Attend each PTA function, unless there are extenuating circumstances that involve family, etc.
What is something that continues to be an important part of the Shepard Staff's job?
100
Call or text Laurie on her cell phone at any time, contact your team leader, and put your absence in TEAMS. If unable to get it into TEAMS, call Dee and let her know.
What should I do if I am sick or have a family emergency that will keep me from coming to work?
100
7:30 am
What time do I need to be standing by my classroom door to greet my students as they come in?
100
Small group instruction
What is a proven strategy for student progress that needs to occur in reading each day and in math as needed to reteach or enrich?
200
Your principal will consider these factors in determining approval: Need, Accuracy of written description, and Compatibility with campus and district goals.
What are the factors your principal has to consider before approving your grant application?
200
Communicate with Laurie ahead of time
What should I do if I realize I have a family commitment or I am ill the evening of a PTA function?
200
469-878-1856
What is Laurie's cell phone number?
200
On your desk/teaching area each day
If I don't have to "turn in my lesson plans" to Laurie each week, where would she find them if she wanted to look at them any day of the week?
200
Using all forms of assessment data to make the best instructional decisions possible
What is an expectation at Shepard when lesson planning?
300
"If money is involved, come to the office and ask questions up front before doing anything."
What is the answer you will get if you are wanting to order something or collect money for anything?
300
Take time to communicate positive feedback to parents
What is well worth your time that will pay off when you have to make that negative phone call?
300
Call the parents and let them know you are concerned.
What should I do if a student has an unexcused absence for 3 or more days within a month or continues to be tardy each morning?
300
Talk with Dee and make sure there are no conflicts on the master calendar.
What if my grade level is wanting to schedule a field trip, or use of the cafeteria, etc. on a certain day?
300
REFLECTION
What is a best practice that we are going to implement as a staff, and maybe try with our students?
400
Keeping collected money locked up in your room
What is something that you should NEVER do?
400
Please leave the birthday treats in the office, and they will be delivered at the end of the day or whenever our grade level celebrates birthdays as a class.
What do I tell parents when they want to bring birthday treats AND possibly join the class for a birthday celebration?
400
Talk with Nurse Sue, inform and listen to the child's parent to see if there is a plan you can devise to keep them in class.
What should I do with a repeat visitor to the clinic each day?
400
Explain to the parent that those must be given to students before or after school.
What if a parent brings me birthday invitations to pass out to several of my students in class?
400
Informal assessment
What is something you can do in your class several times a week or day to see what your students know before, during, or after you have taught something?
500
Selling anything on campus by staff or students
What is prohibited without direct authorization from the principal?
500
Communication about what your students are learning, field trips or projects approaching, and any other important grade level or class news should be communicated via newsletter, MyPISD.net, or electronically in some form or fashion on a consistent basis.
What is an expectation and best practice that we continue to uphold at Shepard?
500
Send them to the clinic immediately or call for assistance from Nurse Sue. If it is a life threatening injury, call 911 first.
What if one of my students has received a head injury either inside or outside of the building?
500
In your updated and detailed substitute file/notebook
Where should I keep a current class roster, extra plans, firedrill, lockdown, and inclement weather drill information, schedules, etc. in case I am absent?
500
A Challenge
What is something that all of our students at Shepard deserve each day they walk through our doors?