Handbook Knowledge

How well do you think you know the RCMS student and staff handbooks?

• Like the back of my hand! I practically wrote it.

• I know it pretty well. There may be some things I need to brush up on.

• I know some things, but I'm not even sure they're correct

• Honestly, I've never read either one and I just make up stuff as I go.

A student is seriously injured and unable to walk on their own. Which option is something you should NOT do?

• Ask witnesses what happened

• Stay with the student

• Ensure the area is safe

• Call 911

A teacher can search a student's belongings (backpack, locker, etc) as long as they have evidence of inappropriate behavior.

• True

• False

During passing period, teachers are....

• Catching up on emails

• Making a parent phone call

• Setting up materials for the next period

• Outside their classroom/workspace, greeting students as they arrive.

Teachers need to be on campus by ...

• 8:00am

• 7:35am

• 7:30am

• (it depends on if you have duty or not)

Teachers are responsible for creating 1-day and 3-day emergency sub plans. These are due to the office manager ....

• by first day of school

• during the first week of school

• by the first of September

• No later than the 15th day of school

Teachers can post grades or rankings in their classrooms in order to help motivate student to work harder

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Teachers are never to share any information, which may reflect negatively upon the abilities, interests, habits, character or morals of any students. (p.16)

How many bathroom passes will most students get TOTAL for 1st semester?

• 10

• 15

• 20

• 25

Answer explanation

Students will receive 5 bathroom passes per period per semester (with the exception of 1st period, PE, and the period after lunch)  

(p.17)

You have caught a student using their ChromeBook inappropriately for the 2nd time. What should you do?

• Send the student to an administrator

• Call the student's parents to discuss the matter

• Confiscate the ChromeBook and return the next school day

• Give the student a 2nd warning

You have received a message from a parent who is obviously upset about something that happened in your class. What is the best thing to do?

• Email them back detailing all the facts of the matter

• Give the parent a phone call within 24 hours to discuss the problem

• Ignore the email. The parent will eventually cool off

• Nothing else to do. You already put all the info in the JupiterEd discipline log for them to read