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1
Q

Time the first bell rings

A

7:30

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2
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Where permanent records stay

A

Confidential; In the records room

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3
Q

Time and place attendance is taken

A

In PowerSchool at 9:30

There’s a bell to remind you

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4
Q

Grade level administrator for PreK, Kinder, 1st, SPED

A

Amber Pinchback

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5
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Grade level administrator for 2nd & 3rd

A

Daphne Rawlinson

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6
Q

Grade level administrator for 4th & 5th

A

Brianna Wheelock

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7
Q

Ancillary administrator

A

Scott Disch

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8
Q

Lesson plan requirements

A 
TEKS
Resources
Daily Activities 
Checks for Understanding
Reading and Math Group plans
Differentiation & Accommodations
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9
Q

Daily requirements in the classroom

A

Silent Sustained Reading
Journal Writing
Math problem solving

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10
Q

What you need if you have a sub

A

Sub Folder

  • roster
  • seating chart
  • lesson plans
  • daily schedule
  • ancillary schedule
  • attendance information
  • safety protocols
  • dismissal information
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11
Q

Homework Expectations

A

Must be reasonable
No more than an hour a night (total of all classes)
Coordinate with your team if departmentalized

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12
Q

When homework cannot be assigned

A

Over school holidays
During STAAR Testing
On school event nights (Math/Science Night, 1st Grade Program, etc)

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13
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Tests

A

Need to be spread out
Cannot be given on the same day for all subjects
Must be coordinated with teams

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14
Q

Grade Level Math Facts

A

1st - Addition & Subtraction
2nd - Reinforce Addition & Subtraction
Introduce Multiplication & Division
3rd - Continued reinforcement of Add/Sub
Mastery of Multiplication & Division
4th - Reinforcement of all facts
5th - Continued reinforcement and
application of all facts

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15
Q

Handwriting Expectations

A

All grade levels work on handwriting

3rd grade transition to cursive

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16
Q

Gradebooks

A

Must use PowerSchool
Entered weekly
*2 grades for Math & Reading each week
* 1 grade for Science & SS each week

17
Q

T/F

Students are allowed to grade each other’s work

18
Q

Conduct Grades of P and U

A

Must be communicated with parents and grade level administrator prior to the report card

19
Q

Beginning of the Year Communication Must Include

A

Grading policy
Classroom management policy
Day of the week folders and graded work go home
Any other important information

20
Q

One on One parent conferences must be held by

A

October 22, 2021

21
Q

Classroom Newsletters

A

Weekly for PreK-3rd

Monthly 4th & 5th

22
Q

What do you do If a parent provides you with a private evaluation for their child?

A

Email Ms. Rawlinson immediately

There is a legal timeline we must follow and meet

23
Q

What do you do if a parent requests an evaluation for their child through the district?

A

Email Ms. Rawlinson immediately
There is a legal timeline we must follow and meet
Requests can be made verbally or in writing

24
Q

ARD Meetings

A

Are set up and run by the special education team.

General education teachers are required to attend ARDs and be active participants

25
Q

Who is responsible for accommodations for students?

A

The general education teacher.
These must be documented in your lesson plans and on the classwork
Our special education team can assist you if you have questions

26
Q

Movies in the Classroom must be

A

Approved by your grade level administrator

Rated G only

27
Q

Before you leave each day…

A

Turn off your lights
Turn off your projector
Close classroom windows

28
Q

Safety and security concerns should be reported…

A

immediately to Mr. Collins, our plant operator, and Mrs. Pinchback, the campus safety captain

29
Q

Keys and Key cards

A

Cannot be duplicated

30
Q

Signing In and Out

A

Is required daily at the time of entrance and dismissal

Must be accurate. Do not write 3:15 if you leave at 1:30

31
Q

Personal Tutoring CANNOT be

A

on campus or

with a student to whom you assign grades

32
Q

The two places you have to report an absence

A

Aesop (to get a sub) and OneSource (to get approval from Mr. Disch)

33
Q

Campus Registrar

A

Alma Estrada

34
Q

Campus Administrative Assistant

35
Q

Faculty Meetings

A

Will be on Wednesday afternoons, if needed

36
Q

Grade Verification & Other Deadlines

A

You must make every effort to meet any deadlines set for the year. One person can hold up the process for the entire school.

37
Q

All OneSource trainings online need to be completed

A

as soon as possible

38
Q

Your class schedule should be submitted to _______ and ________ by the end of the first week of school.

A

Your grade level administrator and Ms. Roodi

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