11/26/18

Important:  Students who are failing or "on the verge"

(these are things that we must do in order to cover ourselves...)

We must make contact with parents/guardians about students who are failing whether that be through a phone call or email.  We must also make contact with a guidance counselor - I would prefer you did that via email.  These things must be documented in the teacher's log in Power School.  

If it comes to the point where an IR&S form is submitted, please follow these guidelines:

• Refer students who are failing or struggling and have difficulties with things such as responding to written or verbal information, organizing, focusing, and/or completing work without constant teacher intervention.  You can also refer students who have exhibited behavior that interferes with learning.
• You must have made at least 2 forms of intervention.  

1. You must have had contact with a parent/guardian AND contact with guidance and/or CS team caseworker.  My suggestion is to have contacted all of these entities.   
2. Instructional/behavioral interventions - differentiated instruction, extra time, homework or test/quiz reminders, strategic pairing or grouping for collaborative tasks, notes posted on Canvas or Google Classroom, allowing the student to make-up assignments or re-take quizzes or tests, etc...

• You must state that you made contact with the parent/guardian and a counselor/case manager somewhere on the form.  I realize that it does not request this specifically anywhere on the form, just find a logical place to put it. 
• All of the categories on the IR&S form must be filled in.
• Use as much detail as possible
• Please enter a comment in the teacher log in Power School that notes the date that you submitted the IR&S form.  

(again, these are things that we must do in order to cover ourselves)

Teacher Edition Textbooks

I received 2 teacher edition copies for each grade level of our literature textbooks.  If you need one, stop by my office...

Requesting Specific substitutes on AESOP

To request a specific sub to cover your classes - Follow this link to the directions...

file://pcti.tec.nj.us/dfs/hdirs/StaffHN/mwacha/home/downloads/Identifying%20%E2%80%9CPreferred%20Substitutes%E2%80%9D%20in%20Absence%20Management%20System.pdf

Individual class coverages (not pertaining to the whole or half days that have been entered in AESOP)

If you must leave school due to an emergency or illness, or require a class coverage for a meeting, please leave a note on the desk or the board so that whoever covers your class knows what to instruct the students to do. We have little control over who covers our classes, so let's be "ahead of the problems" if we can...