FACULTY
HANDBOOK
ABSENCES
FROM WORK
In
case of unexpected absences from work, please contact Mrs. Sims @ 831-1418
between 5:30 and 6:00 A.M.If you
do not get an answer, leave a message; it will be received.Your
emergency sub folder in the office will be used for such unforeseen emergencies.
When you return to work there will be an absence report in your mailbox.
Sign and return to office.
If
you are requesting a sick day, fill out a request form in the workroom
and submit to Mrs. Sims for approval.
For
personal and professional days, you need to fill out a request online as
soon as possible.
ACADEMIC
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (AAP)
The
AAP is designed to provide academic assistance for students.Students
may choose to get extra help or teachers may reserve space and assign students
to participate due to failure to complete assignments.Students
will receive help from teachers and peer tutors.AAP
Reservation Slips are located in the workroom.
ACCIDENT
REPORTS
The
supervising teacher must fill out an accident report form whenever a student
or an adult is injured on school grounds or at a school-sponsored activity.The
report forms may be received from the office or nurse.
ACTIVITIES
All
Academic Assistance Program
(peer tutoring) – Linda Haag
Young Chefs – Becky Treadway
Band – Chris Church
Basketball Boys and Girls
– Matt Stone and Scott Mcgee
Cheerleading – Tanna Feldman
and Vickie Feldman
Choir – MacKenzie McKinney
Peer Ambassadors – Marsha
Crotts
Cross Country Boys and
Girls – Debra Ellis
FCCLA – Whitney Mayfield
Football – Ty Bills or
Garry Highfill
Foreign Language Club
– Elaine Damron
National Junior Honor
Society – Camie Jennings
Student Council – Jennifer
Coffer and Amy Sims
Track Boys and Girls –
John Post or Josh Ladd
Volleyball – MacKenzie
McKinney
Wrestling – Glenn Cozzens
and Lucas Wiester
Tiger Tailgating - Vickie Feldman and Lonnie Compton
ACTIVITY
TRIPS
Trips
or events need to be scheduled two weeks ahead of time by completing a
transportation request form online.A
faculty member should be on each bus taken and should also stay with the
students until all have been picked up after the trip.Field
trip guidelines copy was provided at faculty registration.
ADVISORY
The
ARRIVAL
AND DEPARTURE
Teachers
are to arrive at school no later than 7:10 A.M. and leave no earlier than
2:50
P.M.All teachers need to be supervising
the hallways from 7:20 - 7:40 A.M. and 2:30-2:35 P.M.
ATTENDANCE
REPORTING
Absences:
We
will be using the SIS program for attendance.You
need to report your absences during the first 15 minutes of each class
period.The teacher’s grade book
is the official record of absences, so it is very important that you keep
accurate attendance records for each of your classes.If
the student enters the room sixteen minutes after the bell, they are to
be counted absent.Call the office
immediately if a student is absent from your class but was present the
previous hour.
Tardies:
Students
are tardy if they arrive in class up to fifteen minutes after the bell.Inform
the student if they are counted tardy and record in your grade book.Upon
the fourth tardy and subsequent times late to class, please send a Late
to Class Notice to the office at your convenience.The
forms are located in the workroom file cabinet.They
will call down the student at a later time for disciplinary actions.The
office requires the teacher to contact parents before the fourth tardy
takes place.
Late
Arrival/Early Dismissal:
Students
who are late to school must first sign in with the office before reporting to
class.They will receive either a
pass or an admit slip, depending on the reporting
time.Please verify if the student
should be charged late.
Students
should obtain an Early Dismissal slip from the office before school.Please
send students to the office to sign out before they leave campus.
BREAKFAST
PROGRAM
WMS
offers breakfast in the cafeteria from 7:10 to 7:29 A.M.Students:
$1.40 and $.30 reduced.Adult: $1.40.
BUILDING
MAINTENANCE
Please
complete a work order online for any repairs or work that you observe in
our building.Make sure to submit
only one item per work order and have the room # on the online request.
Occasionally,
you will be asked to a complete a facility inspection form. This will allow
our custodians to focus on areas of immediate concern.If
any custodial work is needed, please contact the office and we will make
sure the custodians are notified.
Please
take extra care to close windows and turn off lights at the end of the
day.Please stack chairs on top of
the tables at the end of the day.For
security reasons, please pull your window shades down or close your mini
blinds completely at the end of the day.
CAREER
LADDER
The
CONFLICT
MANAGEMENT
WMS
offers peer mediation through our conflict management program. The purpose
is to teach students how to end disputes constructively and learn to cooperate
and communicate with each other. Please refer student disputes to conflict
management before circumstances escalate into discipline. Referral forms
are located in the teacher’s workroom file cabinet or in the counseling
center.
COPY
MACHINE
A
copy machine is provided in the workroom. The machine requires an access
code for use. Please contact the office if there is a problem with the
machine or the inputting of your code.Your
access code is the last four digits of your social security number.
COPY
SERVICE
The
district employs a copy technician for your convenience. Please make use
of this service when needing more than fifteen (15) copies of an original.
Request forms are in the workroom file cabinet.
COURSE
SYLLABI
Please
provide a course syllabus for each student in each course you teach.A
copy of each syllabus needs to be turned into the office. The syllabus
at a minimum should include classroom rules, consequences, needed supplies
and materials, and goals and objectives of the course.
DEPARTMENT
MEETINGS
Departments
will meet once per month to discuss curricular issues. They will make sure
everyone is focused on our curriculum guides, share teaching ideas and
progress, discuss department budgets and activities, and make sure we are
all preparing our students for the MAP.The
third Monday right after school is dedicated to department meetings.
DISCIPLINE
Good
school discipline starts with the commitment from every faculty member
to be on duty at all times.Please
address any disciplinary situations you observe, whether or not one of
your students is involved or you are directly responsible for the area.
Please
use the Assertive Discipline Plan form (located in the workroom file cabinet)
to record any behavior that needs to be reported to the office.For
behavior that does not require immediate referral to the office, please
send the form to the office at your convenience.Also,
parent contact must be made before making these referrals.The
office will contact that student at the earliest possible time for a conference
and disciplinary action.
For
gross violations of student conduct that requires immediate attention from
the principal, send the student to the office with a form and call to let
the office know the student is on the way.Please
fill out the Disciplinary Referral form (located in the workroom file cabinet)
completely and be concise in your comments.A
copy will be returned to you with the administrative action noted.
Remember
that the forms, exactly as you write it, can and will be read by parents
and other professionals.It is a matter
of record.DO NOT INCLUDE OTHER STUDENT’S
NAMES ON THE FORM.
DRESS
AND APPEARANCE
Teachers
are to maintain a professional appearance.Casual
attire (ie. sweats/jeans) should be reserved for special days such as t-shirt
days/field trips etc.Undergarments
should not be seen through or outside of clothing.No
midriffs should be seen.Teachers
should follow the same guidelines as set forth for student attire.
EMERGENCY
PROCEDURES
Flip
charts should be located by the door in every room.This
chart instructs where the class should go in case of an emergency.
EMERGENCY
SCHOOL CANCELLATION
Faculty
and staff will be notified by phone chain in case of school cancellation.The
phone tree will be distributed shortly after the start of school. Please
help keep the chain intact by calling the next person on the list. If
you are unable to reach the person you are supposed to call, continue trying
until you speak to a person rather than an answering machine.
FACULITY
MEETING
Faculty
meetings will be held once per month, on the fourth Monday of the month
at 2:30 in the library. If you
have any items that you would like on the agenda, please contact the office
by 3:30 the day before the meeting.
FUND-RAISERS
All
fund raisers must be coordinated with the sponsor/advisor/coach and the
principal. One fund-raiser will be allowed per club/team.At
the beginning of the year, you must sign up on the fund-raiser list with
the principal.NO MONEY SHOULD BE
LEFT IN YOUR ROOM OVERNIGHT.All
money must be deposited daily in the office.
GATE
DUTY
A
sign-up sheet will be available at the beginning of school for teachers
to sign up to work the gates at athletic events.
GRADING
SCHOOL
The
following grading scale should be used for each course:
GRADING
SCALE
A=
96-100C=
74-76
A-
= 90-95C- = 70-73
B+
= 87-89D+ = 67-69
B=
84-86D=
64-66
B-
= 80-83D-
= 60-63
C+
= 77-79F=
0-59
GUEST
SPEAKERS
Guest
speakers who can discuss or demonstrate to the subject matter are welcome
at
HALLWAY
DISPLAYS
All
teachers are strongly encouraged to add student work to the hallway and
show off their student’s successes.The
hallways are equipped with bulleting boards and glass cases for displaying
student work.
IDENTIFICATION
CARDS
Each
student and teacher will be issued an ID card.The
card does not have to be worn, but needs to be present during lunch and
admission to all home athletic events (except tournaments).The
athletic pass is $15 dollars and can be purchased at the office.
LUNCH
All
students must report to the cafeteria.Students
will be allowed to go into the Student Union after eating if supervision
is available.Prices: student $1.75
reduced $.40 and teachers $2.50.Lunch
supervision list was provided at faculty registration.
.
MAILBOXES
Faculty
mailboxes are located in the faculty workroom.Please
check and empty your mailbox daily.
The
media center is open from 7:10 A.M. until 3:30 P.M.Please
schedule and reserve time as soon as possible when you need to bring entire
classes.Never send more than five
students at a time without accompanying them.Students
must have a written and timed pass to enter the media center.Reserved
time for classes takes precedence over individual passes.Please
do not send students to the media center to take tests.
MID-QUARTER/QUARTER/SEMESTER
REPORTS
All
reports will be done in the SIS program.These
reports are signed by parents, returned and filed by the advisory teacher.
NEWS
ITEMS
Daily
Announcements
Please
read the daily announcements to your advisory class each day.You
can access daily announcements through SIS.The
announcements will consist of a student section and a faculty section.Please
keep the faculty section away from the view of students, as it will occasionally
contain confidential information.Please
turn in announcement items to the office by 3:00 P.M. the previous day.
Team
Newsletter
Teams
will submit newsletter items to Marsha Crotts at each mid-quarter and quarter
report.It is important that we communicate
with the public and let them know about the exciting things happening at
WMS.
PARKING
Parking
for staff is in the front of the WMS building.
PERFORMANCE
BASED TEACHER EVALUATION (PBTE)
Tenured
Teachers
All
tenured teachers will receive one scheduled formative observation during
the school year and a summative every three years.
Probationary
Teachers
All
probationary teachers will receive two formative observations and one summative
during the school year.The first
observation will be scheduled at the teacher’s convenience and the second
will be an unscheduled observation.
Informal
Observations
Classrooms
will occasionally be visited for a few minutes at a time throughout the
year.
PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE (PDC)
The
REIMBURSEMENTS
If
you incur expenses for school related purposes such as mileage to activities
or materials that you have purchased, please fill out a reimbursement form
located in the workroom file cabinet.The
districts mileage and travel time standards are located on the bulletin
board in the workroom.
REQUISITIONS
AND PURCHASE ORDERS
Requisitions
must be completed before ordering any equipment or supplies.An
order authorizing the purchase will be issued after approval from the principal.Requisitions
need to be typed on the computer before giving them to the office (template
available – ask office).A copy of
the approved purchase order will be put in your mailbox.
Please
return all receipts/packing slips/invoices to the office.Final
board approval for payment will be at the regular monthly meeting, normally
held the third Thursday of each month.Any
purchase made without administrative approval may not be reimbursed.
SCHOLASTIC
AWARDS
Scholastic
awards will be given at the end of the year to those students who have
achieved top grades in their classes.Teachers
have flexibility to decide criteria and which classes will receive awards.
SCHOOL
SECURITY
The
If
you see anyone in the building that is unfamiliar to you and who is not
wearing a name tag or badge, please politely introduce yourself and ask
them their name and purpose for being in the building.Then
ask them to check in at the office and get a visitors tag so that everyone
will not worry about their presence here.Also,
if you see any suspicious activity or anything that might be a security
risk, please report it to the office.
SUPERVISION
For
the sake of their safety and welfare, students should never be left unsupervised
during the school day or during extracurricular activities.If
you should ever need to leave a group of students you are supervising,
please contact another teacher or the office to cover for you.
Remember
that supervision is best provided when teachers have the attitude that
they are always on duty, always responsible for the children around them,
regardless of whose class it may be.Please
help supervise hallways and restrooms in your area of the building.
Bus
and parking lot supervision schedule was handed out during faculty registration.
TEACHER
SUPPLY LIST
If
you need supplies for your classroom (such as staples, rubber bands, dry
erase markers, etc), fill out the supply list (located in the workroom
file cabinet) and turn into the office.
TELEPHONES
Telephones
are provided in each teacher’s room.During
the school day, all calls will be put into voice mail.If
you know that a parent/doctor/etc.will
be calling, let the office know so they can put the call through.
TEXTBOOKS
Keep
an accurate record in your grade book of all textbooks issued.Have
each student complete a textbook inspection form (located in the workroom
file cabinet) prior to issuing a textbook.Please
maintain all inspection forms for a minimum of one year for reference purposes.
TOBACCO
POLICY
WMS
is a tobacco-free area.In order to
set a good example for our students, use of any tobacco products by any
employee of Willard R-II Schools on school property is prohibited.
Willard R-II Field Trip Information
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*Annual funding/budgets will determine field trips.
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*Choose closer competitions.
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*NO Monday field trips during the school day.
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*NO Monday Field trips during the school day.
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*NO Branson field trips during the school day.
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*NO Branson field trips during the school day.
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*Field trips from grants will count as the one field
trip. The school doesn’t necessarily have to cover the cost of all field
trips.
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*Reduce number of trips where appropriate.
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*An appropriate number of grants can be written
per grade level.
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*Overnight trips for state competitions only.
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*It is the teachers responsibility to collect the
money from the institution providing the grant by June 1st.
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*Research the possibility of students driving themselves
to activities within the area.
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*Field trips within 60 mile radius. (Exception for
4th grade
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*Spread trips out over the year. Don’t wait until
May. (Cut of date to be set.)
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*Spread trips out over the year. Don’t wait until
May.
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*Athletics/Activities must follow adhere to MSHAA
guidelines.
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*Must be related to curriculum/GLEs/Instructional
goals
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*Must be related to curriculum/GLEs/Instructional
goals.
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*Student and/or PTO funding will be acceptable.
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*Monthly deadline to submit trip requests will be
set by building administrator/bus supervisor.
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*Choose closer competitions.
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*An appropriate number of grants can be written.
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*Responsible
for all students at all times.
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*Responsible for all students at all times.
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*All students must be ON THE BUS at time designated
by bus driver to get back to school to run required routes.
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*All students must be ON THE BUS at time designated
by bus driver to get back to school to run required routes.
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*Responsible for monitoring students behavior while
ON the bus.
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*Responsible for monitoring students behavior while
ON the bus.
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*All bus rules must be covered prior to leaving
for the trip and must be followed.
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*All bus rules must be covered prior to leaving
for the trip and must be followed.
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*ALL trips must be approved by your administrator.
*Field trips may be canceled due to driver shortage
and/or weather.
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