Welcome to Sports Related
Occupations!
Teacher: Liz
Bertran Voice mail: (831) 477-5409 or email through school website
Regional Occupational
Program / Grading and Class
Requirements
Enrollment: SRO is a two-semester year round class. Students may start and enroll either semester. To demonstrate all of the required skills and earn an SRO certificate requires two consecutive semesters of enrollment, since different instructional content is included in each semester (fall, spring).
Class Materials Needed: #2 pencil, pen, paper, binder or notebook, and class planner, daily calendar or school tracker for keeping important dates and assignment due dates. Tennis shoes and gym clothes for classes that require exercise. (I will let you know what days you will need to bring a change of clothes). If you are absent and are not sure if you need a change of clothes call my voice mail anytime and I will let you know by phone so that you can come to class prepared. If you are unable to participate in a class because you do not have proper clothing, you will not receive credit for that particular class. Coming to class unprepared with necessary supplies, papers, textbook, necessary clothing, etc. will result in minus points per day.
Required Forms:
____ 1) Class Materials Fee: $20.00 per semester. Fee helps cover cost of student reimbursement for gas mileage for books, (Sports Occupations books once paid for belong to you), off campus classes, special guest teachers, athletic tape, needed classroom equipment, etc. Receipt supplied upon receipt of payment.
_____2) Field Trip Permission and Emergency Info Form: Must be signed by parent or legal guardian before you can participate in a field trip or off campus class. (Even if you are 18 years of age)
_____3) Copy of driver license and insurance (drivers only)
_____3) ROP Enrollment Scan Form
_____4) Social Security Number
_____5) Grading Policy: This paper returned and signed by parent,
guardian, and student, that you have
read and understand the class requirements and grading policy. It is important that you get in the above
information and class fee. If you are
missing any of the above, you will not be allowed to participate in any of the
off campus classes until your signed forms are turned in. If any of the above is missing come grading
period, you will receive an incomplete until they are submitted.
Attendance. This is a participation class so attendance is mandatory. The policy of the school regarding tardies, unexcused absences, cuts, etc. will also be followed. Excessive absences may result in no credit and a failing grade. 10 absences or more, you may be dropped from the class.
Absences: When a student is absent, the student is expected to check the assignment box for required work and to complete these assignments. Students have two days for each day’s absence in which to complete this work. Student responsibilities: check the box, identify required assignments which are missing, ask questions if what is expected is unclear, complete assignments within the specified time limit. Cutting class will not allow for making up assignments that were missed. No credit will be given for late assignments or quizzes, test, etc. that are not made up after returning from an absence. Note: Many aspects of this class are hands on experiences and cannot be learned from a book. Daily attendance is crucial as it falls under class participation.
Class Assignments: Each assignment is worth an identified number of points. Assignments and class handouts are provided each week. These are to be kept in a binder and brought to class daily. Class assignments, which are not completed during class, are to be completed as homework, due the following class unless otherwise specified. Semester assignment totals worth 300 points.
Class
participation: Enthusiastic,
cooperative class participation is
worth 5 points per week. A tardy is
worth -2 pts. Two tardies = -4
pts. etc. A cut = -5 points for
every day cut. Coming to class
unprepared may also result in -5 points.
Excessive talking and uncooperative class participation will result in
no participation points per week.
The following point
breakdown will determine your grade per semester:
(The point breakdown below may alter slightly depending on
new assignments)
Assignment totals: 300 points
Tests: 150 points
Class Participation:
90 points
_____
Total: 540 points
core class work, tests and class participation
Final Grade will take into consideration a sport/recreation related internship OR independent project: The Sports Occupations class is worth 5 credits of elective credit when the following is completed by the end of the semester. NOTEL Disruptive and uncooperative class conduct will not ensure or result in a grade of an A regardless of how may points a student may have in assignments, tests, etc.
A = 90% of core class
work + 35 hours or more of a sport
internship or project
B = 80% of core class
work + 35 hours or more of a sport
internship or project
C = 70% of core class
work + 35 hours or more of a sport
internship or project
D = 60% of core class
work + 35 hours of a sport internship
or project
F = 50% of core class
work regardless of sport internship or independent project will result in a
failing grade.
At the end of the
semester, if you have not completed a sport related internship or independent
project, your grade will be lowered by a whole letter grade. Example:
If you have an A in the class and you do not complete a sport internship
or independent project within the semester, your final grade will result in a
B.
Sport / Recreation
Internship:
· An internship is paid or unpaid work experience in a sport or recreation related field. It is similar to community service but must be specifically sport or recreation related with an on site supervisor. Your final grade in the course will depend on how many hours you successfully complete in an internship. (See breakdown above)
·
Additional
credits earned per semester: Above
and beyond the required credits for the class letter grade, you may earn
additional intern credit. Credit is
earned at the rate of one additional unit of credit for each 35 hours of
internship. To determine how many additional credits you have earned or would
like to earn, simply divide the total number of internship hours you have
accumulated over the course of the semester and divide by 35.
·
Example: 35 hours of internship over the course of
the semester: 35/35 =1 additional
credit
·
70 hours of internship over the course of the
semester: 70/35= 2 additional credits
·
175 hours of internship over the course of the
semester: 175/35= 5 additional credits
·
Less than 35 hours over the semester: no additional credits
Unpaid internship: If you are an unpaid internship, you may receive credit for all of your hours.
Paid internship: If you are on a paid internship you may only receive credit for a maximum 15 hours/week. Students may work more than 15 hours/week but only a maximum of 15 hours can apply toward credit. A minimum of 8 hours per week must be worked in order to receive credit for a paid internship.
Timecards: All of your intern hours must be documented each month and signed by a supervisor. Timecards must be turned in by the due date in order to receive credit. Late timecards will not be accepted. No timecard, no points, no additional credit, lower grade. Timecards are due at the end of each month so it is not difficult to remember to get it in on time. You have a whole month to get it in.
Internship Training Plan and Training Agreement: These two forms are required and must be signed by your internship supervisors. These forms will be kept in your individual internship file.
ROP
Certificates: All students who
complete two semesters of Sports Related Occupations and an internship per
semester will receive a Certificate Award of Completion. This certificate/reward will be presented at
a school awards assembly, in class, or will be mailed.
Possible internships: 4
Options
Option 1: Where can I do a sport internship? Locations and assignments range from sports physical therapy to student reporters for the Santa Cruz Sentinel. You may also think of your own sport related internship to do. (Must be preapproved by the teacher) I have provided some examples of sport internships below and if you need to be placed then I will assist you with placements.
(Sports physical therapy, sporting goods store, coaching, officiating, sports writing, sports photography, sports massage, exercise physiology, gym/health clubs, recreation leaders, camp leaders/counselors, TCI cable TV game of the week crew, student announcers, scorekeepers, line judges, flagmen, sport specific pre and post game set-up, working for your school athletic director, and more. If you have your own ideas or locations for doing an internship, please see me for approval prior to starting your internship.
Option 2: If you play an individual or team sport, you may use this as your internship. By electing to use a team or individual sport as your internship, you must submit your total hours for the full length of the season. The following must be done in conjunction with your game and practice hours:
A) You must assist the coach. This can range from early pre and post game set up to paperwork in the office. Ask the coach what you can do to assist when you are not practicing or playing in a game.
B) Some form of coaching and or officiating a JV team or youth team. This may be an average of 1 hour per week. (More if you can squeeze it in)
Option 3: If
you already work at a job site that is not immediately sport or recreation
related but part of your duties include working with sport or recreational
merchandise, then you can use your current or future employment as your
internship. EXAMPLE: If you work at Kmart and you work the
sporting goods department, then you can use Kmart as your internship. Another example might be: working in the swimming pool and spa
supplies/construction at Orchard Supply Hardware. This can also be used as an internship and your are getting paid!
Option 4: Independent Project. Alternative to an Internship is a Sport or
Recreation Related Project… You do not need to do an internship to receive an A
in the class you may do an independent project as an alternative. Some students elect to do an independent
study reading project. You must
complete 15 hours for the semester and you can select your own reading material
on your own time. No additional
credits can be earned for projects since they are not internships and do not
require supervisors signatures on your monthly timecards. This is a research project utilizing the
Internet, or books, magazines, newspapers, etc. Student is to research a sport / recreation related career or
topic within a career and may choose what ever area interests them. A timecard keeping a log of your hours
(time put into the project) is to be kept as well. The time you put into the reading assignment includes: research time, reading time, printing time,
and the time it takes to write a brief summary on a timesheet, This project works best if you work a few
hours each month. A timecard will be
due at the end of each month which shows the amount of time you worked on your
reading assignment. You can have as few
as 2 hours a month or as many as you like.
Remember however that you still need a total of 15 hours for the
semester in order to achieve an A in the class. Along with a timecard you will need to print out or supply copies
of all of your reference articles which should be stapled to the back of your
monthly timecard.
Sports Related Occupations
Grading Policy / Class Requirements:
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return this page only after you have read the class grading policy. DETACH and keep the following 4 pages for
your records.
I have read
and understand the class requirements and credit / grading policy.
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signature______________________________
Date_________________________________________
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