Walkie-Talkie Wisdom
This channel is the primary way to hear important announcements or ask for help during the day, aka "The Admin Channel".
What is Channel 2?
If a family mentions they are picking up their child early, what do you say?
What is "Put that into Pikmykid for us!"?
This is time should you enter attendance into Blackbaud each day?
What is 8:30am?
What is count the like you're OCD until you start to wonder if you are?
Ed's internal newsletter is called this.
What is "The Road Ahead"?
This is the channel every EC team member should have their walkie set to for dismissal.
What is Channel 6?
What time does EC start dismissal as of now?
What is 3:05?
If YOU are going to be out and it's not the day of, what should you do?
We have an eloper (or you find yourself minus a child not in your sight), you do this when you realize it's going sideways.
What is call for Heather (or admin if she's not here) on Channel 2?
Oh no, there's a kid who keeps acting out and it's driving you crazy/worrisome. You have a minute to yourself and fill out this form.
What is the behavior tracking form?
When you need maintenance/custodians, use this channel.
What is Channel 3?
This is the time you should send Kids Connect kids from your room over to Kids Connect?
What is 3:15?
A family is leaving to go to Disney World for the next 4 weeks - they've asked you to send work that the kids can do while they're gone, this is your response.
What is some version of, "No."?
What is 100.4?
This is how often you are expected to post to SeeSaw.
What is, there is no minimum - but it's more important to document the learning instead of the learner?
This channel announces to the entire school intercom system (eeek!)
It's 3:41 and you have 2 kids left with you, what do you do?
What is send them to Kids Connect?
These are the hours you can text/reach out to Heather and Kristen to let them know you're not making it into work that day?
What is before 9pm and after 6am?
If a child has wilted, is green, or generally malaise but doesn't have a fever, you can do this.
What is check in with Heather and be okay making a call home to come and fetch the kid. The nurse is not the only one who can send kids home, but let's help each other with how that is communicated?
Starting in September, this group that a guy named Peter works for will start up 1:1 Coaching sessions for teachers.
What is The Cabin?
You need to communicate something more complex or sensitive via the walkie, you do this.
What is ask the responder to flip to an open channel (4-7) if it's not during dismissal. And you definitely don't go on 8!
If a kid is in the 33rd row of the back of their car, what should you NOT do?
What is crawl into the car and instead as the family to pull into a parking space after the kids are in the car?
You need to call off, these are the details you need to provide to Heather/Kristen.
What is not much -- we don't need the details, just the plan/that you're not coming in. We may ask if you're okay, but no details needed!
This is the general weather temperature advice for going outside.
What is above 10 degrees actual. * We wlll offer clarification or guidance near that temp or in toasty times?
When you don't know the answer, you can always ask this person.
What is Heather (also acceptable, Kristen)?