Travis Staff Handbook

student Absences

Please forward all absence notes to the office with your attendance/transportation change folder. All notes must be kept on file for ADA purposes. Please write the child’s first and last name, ID number, and homeroom teacher’s name at the top of each note. 

 

Multiple Choice

At the teacher's discretion, make-up work may be done before, during, or after school. 

• True

• False

Staff absence

Discretionary leave shall not be allowed on the day before a school holiday, the day after a school holiday, days scheduled for the end-of-semester or end of year exams, days scheduled for state- mandated assessments, professional or staff development days, field day or field trip days, or the first or last days of student instruction. The Principal may waive these limitations under severe circumstances. ​​

If you are absent more than five consecutive workdays because of personal illness or illness in the immediate family, you must provide medical certification. 

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What is the administrative open door policy?

announcements

Announcements will only be made in the morning. Each day the students will recite The Pledge of Allegiance to the United States and Texas flags as required under Section 25.082(b) of the Texas Education Code. A moment of silence will be observed following the pledges. As of September 30, 2016, EC (LEGAL) states that students are required to recite the pledges to the US and Texas flags but allows for excuse with written request. 

 

If you have a special announcement that you wish to be made on the morning announcements, please email Amanda Elliott prior to the day you wished the announcement to be made. Instructional time will not be interrupted during the school day for announcements

Multiple Choice

All students must watch announcements daily. If either your projector or computer is not working properly, please ask Mrs. Elliott to fix it.

• True

• False

Open Ended

GENERAL PROCEDURES FOR ASSEMBLIES: 

Prior to the assembly, discuss the content, review student rules and follow the map for entering and exiting. 

Following the assembly, review the content and discuss student behavior. 

Teachers should seat themselves so they can _____ their class. 

Model appropriate behavior: i.e. no paperwork or cell phone usage and clap at appropriate times. 

Multiple Choice

Daily attendance must be logged online in Skyward between 9:45 am and 10:00 am. Student absences must be recorded daily. An attendance report will be run daily at 10:00 am. Your T-TESS evaluation will be adversely affected after _____ notifications concerning late attendance.

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

Students who must leave school during the school hours must be signed out through the office. Do not let parents and relatives take students from your classrooms. Refer them to the office and we will call for the student. If parents or persons picking up a child come to your room or the playground area, please direct them to the office to sign that child out. If the adult says that they already signed them out, do not release the child. The office will call for the child. 

 

Success Assemblies 

Success Assemblies are an important part of the Campus Improvement Plan and are monitored by the Assistant Principal. Note: Award ceremonies for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Nine Weeks are celebrated during Specials. The following awards can be earned during the nine weeks. ​

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How often should bulletin boards be refreshed?

The custodial staff will empty all garbage, sweep, vacuum, dust, and mop. Special needs may occur that require maintenance or additional custodial assistance. In such cases, you must enter your work order maintenance request through the secretary in the front office (Sandra McNeal)

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Teachers will have a 30-minute duty free lunch period. Two teachers will monitor recess and the other two teachers will monitor students eating lunch. 

 

Substitutes (if at all possible) are not to monitor students at recess. Partner teachers should plan for a Travis teacher to have recess duty while the substitute has lunch duty. 

Teachers are to lead students to the serving line inside the cafeteria. Please walk students all the way to the beginning of the serving line. The cafeteria monitor will assist with supervision and wiping tables. It is imperative that classes be picked up promptly at the end of their scheduled recess/lunch period. 

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No attempt will be made to force a student to consume any portion of his/her lunch or a tray be taken away from a student as a consequence. All students will be given a tray unless they bring a lunch. 

Multiple Choice

All changes in transportation should be noted by the teacher and sent to the office with the attendance/ transportation folder. A new student who enrolls after the first day of school will also need a bus permit the first day of attendance. Be sure to check communication folders for last-minute changes prior to dismissal. When changes of transportation are not followed as requested, it will be the responsibility of the teacher to supervise a student who must remain at school after dismissal. 

NOTE: Transportation changes will not be accepted after _____ P.M. 

 

Failure to comply after 3 reminders to pick up the communication folder will result in a conference with your supervisor and formal documentation will occur. 

• 1:00

• 1:20

• 2:00

• 2:50

Open Ended

If a child bring medication to school, who is responsible for administering it?

All staff should review staff and student handbooks to be aware of Travis and LCISD operating procedures. When questions arise, refer first to the handbook for answers. Team leaders can also assist in clarifying procedures. 

 

The Travis TEAMS site will inform staff of important dates, events, and reminders. Check emails at least 3 times a day (morning when you arrive, planning time, and after dismissal). Emails can be checked more than the 3 times as long as it does not interfere with instructional time. 

Poll

The communication folder is to be sent home to parents every _____. This folder provides regularly scheduled communication to parents on the progress of their students. Parents are asked to remove the papers, look at them with the student, and return it the next day. Accurate communication can reduce surprises when grades are sent home. Parents may also be asked to reinforce concepts presented in the classroom. 

• Monday

• Wednesday

• Thursday

• Friday

Multiple Choice

Review each of your student folders at the beginning of the year. Check for test data, grades, 504 paperwork, ESL and G/T placement, and other pertinent data about the child. Please remember the _____ are also legally responsible to carry out the LPAC, 504 and ARD plan for students. At the end of the year, files should be put in order. A file check will be part of the summer check-out process. 

• principals

• teachers

• instructional coaches

• nurses

Curriculum Non-Negotiables 

• Balanced Literacy 

• Guided reading 

• Frequent hands-on science activities 

• Daily small group instruction for math 

• Daily math fact practice 

• Daily deep practice in all content areas 

• Differentiation 

• Master Schedule for instruction 

• Common Language for testing strategies 

• 5-E Model 

• Stem scopes 

Positive Teacher Attention should be given at a rate of 4:1, 4 positives to 1 correction. 

Poll

Explain the logical consequences in a calm and empathetic tone! Allow the child to feel the effects of his/her actions. Logical consequences are meant to _____, not punish. 

• get back

• be silly

• be fun

• teach

Open Ended

Which "Think Sheet" was your favorite? Type the title as your answer.

Multiple Choice

The dismissal bell for students is 2:55 pm. Instructional time should be maximized at all times. Do not begin to prepare for dismissal until _____ p.m. You may line up in the hallways at the 2:50 bell. Teachers should monitor students in the hallways at all times. 

 

• 2:30

• 2:40

• 2:45

• 2:50

When soliciting funds or requests for donations from donation websites such as Donors Choose, etc. you must adhere to the administrative guidelines and policies, including CDC (LOCAL), in place to govern these activities. 

• These funding sources are governed by our fundraising protocols and are subject to the same rules, protocols, and permissions as all fundraisers. 

• Any unapproved fundraising efforts must be stopped immediately. 

• Any funds received must go into the appropriate activity fund. 

• Any items received are the property of LCISD and must be inventoried as such. 

• Teachers are only allowed to continue these efforts if they do not mention or represent themselves to be affiliated with Lamar CISD or any campus. 

 

Due to safety and liability concerns, siblings are not able to attend field trips in Lamar CISD. Parents who attend trips with siblings will not be allowed to interact or mingle with the students. 

 

Team Leaders will be responsible for requesting bus transportation using the online bus request system. Budget codes for the bus request must be obtained from the principal prior to requesting transportation. Please adhere to the following steps when requesting bus transportation: 

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1. Access the Lamar LCISD Home page. 

2. Login to LAMARNET with your username and password. 

3. Click on bus request. 

4. Login with your username and password again to access the bus trip request form. 

5. Complete the form and submit. 

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NOTE: Students may not be charged student fees for field trips

Multiple Choice

A new student to the district should be present _____ days of the nine-weeks before grades are recorded on the Report Card.

• 5

• 10

• 15

• 20

​Minor Grades Classwork and quizzes, are examples of minor assignments. Minor assignments will be returned to students and input into the gradebook within five (5) school days.

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Major Grades Assessments of complex assignments typically requiring one to five days to complete are called major assignments. Advance notice must be given to students of any activity or test that constitutes a major grade.

All major assignments will be announced at least two days in advance in Grades 1 – 5.

​Tests should be coordinated so that students will not have more than two major tests on a given day from the subjects: science, social studies, language, reading, and math. **

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Students may grade or check their own work. They may NOT grade the work of other students. Students should NEVER be asked to call out their grades for teacher recording and teachers should NEVER call out the grades for students due to confidentiality.

​Reading: A minimum of eight (8) minor grades will be taken each nine weeks. A minimum of two (2) major grades will be taken each nine weeks, as well. The report card grade will reflect a weight of 70% minor grades and 30% major grades.

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Language Arts: A minimum of five (5) minor grades will be taken each nine weeks. A minimum of two (2) major grades will be taken each nine weeks, as well. The report card grade will reflect a weight of 70% minor grades and 30% major grades.

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Math: A minimum of eight (8) minor grades will be taken each nine weeks. A minimum of two (2) major grades will be taken each nine weeks, as well. The report card grade will reflect a weight of 70% minor grades and 30% major grades.

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Science: A minimum of five (5) minor grades will be taken each nine weeks. A minimum of two (2) major grades will be taken each nine weeks, as well. The report card grade will reflect a weight of 70% minor grades and 30% major grades.

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Social Studies: A minimum of five (5) minor will be taken each nine weeks. A minimum of two (2) major grades will be taken each nine weeks, as well. The report card grade will reflect a weight of 70% minor grades and 30% major grades.

Multiple Choice

Lesson plans are to be uploaded _____ into Canvas. 

• monthly

• biweekly

• daily

• weekly

Multiple Choice

One parent/teacher conference is required annually for each student in pre-kindergarten through grades five. The conference must be held after the _____ nine-weeks. 

• first

• second

• third

• fourth

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How often are staff meetings? Should you make appointments on that day?

​Each teacher is expected to keep a “Guest Instructor Folder.” These folders will be stored in the office and checked out to substitutes when they check in.

​To assist staff members as well as to increase communication, a Grade Level Team Lead (TL) leads each grade level. Your Grade Level TL can be of significant assistance to you in the accomplishment of your goals. Grade Level TL will be invaluable to you as a resource for obtaining supplies, answering questions regarding technology (posting grades, posting on a blog, and using data). They are a resource when it comes to questions about curriculum pacing, campus/district assessments, essential standards and the application of instructional norms within your grade level. They can serve as “sounding boards” for problems and questions you encounter. Please utilize this person as a resource.

Open Ended

Type one question yabout the principal's expectations.