Mr. Fisher’s Class

LC-19Garinger High School

About Me• From Charlotte• Studied Business @

Morehouse College• Studying Math @ UNC

Charlotte• Jobs I’ve had

– Stock broker– Web designer– Landlord– Cook– Customer Service Rep– Business Analyst

Classroom Rules

•Be Courteous•Be Respectful•Be Teachable

Classroom Operations• Class will start as soon as the tardy

bell rings• You must have a note in order to

come in late• If you do not have a valid note, you

must go to lockout to get one• Begin working on the warm up,

right away• Homework will be given on

Monday, due Wednesday• Quizzes will be given on most

Fridays• The teacher dismisses the class,

not the bell

Cooperative Companies• Each of you will be given a

job within a cooperative company

• How well you work together will determine the success of the group

• Each individual will receive a grade for each of their company’s key performance metric (KPIs)

Key Performance Metrics

• Sales per Employee– Group Homework Rate

• Revenue per Employee– Group Quiz Average

• Profit Per Employee– Group Test Average

• Company Morale– Group Attendance Rate

Company Charter

• Each company must have a charter with the following elements:– Company Name– Board of Directors– Colors (2)– Logo

• The company charter will be inserted on the front of the company binder

Board of Directors• Chief Executive Officer

– Must be ultimately responsible for EVERYTHING the group does

• Vice President– Must present company

solutions to the class • Secretary

– Must maintain company accurate binder

• Accountant– Must maintain company

materials

Company Binder

• Your binder should include:– Attendance Log– Company Charter – Company Foldables– Company Notes– Company Quizzes– Company Tests

Classwork• Classwork is comprised of

the following:– Warm Up– Practice– DARE

• It can be done cooperatively within each company, however each member must have their own copy

• The Solution Station is an available resource

Class Work

Homework

Quizzes

Tests

Homework

• Homework will be given on Monday

• It is due Wednesday• It can be turned in

Thursday with a 20% grade reduction

• It can be turned in Friday with a 60% grade reduction

Class Work

Homework

Quizzes

Tests

Quizzes

• Expect to be quizzed every Friday

• Questions will be comprised of previous warm ups

• The Knowledge Wall is an available resource during the quiz

Class Work

Homework

Quizzes

Tests

Tests• Tests will be given at the

end of each goal• The questions will be

derived from previous quizzes

• Your company binders are an available resource during the quiz

• The Knowledge Wall is an available resource during the quiz

Class Work

Homework

Quizzes

Tests

Company Project• Each company must

submit a project at the end of the quarter

• The project must be one of the following:– Build a Toothpick Bridge– Write a Geometry

Dictionary– Present an Advertisement

Logic Analysis– Draw a Neighborhood Map

Your Grade

• 70%– Tests– Projects

• 30%– Classwork = 10%– Homework = 10%– Quizzes = 10%

30% 70%

Your Folder • Your folder will be located

in your class crate• It will contain all graded

work for the term– Homework– Quizzes– Tests

• You can view anything in your folder, but you cannot take it home

Class Awards

• We will issue the following awards at the end of the semester:– MVP– Most Improved– Hardest Working