
Class work
Groupwork
Test/Quiz
Academic Honesty
It is expected thatstudents will use genuine,sincere,and fair
meansfor the accomplishmentof the tests, tasks,or projects
from which evaluations of progress shallbe determined.
Students found plagiarizing,copying or cheating in any way will
receive automatic zeros and have phonecalls made to their
parents.In addition,a write-up of the incidentwill be given to the
student's counselor.Flagrantor repeated offenses will resultin
a failing grade for the quarter orsemester dependingon the
nature of the incident.