Staff Handbook

Who records tardies in Skyward?

• Teachers

• Data Clerk

• The Hornet

• Hazel

What time are teachers supposed to take attendance in Skyward?

• When the mood hits

• Between 8:15 - 8:30

• At lunch

• Between 9:45 - 10:15

Teachers should contact parents after a student has ___ consecutive absences.

• 2

• 3

• 8

• 12

When you have jury duty, what absence code should you enter in Frontline?

• Jury Duty

• Personal Leave

• Government Oppression

• A day to play hooky

Discretionary leave is taken for personal illness, emergency, or death in the family.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Discretionary: Leave taken at an employee’s discretion and that can be scheduled in advance is considered discretionary leave. An employee wishing to take discretionary leave shall submit a written request to his or her principal. No employee shall be granted discretionary use of state personal leave on days scheduled for state-mandated assessments at his or her campus.

You can lock money in your desk overnight when collecting for activities such as field trips.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Any money collected should be turned in to Vanessa daily. Money should NEVER be left in classrooms overnight.

How many class parties do we have per school year?

What program do we use as a campus for parent communication?

Where are classroom incidents documented? (Hint: it's a new place this year)

• In a spiral next to your laptop.

• In Google Drive

• Review 360

• Branching Minds

Answer explanation

Office referrals are still entered into Review 360. All classroom incidents and parent contacts are required to be entered into Branching Minds.

Field trips provide tangible experiences that supplement and enrich classroom instruction. All field trips taken by classes or school organizations must be justifiable and tied directly to TEKS.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Venues located outside of Dallas County and/or overnight destinations must be approved by the EDL and may take longer to move through the approval process.  Field trips are extensions of the classroom.  All volunteers must go through the district’s volunteer approval process prior to attending any field trip.  Parents are not permitted to “show up” on site without prior approval and volunteer clearance.