Professionalism
Dress Code
Social Media
Boundaries
Attendance
Phone Usage
100
A coworker comes to you to complain about another cowoker's ineffective behavior management skills. What do you do?
Ask them to take their concerns to an administrator.
100
True or False: Sweat pants are okay to wear on casual Fridays.
False
100
A student sends you a friend request on Facebook. What do you do?
Immediately reach out to an administrator and do not respond.
100
A student invites you to their birthday party next weekend. What do you do?
Respectfully decline the invitation and tell the student that while you are a support to them in school, you are not their friend. Social worker can be involved in explaining this to the student as well.
100
You are running late and forgot your morning coffee. There is a coffee machine at work, but you much prefer a Dunkin iced latte. Should you stop at Dunkin on the way to work?
No
100
True/False: It is okay to take a phone call in the classroom, as long as another staff member is in the classroom with you.
False. Please step outside the classroom if you need to take an important call.
200
What are the hours of the work day for staff?
8:00-3:30
200
True or False: Even though students are not allowed to wear hats, it is okay for staff to wear hats.
False
200
True or False: It is okay to post a picture of your student on your snapchat or instagram story because it will delete in 24 hours.
False. Posting a photo of any of our students on social media violates the student's privacy rights and is illegal.
200
A student asks for a walk, and the next available staff walking by says they can take them. The student says they want a preferred staff to take them instead. What should you do?
Tell the student that walks are a coping skill, not a preferred staff and do not allow them to take the walk.
200
You have 3 days of PTO left, but you want to save them. Is it okay to request an unpaid day off?
No. PTO must be exhausted before requesting unpaid time off. Unpaid time off is not guaranteed and will often be denied.
200
A student asks to use your phone. What do you do?
Do not allow them to use it.
300
Administration made a decision regarding a student consequence that you do not agree with. What do you do?
A) Vent to a co-worker you are close to who you know won't spread the negativity.
B) Keep it to yourself
C) Support the administration in front of the student and then speak with them privately regarding your concerns.
C
300
True/False: These are appropriate to wear to work.
False. These shoes are not considered professional or appropriate for work. They are too similar to slippers.
300
Students come in talking about bullying occurring on their social media involving two students. You also received an email from a parent regarding the same issue. What steps do you take.
Shut down the conversation between students and do not allow them to openly discuss this in front of the students. Bring this to administration who can follow up and investigate the situation. Respond to the parent thanking them for bringing the information to your attention and letting them know that you have passed the information along to administration.
300
It's free time and a student starts a conversation with you about their weekend, then asks you about your weekend. This weekend, you went to a bar and partied all night. What do you share with the student?
You can engage in the conversation, since it is free time, however, either make something up about what you did over the weekend or say you had a quiet weekend and didn't do too much.
300
True/False: You are frontloaded 2 personal days and 6 sick days at the start of the school year.
False. You are frontloaded 2 personal days, however, sick time is accrued.
300
A student comes to you and says to you that their mom is supposed to come pick them up early and they need to call them to check. They ask you to get their phone from the phone cart just to make the call and then they will turn it back in. Do you allow them to do this?
No, students are not permitted to have their phones for any reason.
400
A parent emails you accusing you of something to do with their child after their child went home and reported it to them. What do you do?
Report this to administration and let administration handle this. Do not engage in an email response to defend yourself.
400
You notice a co-worker consistently wearing sweatpants on a daily basis. What do you do?
If you feel comfortable doing so, you can remind the co-worker of the dress code and then let an administrator know. If you do not feel comfortable speaking to the co-worker directly, let an administrator know.
400
A student comes to you on a Monday morning and says to you, "I saw on your instagram what you did over the weekend." What do you do?
First report this to administration. Then check the settings on your account to make sure they are private. If necessary, call the parent of the student.
400
A student comes to you and start with "please don't share this with anyone...." What should you do?
Remind the student that staff do not keep secrets here.
400
Calling out sick must be done at least __________ minutes before the start of the school day.
At least 30 minutes
400
True or False: I am allowed to take photos of students during a school event to be sent to administration for printing to display on our bulletin boards.
True. Taking photos for the purpose of sharing with administration to print for bulletin boards is allowed, but please do not share these photos with anyone else.
500
A Case Manager comes to observe in your classroom. What is the best approach when they first enter your classroom?
Greet them or introduce yourself. Tell them what your lesson is about and welcome them in.
500
A student is wearing khaki pants (per uniform), but has socks that depict weed on them and has their pants rolled up so the socks are visible. What do you do?
Let the student know that they need to keep their pants rolled down appropriately to cover the socks and if the socks are visible one more time, they will need to remove them and we can provide them with another pair of socks to wear. Call the parent to let the parent know that these socks are not permitted.
500
A student wants to show you a video they saw on social media involving another student at High Road because they are concerned for school safety. What do you do?
Do not allow them to show you the video, but report this to administration, who can follow up.
500
A student recently lost a close relative unexpectedly and has been having a hard time with it in school. You have also experienced a similar situation and know how difficult that can be. How do you handle the situation? Should you tell the student about your situation and how you coped with it?
You should not share your personal story with the students, even if you can relate to what they are going through. Our goal is to educate students and to teach them the coping skills they need to be able to access their education. You should talk with the School Social Worker, who can work with the student on developing coping skills to manage themselves during the school day. The social worker can also provide the family with information on outside resources for therapy that the family can look into.
500
Please list all the steps for requesting PTO.
Request for time off must be made 2-weeks prior to the requested dates.
A “Request for Time Off” form must be filled out and submitted to Tara or Cortnee.
Upon receiving the completed form, administration will review the school calendar. If too many staff are out at the same time, or if staff have important meetings on this day, administration may not be able to approve the leave request.
If the request is approved upon review, staff must submit for PTO on UltiPro.
After administration has approved the request in Ultipro, an outlook calendar notification will be sent to the rest of the team, so that everyone is aware that staff are out on that day.
500
A former staff member facetimes you and wants to say hi to her former students because she misses them. What do you do?
Firstly, do not answer Facetime calls during the work day. If you need to step out to make an important call, that is fine, but please do not engage in Facetime calls during the work day.
Secondly, it is illegal and a violation of students' privacy rights to share information with anyone who does not currently work here or to have them engage in conversation with students.