Attendance
Why is it important to track student whereabouts / attendance?
Student safety / proper record keeping / to better understand poor results / emergency preparedness
Golf (Polo) Shirt, dark grey slacks / skirt, v-neck sweater, blazer.
Mandatory dress code.
Unlocked drawer of desk / bag next to desk / unsecured bookshelf / on desk.
No place for assessments like quizzes, tests, or examinations.
Great learning opportunity.
Field trip to relevant landmark/facility.
Valuable student tool for looking up words.
Paper dictionary.
Present their green slip.
For Block 1, only, how a late student enters a class.
A class free of food/drink.
Hint: food in class is unhygienic / distracting / disrespectful.
Optimal learning environment.
Tough love - 1st and 2nd steps for handling cheating student (quiz, test, examination)
Administer 0 tolerance policy.
1. 0 mark with no chance for rewrite
2. Automatic discipline referral
Request Form completed - identify reason/value, cost, name & address, time out/in, student list, phone contact number/s, medical kit, Head's signature
Steps needed to take a class on a Field Trip.
What cost lots of money and how do they need to be tracked?
Course textbooks and other resources - tracked by completing form for student use (sign out and sign in).
Steps to address tardy (late) students.
Set a meeting with the student (and advisor), to understand the issue, and establish a proactive plan to change behavior.
Best options for "cold" students.
V-neck sweater, blazer, tights...
Small, un-cited section of work that is otherwise cited properly and well written.
Learning opportunity
Can students be dismissed from venue?
Yes answer...
No answer...
Yes, if students are on a primary transit line and know how to get home.
No, if students are not on a primary transit line, and/or are new to the city and/or do not know how to get home.
Valuable course materials that enhance teaching and hands on learning.
Manipulative / models
Students are missing teacher contact time / peer interaction time / course content / are getting behind in course work.
Absenteeism
Times for 'all hands on deck' - teachers and advisers ensure classes start on time.
End of lunch (best)
8:55 am (issue?)
Passive observation of students being tested for individual demonstration of knowledge.
Opportunity to cheat.
Must contain a clear educational component and clear assessment association.
Any course specific field trip.
Protecting expensive items/materials
Locking classrooms and storage rooms.
4 Steps when approaching excessive (6+) absences.
Set teacher, student, custodian, senior advisor and advisor meeting
Action plan for attendance
Action plan (with dates) for missing work
Warning of 0 credits @ 12 absences
Fun, more casual school days that are announced and celebrate Lowell's previous positive community spirit.
Casual days
Carefully observed/monitored quizzes, tests, exams, which ensures fairness for all students and deters a sneaky and dishonest work ethic.
Active observation of all test environments
a.k.a. 'Invigilation'
Higher risk activities that require school permission and additional custodian consent.
Skating / skiing / swimming / kayaking / zip-lining, etc...
What is completing a form with total cost, ISBN (or similar) number, image if possible, rationale, and HOS approval?
Requesting a resource.