Flint Hill Elementary School Faculty Handbook
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Flint Hill Elementary School Faculty Handbook Dr. Lorraine F. Thomas, Principal Mr. Michael J. Forehand, Assistant Principal Mrs. Kelly M. Walker, Assistant Principal Mrs. Joy Fielding, Instructional Coach Mrs. Beverly Rodgers, Technology Coach
1300 Airport Road Oxford, GA 30054 (770) 784- 2969 (770) 784-2994 (Fax) FLINT HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 1300 Airport Road Oxford, GA 30054 Phone (770) 784-2969 Fax (770) 784-2994
Dr. Gary S. Mathews, Superintendent Dr. Lorraine F. Thomas, Principal Mrs. Kelly M. Walker, Assistant Principal Grades PK-2 Mr. Michael J. Forehand, Assistant Principal Grades 3-5 Mrs. Joy Fielding, Academic Coach Mrs. Beverly Rodgers, Technology Coach Mr. Chris Dean, Technology Specialist * Represents the Flint Hill District LEADERSHIP RESPONSIBILITIES
Mrs. Kelly Walker, Pre-K-2nd Grade Mr. Michael Forehand, 3rd-5th Grade SECTION I Basic Personnel Policies Section I TABLE OF CONTENTS Expected Standards of Professionals . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Attendance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Hours of Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Absences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Cancellation of School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Responsibilities and Duties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Instructional Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Interruptions of Instructional Time . . . . . . . . . 12 Classroom Celebrations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Curriculum Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 E-Learn Website/Student Agenda . . . . . . . . . 13 Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Lesson Plans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Computer Lab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Substitute Teacher Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Homework . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Other Responsibilities and Duties . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Supervision of Students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Dismissal Duty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Hall Duty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Lunch Duty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Professional Learning Communities . . . . . . . . . 16 Teacher-Parent Communication . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Conferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Faculty/Professional Learning Meetings . . . . . . . 18 PTO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Conditions of Employment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Performance Evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Evaluation Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Professional Learning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Paraprofessionals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 License Requirements for Paraprofessionals . . . . 24 Standards of Conduct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Teacher Paraprofessional Relations . . . . . . . . 25 Tips for Paraprofessionals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Tips for Teachers with Paraprofessionals . . . . . 26 General Work Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Confidentiality of Student Records . . . . . . . . . 26 Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Solicitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Professional Organizations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Mailboxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Emergency Drills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 Emergency Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 EXPECTED STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCE
2. You are to “fob in” and “fob out” each day. No one else can “fob in” or “fob out” for you. If you arrive late or without your “fob” you must sign in upon your arrival with Dr. Thomas. 3. Students are not to be left unattended at any time for any reason short of an unavoidable emergency. If something happens, notify the closest adult, and one of you call for help. Proper supervision is required at all times. 4. Plan well. Make classes interesting and relevant and fun. A. Use instructional time for instruction. Don't give the students busy work.
5. Follow the school discipline plan consistently. Enforce rules and handle discipline in the classroom. Students are not to be put out of a classroom in the hallway for disciplinary purposes. Students are not to be sent to the STOP room without administrator approval. 6. Communication with parents is most important. Talk to them about their children and what they are doing, both positive and negative, in academic and behavior areas. Return parent phone calls as soon as possible. Send papers home weekly, and monitor agendas daily! Make a positive phone call home to each family during the first 2 weeks of school.
ATTENDANCE Hours of Work As established by the Newton County Board of Education, the official working day for elementary teachers and full-time paraprofessionals is 7:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. These times may be adjusted for staff members who are assigned duty outside these times. When employees must be late or leave early, they are responsible for notifying the principal or assistant principal(s). Absences Teachers and paraprofessionals who are required to obtain a substitute teacher when they are absent due to illness must contact the Sub Finder System by e-mail at https://newton.subfinderonline.com or by telephone at 1-866-729-0976 for any absence. Calls must be made by 6:15 A.M. If it is 6:45 A.M., call the school office to report your absence. Please note that it may be very difficult to obtain a substitute after 6:45 A.M.; therefore, please contact Sub Finder as soon as you know you are going to be absent. If it is a pre-arranged sick leave day, please notify Mrs. Sherry Griffin as soon as possible. Personal and Professional Leave must be approved in advance by the principal and those absences will be called in to Sub Finder by Mrs. Sherry Griffin. Cancellation of School School Messenger will be used for contacting employees when school is to be closed due to inclement weather or other emergencies. Television and radio stations will also carry announcements regarding Newton County school closings. RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES Instructional Program Teaching children is a very serious job. As a teacher, you are responsible and accountable for the academic achievement, the discipline, and the health and safety of the children under your supervision. You have a stake in the future of each of your students and you are, in some measure, responsible for their eventual success or failure. This means that you are expected to do the following: 1) Guard your instructional time closely, using it for active teaching rather than filling time solely with students doing passive seatwork activities; 2) Vary instructional methods to meet the needs of different learning styles; 3) Monitor student progress closely and use remediation and enrichment strategies for students whose rate of learning differs from the norm; 4) Develop a thorough knowledge of the students and subjects you are assigned to teach; 5) Convey to students your interest in their learning and your willingness to provide additional help when needed; 6) Provide a supportive classroom atmosphere in which learning is valued and in which students are not allowed to interfere with teaching or learning; and, 7) Be willing to ask for and accept help in improving instructional strategies and classroom management. 8) This year we are rolling out the Common Core Georgia Performance Standards. The county has mandated that all teachers utilize the units prepared by our curriculum specialists. Also, you are required to teach science (45 min) and social studies (45 min) each day. Interruptions of Instructional Time Both state and local board policies restrict the interruption of instructional time for non-instructional activities. Any activities, which are not related to the school curriculum and which have no instructional objective, are considered interruptions of instructional time. Classroom Celebrations Classroom celebrations may be held twice per year. One will be held at Christmas. The other will be held as an end of the school year celebration. Curriculum Requirements Newton County Instructional Time Guidelines Grades K-5
Recess Guidelines: Pre-K, K and 1st should have supervised “free playground” daily. In grades 1-5, recess should be age appropriate: On days students have PE, it is appropriate to omit recess. On days with no PE, all students should be given opportunities for outside movement and play. *300 minutes of instructional time required per day in grades K-5 per SACS standards
As a teacher at Flint Hill Elementary School, you are required to maintain an E-Learn Website as an individual and/or Grade Level team. The website should provide links to all grade level textbooks, the OAS website, A.R. link, and homework assignments. Your homework assignments should be posted EVERY DAY, and should include scanned copies of any sheets sent home. Again, this should be posted DAILY before you leave. You will be provided with labels, which you are required to type/write each students OAS login and password, electronic book login and password, your E-Learn site address, our school website address, the student’s login and password for Accelerated Reader, your e-mail address, and the e-mail addresses of each administrator.
Flint Hill Elementary School prides itself on remaining ahead of the curve: One example is our grading and homework policy. At Flint Hill Elementary School, we have a “Zero-Is-Not-an-Option” philosophy and mandatory retests for students who struggle. Teachers are expected to use the myriad of interventions available to guarantee students’ mastery of every standard. Additionally, grades should be posted to Infinite Campus two times per week. Lesson Plans Each teacher is required to prepare lesson plans. Newton County Schools is transitioning to the Learning Focused Schools Acquisition Lesson Plan Format. You will be receiving training and guidance throughout the Fall semester. Not only do plans make your work more purposeful, but they are required as records of what has been taught and are absolutely necessary for substitute teachers to follow when you must be absent. They should include the standard(s) for each lesson, essential question, procedures, differentiation, evaluation method, and class work and/or homework assigned for each subject that you teach. Additionally, each activity should have Common Core Georgia Performance Standards documented. Lesson Plans should be posted to SharePoint by 12:00 PM on every Monday. Directory: Portals Portals -> Draft I film Screening Portals -> Black History Academic Bowl arts & entertainment Portals -> Setting the Table for a Successful Season Download 433.78 Kb. Share with your friends:
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