Staff Handbook

Question 1

Time the first bell rings

Answer 1

7:30

Question 2

Where permanent records stay

Answer 2

Confidential; In the records room

Question 3

Time and place attendance is taken

Answer 3

In PowerSchool at 9:30

There’s a bell to remind you

Question 4

Grade level administrator for PreK, Kinder, 1st, SPED

Answer 4

Amber Pinchback

Question 5

Grade level administrator for 2nd & 3rd

Answer 5

Daphne Rawlinson

Question 6

Grade level administrator for 4th & 5th

Answer 6

Brianna Wheelock

Question 7

Ancillary administrator

Answer 7

Scott Disch

Question 8

Lesson plan requirements

Answer 8

TEKS
Resources
Daily Activities 
Checks for Understanding
Reading and Math Group plans
Differentiation & Accommodations

Question 9

Daily requirements in the classroom

Answer 9

Silent Sustained Reading
Journal Writing
Math problem solving

Question 10

What you need if you have a sub

Answer 10

Sub Folder

• roster
• seating chart
• lesson plans
• daily schedule
• ancillary schedule
• attendance information
• safety protocols
• dismissal information

Question 11

Homework Expectations

Answer 11

Must be reasonable
No more than an hour a night (total of all classes)
Coordinate with your team if departmentalized

Question 12

When homework cannot be assigned

Answer 12

Over school holidays
During STAAR Testing
On school event nights (Math/Science Night, 1st Grade Program, etc)

Question 13

Tests

Answer 13

Need to be spread out
Cannot be given on the same day for all subjects
Must be coordinated with teams

Question 14

Grade Level Math Facts

Answer 14

1st - Addition & Subtraction
2nd - Reinforce Addition & Subtraction
Introduce Multiplication & Division
3rd - Continued reinforcement of Add/Sub
Mastery of Multiplication & Division
4th - Reinforcement of all facts
5th - Continued reinforcement and
application of all facts

Question 15

Handwriting Expectations

Answer 15

All grade levels work on handwriting

3rd grade transition to cursive

Question 16

Gradebooks

Answer 16

Must use PowerSchool
Entered weekly
*2 grades for Math & Reading each week
* 1 grade for Science & SS each week

Question 17

T/F

Students are allowed to grade each other’s work

Answer 17

FALSE

Question 18

Conduct Grades of P and U

Answer 18

Must be communicated with parents and grade level administrator prior to the report card

Question 19

Beginning of the Year Communication Must Include

Answer 19

Grading policy
Classroom management policy
Day of the week folders and graded work go home
Any other important information

Question 20

One on One parent conferences must be held by

Answer 20

October 22, 2021

Question 21

Classroom Newsletters

Answer 21

Weekly for PreK-3rd

Monthly 4th & 5th

Question 22

What do you do If a parent provides you with a private evaluation for their child?

Answer 22

Email Ms. Rawlinson immediately

There is a legal timeline we must follow and meet

Question 23

What do you do if a parent requests an evaluation for their child through the district?

Answer 23

Email Ms. Rawlinson immediately
There is a legal timeline we must follow and meet
Requests can be made verbally or in writing

Question 24

ARD Meetings

Answer 24

Are set up and run by the special education team.

General education teachers are required to attend ARDs and be active participants

Question 25

Who is responsible for accommodations for students?

Answer 25

The general education teacher. These must be documented in your lesson plans and on the classwork Our special education team can assist you if you have questions

Question 26

Movies in the Classroom must be

Answer 26

Approved by your grade level administrator | Rated G only

Question 27

Before you leave each day...

Answer 27

Turn off your lights Turn off your projector Close classroom windows

Question 28

Safety and security concerns should be reported...

Answer 28

immediately to Mr. Collins, our plant operator, and Mrs. Pinchback, the campus safety captain

Question 29

Keys and Key cards

Answer 29

Cannot be duplicated

Question 30

Signing In and Out

Answer 30

Is required daily at the time of entrance and dismissal | Must be accurate. Do not write 3:15 if you leave at 1:30

Question 31

Personal Tutoring CANNOT be

Answer 31

on campus or | with a student to whom you assign grades

Question 32

The two places you have to report an absence

Answer 32

Aesop (to get a sub) and OneSource (to get approval from Mr. Disch)

Question 33

Campus Registrar

Answer 33

Alma Estrada

Question 34

Campus Administrative Assistant

Answer 34

Ms. Roodi

Question 35

Faculty Meetings

Answer 35

Will be on Wednesday afternoons, if needed

Question 36

Grade Verification & Other Deadlines

Answer 36

You must make every effort to meet any deadlines set for the year. One person can hold up the process for the entire school.

Question 37

All OneSource trainings online need to be completed

Answer 37

as soon as possible

Question 38

Your class schedule should be submitted to _______ and ________ by the end of the first week of school.

Answer 38

Your grade level administrator and Ms. Roodi