1.Work Expectations

a.  Attendance

    It is our goal this year to improve teacher attendance.  Please set a goal for yourself. If you
    were absent seven times last year aim to decrease this by one or two days.  You can do it!!!

    If you have to be absent, notify the clerk with a pre-notification of absence slip or call the clerk
    by 8:00 a.m.  Call substitute center at 553-1080 as soon as you know you will be absent.

    Cause of Absences Forms are to be completed immediately upon returning to work.   It is your
    responsibility to obtain the form from the clerk, fill it out completely and return it to the clerk by
    end of the day.  A copy will be placed in your mailbox for your files.
 

b.  Punctuality

    The work day for teachers begins promptly at 8:30 a.m. and ends at 2:30 p.m.
    The work day for ESPs begins at 8:00 a.m. and ends at 3:30 p.m.
 
 

c.  Swiping "In and Out"

    All school personnel are required to swipe in and out.  Do not expect the clerk to input time for
    you.

d.  Attire

    Professional attire is required.  We require no less from our students by requiring them to be in
    uniform each day.  Be a model for your students.  Blue jeans and shorts should not be worn.

e.  Telephone Usage

    The school telephones are for school business only.

f.  Class Coverage

    Children are never to be left unsupervised in the classroom, the corridors or any where in the
    classroom, the halls or anywhere in the school or school grounds.  In case of emergency, buzz
    the office and a teacher assistant will be sent to supervise the class.

g.  Information

    You are expected to read and be knowledgeable about all bulletins, memos, announcements,
    policy statements, procedures, rules, etc. that are issued or passed on to you from the principal.
    Keep such materials in your FYI notebook.

    Post the following in your classroom.

              Fire Drill
              Disaster Drill
              Daily Time Distribution Schedule
              Master Schedule of Preparation Periods
              Classroom Rules

2. Room Preparation

    Rooms should be decorated and ready for the students before the first day of school.  The bulletin
    boards inside and outside the classrooms should be attractive and meaningful.

    Learning Centers should be developed to reinforce skills in reading, math and writing.  The centers should be
    developed around the same instruction utilized in the classroom.  Learning Centers can help you meet the instructional needs of
    every student in your classroom.

3. Planning
    Lesson plans will be submitted weekly.  Begin submitting plans on Friday, September 7, 2001 for the following week and every
    Friday after that.

   Emergency plans to cover 3 days should be submitted by September 28, 2001.

4. Parent Letters
    A letter should go home to the parents stating your expectations for the class.  Send them a copy of the classroom rules and
     consequences.  A supply list should go home at this time also.  Make sure a spiral notebook is included on your list to be
     as a journal for students to write daily what they have learned.  Submit your letter to Ms. Dean (Kdg.-3) or Ms. Horton
      (4th-8th) on Friday 31, 2001 by 9:00 a.m.  The letters will be copied and returned by the end of the day in order to be
     distributed the first day of class.

    All written communication sent home should be sent to the office for approval.

5. Student Discipline
    Discipline is the responsibility of all staff members.
     Do not send students to the office or stand students in the hall.  There are procedures for discipline referrals.  Please follow the
     following procedures:
 

• Teacher student conference.
• Teacher, student, and parent conference
• Referral to assistant principals using the referral sheet.

   In emergency situations where a student must be remove because he or she is a danger to himself or others buzz the office   .
   immediately for security.
 

   The principal and assistant principals are the only staff members with the power to suspend.

6.  Late Departures
     Please notify the office if you plan to stay in the building after 3:30 p.m.  An administrator must be in the building in order to
      work late.

7.  Building Cleanliness
      You must be a model for your students.  Keep your work area neat and clean.  The classroom should be kept reasonably neat
      and orderly.  Students should be encouraged to keep their work area tidy.

     The common areas in the building should also be monitored for cleanliness.  Notify the office to report areas in the building that
     need the attention of the janitorial staff.