How many students can an Aide be left alone with?
4
The bell has rung how quickly does attendance need to be done?
less than 5 minutes
When should I check myself in/out on the tablet?
You should be checking yourself in/out on the tablet at the beginning of your shift and at the end of your shift. Leaders should all have tablets. Aides be sure you are checking yourself in/out as well.
How late is to late to stay outside
min of 15 max 1 to 1.5
weather can also dictate
When are time sheets due?
end of the month
What should I do with my walkie at the end of the night? What color should I see?
Turn it off, put in charger and should see a red light.
When do students walk in front of staff?
NEVER
Staff should be the first in line -
ask for door holders, caboose, walk backwards, keep them close
Staff must secure the area
Where should your water bottle or food be while on the floor?
Out of reach of students
cafe-brown cabinets or inside kindie pod door
library-brown cabinet or on top of the bookshelves
pod-cabinet above sink or behind black tool box on computer cabinet
Cafeteria -- students should always be on?
Blue tile--permission to be on brick (restrooms-go between cafe and library)
How often should you be checking your emails?
daily
When I go outside what should I take with me?
blue rolling cart
clipboard/roster/pen
walkie
tablet
Should everyone transition at the same time?
No -- stagger your moves so that we have less chaos and more control of the students
An aide can take 4 kids to the bathroom and what is the best practice?
yes, always take 2 up to 4
How often do we clean the baskets.
weekly/friday
Where might I find opening/closing procedures posted?
clipboards/on brown cabinets/rolling toll box for 5th grade pod
How much is to much time to sit?
anything past 5 minutes--let the students know that you have lots of kids that need assistance. Get up and walk around engage and come. We should be watching all children not just a few.
How often should attendance be done?
30 minutes thereafter
How requenlty should we spray down the toys.
Best practice--weekly
more often on ones that they use frequently
ie:plus plus-dollhouse-
You are having a rough and need to take a break. What can you do?
Radio for assistance -- ie Jackie or another staff person.
Take a break-get some water-walk around
we are all here to help each other.
While at work we should always be professional. We need to always be cautious of who is our audience?
students
admin
parents
coworkers
You are on the playground by yourself with your students/gym -- someone needs to go to bathroom. What do you do?
ask student if they can wait 5 minutes
radio for an aide to assist -- taking 2 or more
if no one is available you will need to gather all students and take them all
If I am scheduled to leave at 530 but the manager says I can leave at 515. What time do I put on my timesheet?
515