Dear Students and Parents of Plato Academy Clearwater, Today is a great day to have “A Great Day”. Welcome to the 2020-2021 school year. I am so happy your young scholar has chosen to learn Microsoft Office and earn their opportunity to test to become certified Microsoft Office Specialist. This is my 2nd year at Plato Academy and I am excited to be here. This year I am teaching and introducing this program at Pinellas Park as well as continuing program growth my home campus of Clearwater. I was born and raised in Florida and am glad to be back as a permanent resident after 25 years in corporate America throughout the Southeast. You are invited to check your child’s progress at the parent portal on FOCUS and email me at [email protected] any time that you have a question. Every Friday, FOCUS is updated with the grades of the week. Our Middle School site is updated weekly with a student/parent email. My classroom site at Platocomputerscience.weebly.com is also updated. Because of the amount of information provided and the blended learning environment, I will also be posting video lessons weekly to the classroom site. Your student may access those videos to assist in completing homework and maintaining a strong cadence in deliverables. It is important that you and your child be informed of my standards of classroom behavior so everyone knows what is expected. I have always found parents to be very supportive of good classroom behavior so their child has a good environment for maximum learning. The Computer Science Program adheres to the following grading policy: Class Participation & Behavior 40% Weekly Lesson Progress (this includes homework if necessary) 30% Quizzes (There will be a quiz beginning and ending the week. The best score will be taken) 20% “Create” or portfolio 10% Our Grading Rubric is as follows; Rubric for Microsoft Office Training Exams are not counted for a grade. Because these are industry certifications, they are pass/fail. A minimum of 700/1000 points is required to pass the exam. Once the student has passed the Word, Excel and PowerPoint exams, they will have earned the Microsoft Office Specialist title and certification.
If your child develops any difficulty conforming to the rules, I will notify you either by email or a phone call, requesting to meet. I looking forward to another successful school year with your students at Plato Academy Clearwater. Many Thanks, Mr. Fuchs
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