Syllabus

** COURSE SYLLABUS SY 11-12**

I. TEACHERS: Lieutenant Colonel (Ret) Paul Garrah – Senior Army Instructor (SAI) and Sergeant Major (Ret) Bill Barchers - Army Instructor (AI)

II. COURSE NUMBER AND TITLE: 1801300-1801330 Army JROTC (Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps) Leadership, Education and Training (LET) 1 to 4.

III. TITLE OF TEXTBOOK: JROTC Program of Instruction, Units 1 – 7.

IV. COURSE OVERVIEW: Junior ROTC is designed to teach high school students the value of citizenship, leadership, personal responsibility, and a sense of accomplishment, while instilling in them self-esteem, teamwork, and self-discipline. The primary mission of JROTC is "To motivate young people to be better citizens." This curriculum prepares high school students for responsible leadership roles while making them aware of their rights, responsibilities, and privileges as American citizens. Meanwhile, the program is a stimulus for promoting graduation from high school, while providing instruction and rewarding opportunities that benefit the student, community, and nation.

V. INSTRUCTIONAL APPROACH: JROTC is taught through a combination of lecture, group discussions, practical exercises, demonstrations, hands-on/performance oriented training, and drill. Cadets are graded on effort, rather than actual performance on physical activities such as Cadet Challenge (physical fitness). Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursdays are usually instructional days and most Fridays are sports/physical activity days. Wednesdays are also uniform/drill/inspection days. Cadets must wear uniforms once each week, normally on the Wednesday when scheduled for JROTC. Uniforms must be worn during the entire school day except the times cadets participate in physical fitness related activities.

VI. EXPECTATIONS:

A. DISCIPLINE – Cadets are required to follow standard School rules, JROTC published regulations, and classroom rules.

B. ATTENDANCE – Make up excused absences work per Standard School Policy.

C. COURSE EXPECTATIONS -- Cadets should be able to demonstrate:

1. A sense of responsibility.
2. Leadership traits applicable to their rank & experience.
3. A desire to excel both mentally and physically.
4. Involvement in school and community activities.
5. Awareness of current local and world events.
6. Acceptable level of curriculum knowledge.
7. Good "followership", teamwork, and self-discipline.

D. HOMEWORK – The bulk of JROTC work will be done in class except quarterly essays and occasional assignments.

E. GRADING – EXAMS/CLASSWORK (30%) which includes examinations, essays, cadet portfolios, briefings and group projects; UNIFORM INSPECTIONS/LEADERSHIP LAB (40%); SELF-DISCIPLINE (30%) which includes performance/conduct in assigned position, participation, attitude, attendance, merits/demerits.

1. Standard grading scale.
2. Subcourse examinations, unannounced tests, essays, workbooks.
3. All cadets will create a portfolio that contains an organized collection of work based on accomplishments, personality, goals and aspirations. The portfolio will provide insight and information on the cadet’s personal achievements and growth over time.
4. A merit/demerit program will be reflected in the "Self-Discipline" portion of the grading. Cadets earn bonus points (merits) for exceptional performance, extracurricular activities and after school events. Cadets earn demerits for misconduct, insubordination, uniform violations etc.

F. ADDITIONAL UNIFORM INFORMATION & REQUIREMENTS:

1. Wearing the uniform: A cadet with a validated absence or who has been excused by an instructor must make up the missed uniform day on the next class day. A cadet who does not wear the uniform because of an invalidated absence will receive a zero for the uniform inspection grade.

2. Failure to wear uniform: Cadets who refuse to wear the uniform, consistently wear it improperly, or miss more than 50% of the semester uniform inspections will be dropped from the JROTC program with a grade of "F."
a. 1^st time – Demerits and warning
b. 2^nd time – Demerits, letter to parents and ISS (in school suspension)
c. 3^rd time – Demerits, conference with parents and ISS or ASP (After School Program)
d. 4^th time – Dropped from JROTC program with a grade of "F."

3. Mandatory Forms: All cadets must complete two mandatory forms to participate in JROTC. They are the Parental/Guardian Release & Statement of Health and the Student Information Sheet (Personal Data Entry Form).

4. Parades: We have one to two mandatory parades during the year. The event will count as two uniform inspections. The Columbus Day parade is the 1st mandatory parade and that will be held on Saturday, October 8th 2011.

5. Awards Night: All cadets must attend the annual awards night which will be held in May 2011. It is mandatory and counts as four uniform inspections.

G. RANK: Promotion will not be "automatic" to the next higher grade. All promotions will be earned by performance in assigned position, attitude and conduct. For Cadet Corporal and above, cadets must also demonstrate their competence at a promotion board held by senior cadets. S chool grades are also very important in this process. Our goal is to place only those cadets with a GPA of 3.0 or above in key leadership/staff positions. Cadets may be reduced in rank for both in-school and out-of-school conduct.

VII. COURSE HIGHLIGHTS:

Introduction to JROTC Map Reading/Compass
Leadership Lab Drill & Ceremony
Foundations for Success Marksmanship
Administration First Aid
Cadet Challenge (Physical Fitness) Career Opportunity
Service Learning Project Public Speaking
HS Financial Planning Alcohol/Drug Prevention
Citizenship/American History Improved Reading Ability

NOTE: One of the primary Golden Gate High School goals in 2011/2012 is the continued improvement of student FCAT scores. JROTC will focus on that goal during classroom instruction with: Student reading projects; Team/section reports, etc.

VIII. EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES: The following JROTC activities are available to cadets with at least a 2.0 grade point average who desire to participate.

1. Color Guard
2. Drill Team
3. Raiders
4. Rifle Team

IX. DEPARTMENT INFORMATION: Questions may be addressed to the JROTC Department at 377-1692 (LTC Garrah). Email at garrahpa@collier.k12.fl.us . For SGM Barchers, call 377-5345 or email barchw@collier.k12.fl.us For more information, please check out our web site at www.titanjrotc.net

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