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SUBSTITUTETEACHER

HANDBOOK

WheatlandJ1SchoolDistrict6606368thAve.

Burlington,WI53105www.wheatland.k12.wi.us

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STANDARDSOFCONDUCT

Yourcontinuedassignmentasasubstituteteacheriscontingentuponyourabilitytocomplywithprofessionalstandardsofconduct.Ourschoolcommunityisdiverse.Sensitivitytoracial,ethnic,cultural,socio-economic,andreligiousdifferencesisrequiredofallemployees.Employeesmustsafeguardtheprivacyofallstudentinformationkeptinschools,whetheronpaper,onthecomputer,orinoralcommunications.

PROFESSIONALISMYourjobasaprofessionalintheclassroomistoengagestudentsinmeaningfulwork.YourtaskeachdayistomakesureSTUDENTLEARNINGoccurs.ThisisWheatland’soverallmission.Tohelpestablishyourprofessionalism,pleasedressappropriatelywhenteaching.Ifyoulooklikeaprofessional,studentswillbemorelikelytotreatyouasone.Itisalsoimportanttokeepinmindthegradelevelandsubjectwhendressing.Teachingphysicaleducation,forexample,requiresthatyoudressdifferentlythanwhenyouareteaching4thgradeormiddleschoolmathematics.

QUESTIONSTOASKBEFORETHESTUDENTSARRIVE...Familiarizeyourselfwiththesetupoftheclassroomandthebuildingassoonaspossible.

• Isthereaclasslist/seatingchartthatcanbewrittenon?• Whatistheprocedureforemergencydrills?• Arethereanydutiestobeawareof(i.e.,recess,busduty)?• Isthereateacher’sareatoeatlunch?• Whataretheproceduresformovingaboutthebuilding?• WhoshouldIcontactaboutquestionsconcerningthelessonplans?• Whataretheproceduresfordismissal?• DoIhavestudentswithspecialneedsinmyclassroom–medications,seizures,allergies?• Whoisthecorrectcontactforseveredisciplineproblems?• Aretherestudentswhogospecialclassesduringtheday?Doesthespecialteacherpickthemup

ordoesthesubstitutewalkthemtothespecial?• Whoaretheneighboringteachersandstaff?

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DURINGCLASSTIME...

Thesubstituteteacherhastheprimeresponsibilitytoteach,aswellaspossible,whattheregularteacherhasoutlined.Thefollowingsuggestionswillhelpyoueliminateclassroommanagementproblems,establishgoodclassroomroutine,provideanefficientlearningsituation,andestablishmutualrespectbetweenyouandthestudents.

• CONDUCTYOURSELFASTHETEACHERANDACCEPTTHEROLEOFAPROFESSIONALo Greetstudentsatthedoorastheyentertheclassroom.Introduceyourselfandwriteyour

nameontheboard...SMILE!☺• BEREADY

o Materialsandplansforthedayareamust.Theregularteacherhasleftplansthatyoushouldfollow.Goovertheseplanscarefullytoensurethatyouknowwhatyouwanttheclasstobedoingduringtheday.Beginclassontimetoavoidrestlessnessanddisinterest.Learnasmanynamesasyoucan.

• DEMONSTRATERESPECTFORALLPERSONSo Bepresent.Bepositive.Beoptimistic.Takeyourjobseriouslyandtreatstudentswith

respectandtheywillrespondinkind.Donotmake–orallowanyoneintheclasstomake–remarksthatputpeopledown.

• EXPECTGOODBEHAVIORo Studentstendtorespondtowhateverweexpectofthem.Thinkpositively.Apositive

approachisworthahundrednegativerules.Behaviorproblemsarisewhenstudentsarebored,frustrated,seenorelevanceinwhatyouareteaching,donotunderstandbehavioralexpectations,areexperiencingexternalproblems,ortheteacherlacksexternalawareness.Speakpositively!

• BEPATIENTo Itisnaturalforaclasstotestasubstitute.Yourepresentchangeforthem.Patience,

understanding,firmness,andrespecttowardthestudentswilldiminishdistrust.Bequicktoforgiveanddifficulttooffend.Don’tloseyourcool.

• MAKECLEARPRESENTATIONSANDUSEEFFECTIVETEACHINGMETHODSo Whatthestudentsgainfromthelessonwilldependonhowwellyoupresentit.

• PROVIDEFORSTUDENTINVOLVEMENTo Involvestudentsinthediscussion,planning,questioning,andclassroomactivities.Besure

thatdirectionsareclearandsupervisionisprovided.Interactwiththestudentsandinvolvethemintheteaching/learning.Beupandwalkingabouttheclassroomtostayengagedwiththestudents.

• BEFAIRANDCONSISTENTo Yoursuccessinclassroommanagementwilldependinagreatextentonyourdegreeof

fairnessandconsistenttreatment.Studentsmustknowwhattoexpectofyouandwhatyouexpectofthem.Uncertaintyisabreederofmisbehavior.Dealwithproblemsone-on-oneanddon’tembarrassastudentinfrontofclassmates.

• USECOMMONSENSEo Allrules,regulations,guidelines,anddirectiveintheworldarenotsubstituteforit.Be

flexible!• KEEPYOURSENSEOFHUMOR!HAVEFUN!SMILE!

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PROTECTTHESTUDENTSANDYOURSELF

ATTHECLOSEOFTHEDAY...

• SECURETHECLASSROOM

o Leaveitasyoufoundit

• LEAVEAREPORTo Youmustlettheregularteacherknowhowthedaywent;lessons,behavior,whatyou

observed.Specificsareappreciated.Handwritten,typed,oremailednotesareacceptable.Bepositiveand“tothepoint”inyourcomments.Youmaywanttoincludeyourtelephonenumberoremailaddressatthistime.Lettheteacherknowyoucanbecalledoremaileddirectlywithquestionsortoarrangefutureassignments.

• CHECKOUTo Youmustcompleteyourfinalcheckoutattheoffice.Pleasereturnallthematerialsthat

werereleasedtoyou.Youmayleavethebuildingat3:30pm.

NEVERtouchastudentwithoutthestudent’sexplicitpermissiontodoso.Teachersmayneedtotouchstudentsinsituationswhereitis

necessarytoprotectthestudent,otherstudents,ortheteacherfromphysicalharm.Itisbesttocontactanadministratorforassistancein

thesesituations.

Substituteteachingisaverydemandingjob.WehopethatthishandbookprovidestheinformationyouneedtomakeyourrolewithWheatlandCenterSchoolsuccessful.We

welcomeallsuggestionsandcommentsinordertomakeusabetterteam.

Commentsorsuggestionscanbemadeto:DrewHalbesma–Principal

drew.halbesma@wcspk8.orgorjuststoponintochat!

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SkywardTeacherAccess

PostAttendance

LogintoSkywardTeacheraccess:https://skyward.iscorp.com/scripts/wsisa.dll/WService=wseduwheatlandwi/seplog01.w

ClickonTeacherAccess.ThenclickthedropdownforPostDailyAttendance.

Underattendanceoptionsclicklistbyname.

Clicktochecktheabsentorpresentforstudent.

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WHEATLANDCENTERSCHOOLSUBSTITUTEPROCEDURES

1. Subbeginsworkat7:30amandendsthedayat3:30pm.2. Studentdaybeginsat8:00amandendsat3:25pm.3. Studentscanenterthebuildingat7:30amandshouldreporttooneofthecafeteriasforbreakfast

duringthattime.At7:50am,studentscanbeginmakingtheirwaytotheirWarhawkclassroom.4. AttendanceshouldbeenteredintoSkywardby9:00amorearlier.5. Whensendingastudenttotheoffice,pleasesendthemwithapassthatclearlystatestheirreason

fortheofficevisitorcallthemainoffice(ext.3905)andlettheofficeknowwhythestudentiscomingtotheoffice.

6. Reviewtheemergencyguidelinespostedineachroom.Pleaseknowtheproceduresforlockdowns,firedrillsandtornadodrills.

7. Usea“studentpass”whenastudentleavestheclassroom.8. Ifaparentispickingupastudent,theymustsignthemoutintheoffice,notattheclassroom.9. Pleasedressforinclementweatherasyoumayhavearecesssupervisionduty.10. Pleaserefrainfromusingyourpersonalcellphonesorelectronicdeviceswhilestudentsare

present.11. Indealingwithdisciplinaryissues,iftheirwasa“minor”violationofexpectationswithan

individualstudent,pleasemakesurethatisreportedinyourendofdaynotestotheregularteacher.Ifthereisasituationwitha“major”violationoccurs,pleasecallthemainoffice(ext.3905)orMr.Halbesma(ext.3900)sothatsituationcanwedealtwithswiftly.Inthecaseofa“major”violation,itisthesubstitute’sresponsibilitytofillouta“WheatlandDisciplineNotice”(Appendix).Acopycanbefoundinthishandbookaswellashardcopiescanbefoundintheofficecopyroom.

IMPORTANTNUMBERS&EXTENSIONS

MAINOFFICE(HeatherWarren)–ext.3905PRINCIPAL(DrewHalbesma)–ext.3900

SPECIALEDUCATION(EmilyLynd)–ext.3916NURSE(KathyTrecker)–ext.3919

TECHNOLOGY(TomHartley)–ext.3928HUMANRESOURCES(AmandaJuech)–ext.3902

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WheatlandDisciplineNotice

ThissidetobefilledoutbyStaffMembersubmittingnotice.StudentName:GradeLevel:StaffMemberReferring:DateofIncident:MinorIncident/MajorIncidentTime:

LOCATION❏ Classroom❏ Hallway❏ Playground❏ Cafeteria❏ Gym❏ Bathroom❏ Library❏ Bus❏ LockerRoom❏ SpecialEvent/FieldTrip❏ Other

OTHERSINVOLVED❏ None❏ Peers❏ Teacher❏ SubstituteTeacher❏ Para-professional❏ BusDriver❏ StaffMember❏ Other

POSSIBLEMOTIVATION❏ ObtainPeerAttention❏ AvoidTasks/Activities❏ ObtainItems/Activities❏ ObtainAdultAttention❏ AvoidAdult(s)❏ AvoidPeer(s)❏ Unknown❏ Other

❏ Abusive/InappropriateLanguage❏ AcademicDishonesty❏ Alcohol/Drugs/Tobacco❏ Bullying❏ Dishonesty❏ DisruptiveBehavior❏ DressCode

PROBLEMBEHAVIOR❏ Fighting❏ Harassment❏ InappropriateDisplayof

Affection❏ Insubordination/Disrespect❏ PhysicalAggression❏ Technology/Electronic

DeviceViolation

❏ Theft❏ TransportationViolation❏ Vandalism/Property

Damage❏ Other:PleaseSpecify

DESCRIPTIONOFINCIDENT

SignatureofPersonReferring:Date:

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WheatlandDisciplineNotice

ThissidetobefilledoutbyAdministrator.ACTIONTAKEN/DATES

❏ StudentConference/Warning❏ RecessDetention❏ LunchDetention❏ LossofPrivilege❏ In-SchoolSuspension❏ LossofElectronicDevice❏ ApologyLetter❏ ParentConference❏ BusSuspension❏ CommunityService❏ Out-of-SchoolSuspension❏ ActionPending❏ Other:

Dates

ADMINISTRATOR’SNOTES

ADMINISTRATOR’SSIGNATURE:DATE:AdministrationContactedParentBy:Phone____E-Mail____LeftMessage____Meeting____Date:

UpdatedAugust2017

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ABSENCEMANAGEMENTAutomatedSubstituteCallingSystem

(FrontlineEducation...akaAESOP)

Website:https://aesoponline.com/login2.aspMyID:______________________________________________MyPin:_____________________________________________

PAYRATEAllsubstituteswillreceive$130forafulldayand$65forahalfday.Allassignmentswillbeeitherfulldayorhalfdayassignments.Duringtimeperiodsinthedaywhenyouarenotwithstudentsandyouarepreppedfortheremainingperiods,pleasecontacttheofficetoseeifthereisanyadditionalassignment(s),whichyouneedtocoverorifthereisworkintheofficethatneedstobedone.

PAYPERIODSIfyousubstitutebetweenthe1stand15thofthemonth:payisonthe30thofthemonth.Ifyousubstitutebetweenthe16thandendofthemonth:payisonthe15thofthefollowingmonth.YouwillaccesspaymentinformationthroughSkyward.YourSkywardinformationwillbegiventoyoubySueReidenbach(HumanResources).Allpaymentswillbedirectdeposit.

SUBSTITUTESCHOOLDAY

7:30AM–3:30PM

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ClassReportfor_____________________________________________________________________(Teacher’sName)

SubstituteName:___________________________________________________________________________Date:___________________________________ Phoneoremail:______________________________________________Student’sAbsent:______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Theclass...____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Thefollowingstudents..._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Assignments..._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Comments..._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Pleasecompleteattheendofthedayandleaveontheteacher’sdeskortable.Thankyou!

TOBECOMPLETEDBYSUBSTITUTETEACHER