Introduction Letter

About Me: Hello and Welcome! My name is Mr. Ferraro. I am originally from Ohio
and a huge Ohio State Buckeye fan as well as a Cleveland Browns fan. I have been
in the U.S Army and the Army Reserves. I recently retired from the Army in 2019
after 21 years of service. I have been a Military Police and a Combat Medic both as
a soldier and as an instructor in both fields. I have worked as a Medic for Bexar
County Hospital District Detention for 10 years. In 2013, I went back to college,
earning an Associate’s Degree in Liberal Arts from San Antonio College and a
Bachelor’s Degree in History from Texas A&M-San Antonio. I have always had a
passion for teaching and took great pride in teaching soldiers. I look forward to
spending the school year engaging in critical thinking and expanding the minds of all
my students.

Grades, Homework, Re-do’s

Grading Breakdown

Passing: A: always aiming high/achieving excellence, 90-100%

Passing: B: meeting basic work expectations, 80-89%
Passing: C: corrections need and careful review necessary, 70-79%
Not Passing: D: do it again. Doesn’t include enough information, 60-69%
Not passing: F: forgot to turn in, or failed to follow/meet basic expectations, 0-
59%

Missing Work Policy: Students are expected to turn in homework on time. Below
are the options for work not turned in on time or incomplete:

• Homework Lunch

• Partial credit

• Missed reward activity

• Communications with parents

Student Absence: Students who miss homework because of an absence will receive
the opportunity to make up missed work. Upon returning to school following an
absence, it is a student’s responsibility to contact me to request make-up work.
Students are given one school calendar day for each day absent plus one day to
turn in the work. Make-up work submitted late will be subject to previously
mentioned consequences.

Homework Lunch Procedures: Homework lunch is a supervised silent lunch period

where a student may complete unfinished homework. Once the student completes
the missing assignments they may return to the cafeteria to socialize with peers.

• Thursday: I report all missing assignments to office

• Friday: Student receives notification of homework lunch and a list of missing

assignment(s).

• Monday: student reports to homework lunch, unless student satisfactorily has

completed missing assignment(s) prior to Monday

• Student will report to homework lunch until completion of assignment.

• Students who consistently fail to turn homework in on time may be assigned to an

after school homework make up session or other homework intervention in lieu of
lunchtime homework.

Cell Phones/Personal Electronic Devices

You student will be given many opportunities to interact with their peers through
group discussions and activities. When it is learning time the student’s are
expected to have their cell phones or other personal electronic devices on silent.
They will be given the opportunity to charge their devices during class at our class
charging station that will be located near my desk.

Need to talk? Have a question?

Student-Teacher conference: I will have a student-teacher conference at least

once per grading period for each student. If a student would like to meet
additional times they can access my Google Classroom page, go to conference
times, select an available day during my conference, 8;30-9:20, or after school.

Parent-Teacher Contact

Parents may schedule a meeting during my conference period, 8:30-9:20, or after

school. These meetings will be limited to 20 minutes and you can schedule a
conference by emailing your request directly to me at fakeemail@yahoo.com.