ANNOUNCEMENTS
Please help us communicate with students by
encouraging attention to announcements:
1. On
the morning Bulletin via the intercom.
2. By
posting each Bulletin in your first-hour room.
3. Available
to each teacher by e-mail or through the HHS website.
Entries for the Daily Bulletin must be submitted
on the daily bulletin form to Diane Cuello by 11:00 AM the day before appearing in the
Bulletin. Forms are in the Daily
Bulletin drawer in the office.
Please place all announcements and signs on the bulletin boards. Do not use walls, doors or glass for
bulletin boards.
ATTENDANCE
Attendance must be taken by each teacher for each
period that he/she has students. This
is done via the SASI Classroom module on each teacher’s computer, and must be
done within the first ten minutes of each class period. Only the teacher is to access this software
as it contains significant personal and performance information about each and
every student.
To take attendance, the teacher selects a class
period and highlights any student.
He/she then accesses the TAKE ATTENDANCE feature under CLASS. Any student that is absent or tardy should
be clicked on: one click shows an absence, two clicks shows a tardy, and a
third click to return to “present” status.
He/she then clicks the top of the screen where it says “Taking
Attendance—Click here to stop.” The
teacher may notice that some students have already been marked absent by the
office when they open a particular class.
He/she should not attempt to change those, but should notify the office
if a student shows up to class that the office has already marked absent.
The teacher may go back at any time throughout
the day and change a student’s attendance.
However, if a teacher realizes that he/she made an attendance mistake on
a previous day, he/she must have the Attendance Secretary (Sharon Demiter)
correct it. Notify Sharon via e-mail.
When a student is excused for an absence, it is
entered into the computer. At the end
of the day an automated phone-dialer and voice message will call home and
notify parents/guardians of any unexcused absence.
The Attendance Secretary will send out green
slips daily for students who have unverified absences. Please see that students are handed these
slips when delivered to the classroom.
If a student was marked absent erroneously, changes can be written on the
green slip (along with teacher signature) and returned to the Attendance
Secretary to be changed in the computer.
Class lists will be updated daily in SASI
Classroom. If a student comes to your
class with a current schedule that shows he/she is enrolled but is not on your
SASI Classroom screen, accept that student into your class. If he/she is not on your list on your screen
the next day, please notify the office.
Remember to log out of SASI Classroom by 3 p.m.
at the end of each day.
BICYCLES
Student bicycles are not to be taken into
buildings and are to be stored only in the bike racks provided near the Falcon
Gym.
CONSENSUS PLAN
Meetings:
1. An agenda is provided in advance and followed.
2. We start and stop meetings on time.
3. If a person is not present at a meeting, he/she agrees to abide by and support the decisions made by those in attendance. (See also Consensus: Absenteeism Vote)
4. During dialogue, we shall be open to the opinions and ideas of fellow committee members.
Communication:
1. We will utilize interpersonal communication skills, which will include
- Paraphrasing, behavior descriptions, perception checking
- Listening respectfully with an open mind (listening to understand not to be understood)
2. We will ensure a variety of opportunities for dialogue are available.
3. Periodic, timely feedback will be available.
Ownership:
1. No one shall feel responsible for the idea he/she presents to the group. The idea shall become group property.
Consensus Process:
1. DEFINITION: Consensus is an agreement determined by group dialogue based upon trust and honesty. To achieve consensus, members must accept responsibility to express their points of view and to understand the views of others. When a consensus decision is reached, each member understands that as a team player he/she must support the decision for the good of the group.
2. TIME: We provide time for dialogue and understanding of each member’s ideas and perspectives. A timeline will be established for the final decision.
3. DIRECTNESS: If there are disagreements with issues being discussed, the concerns will be shared openly with the group.
4. RESPONSIBILITY: Members are responsible for expressing their points of view (verbally and/or in written form) and for soliciting the opinions of others.
5. EQUITY: All suggestions by members will be considered equally.
6. PERCEPTION CHECKS: Any group member may call for a perception check with the purpose of determining each member’s position.
7. REACHING CONSENSUS: A vote or declaration with 75 percent approval is needed to reach consensus. Each teacher, whether full time or part time, counts as a whole vote.
8. GIFTING A VOTE: Any member may gift his/her vote to the majority, which is included in the 75 percent needed to reach consensus.
9. GIFTING SUPPORT: When consensus is declared and the 75 percent of votes is reached, those members holding the minority view “gift” their support to the majority.
10. ABSENTEEISM VOTE: If a member must be absent from the meeting he/she can vote via
an absentee notification of facilitator or another committee member.
DROPPING
A CLASS
After 10 days of a
semester, and until the end of the first 45 days, a student may drop a class
and receive a withdrawal grade. The
withdrawal grade will appear on the transcript but will not be calculated in
the GPA. Dropping a class after the
first 45 days of a semester [i.e., after the quarter ends] will result in a
failing grade on the transcript.
A completed drop form
with signatures of student, teacher, parent, counselor, and principal is
required.
FACULTY
ABSENCE
Leaves and absences are tracked on the
Pre-Approval For Absence form (see
Appendix for sample form). The form must be completed and signed by
the employee and turned in to Debbie prior to the absence. This form is used by Debbie to provide
employee substitutes and to create monthly time leave reports.
FACULTY
COUNCIL
The
Faculty Council is a High School advisory group to Hanford's administrators and
is made up of department chairpersons.
Faculty Council meets on Tuesdays, once or twice each month.
Fine
Arts Eric
Smedsrud
Foreign
Language Tara
Smith
Language Arts Kim
Maldonado/Stephanie Herndobler
Mathematics Vickie Kelly
PE Carrie
Antonovich
Science Dale
Johns
Social
Studies Jim
Wilson
Special
Services Jane
Wiles
Technology Michelle
Jolley
Vocational
Education Ed
Ufford/Shane Essency
Library Margaret
Holloway
Counselors Teresa Knirck
Activities
Director Paul
Mayer
Athletic
Director/Administrator Tom Hegarty
Administrators Todd Baddley/Rhonda Pratt/Ken Gosney
FACULTY
MEETINGS
Faculty meetings will be held whenever
needed. Generally, they are held right
after dismissal on early release days.
If other meetings are needed, they will be held before school or after
school.
FACULTY TRAVEL
All personnel employed by the district or any
others who have reason to travel in connection with the Richland School
District must complete a "Travel Request" form at least 2
weeks prior to the date of travel.
All information requested on the form must be completed and properly
authorized. If a substitute is needed,
please notify Debbie.
This form will be returned to you. Upon completion of the trip, the applicant
is to complete the "Actual Expenses Paid by the Employee" portion of
the form. See Sandy Kellogg or a
principal for help with these forms.
HALL
DUTY
Rather than a hall duty roster, we ask that
teachers monitor hallways as much as possible before school, after school and
between classes. Your presence does
make a difference, and will make a difference in student behavior. Please own the hall outside your room.
KEYS
The keys that are checked out to you each year
are for your use. Do not lend your keys to anyone!
Do not give keys to students. Do not give keys to substitute
teachers. Do not allow friends
to use the buildings.
Please help us in our efforts to maintain
reasonable security. Keep your keys in
your pocket or on a chain around your neck at all times. Never leave keys on top of your desk
or in other obvious and accessible locations.
If you
lose your keys:
1. Report loss to the principal immediately.
2. Retrace
your steps and search.
3. Hold
suspected student(s) and keep him/her under your direct supervision.
4. Administration
will advise on further action depending on the circumstances.
Please do not make duplicate keys.
LEAVING
CAMPUS (STUDENT)
During class time, permission to leave campus may
be granted only by an administrator.
This is for your protection.
NO EXCEPTIONS, PLEASE!
Please do not send students on errands off campus
during class time. Students should not
leave campus at any time other than a free period or lunch time unless they
check out with the Attendance Office.
Unauthorized departures will be considered truancies.
LOCKERS
Refer students with locker problems to any
secretary, assistant principal, or security.
Students will be asked to complete a Locker Check Request. The building foreman will diagnose and
repair the locker and return the Locker Check Request to the student.
Locker checks and clean-up will be conducted
periodically throughout the school year.
Teachers are asked to supervise.
LOST AND FOUND
Lost and found books will be placed on the
counter shelves in the office. Please
check there frequently for books belonging to your students. All other student items which are turned in
will be located in the lost and found box in the office. Ask a secretary for assistance.
LUNCH
There
will be two lunch periods each day. On regular
school days 1st lunch will be from 10:55-11:25 and 2nd
lunch will be from 11:55-12:55. Lunch
schedules will be determined by 4th period teachers on regular
school days.
MAILBOXES
Teachers' mailboxes in the main office mailroom
area are used for an assortment of communications. Many of these communications are strictly confidential. Therefore, only office TAs will be allowed
in the faculty mailbox area. Teachers
are expected to check their own mailboxes at
least twice per day:
1. When arriving for work before their
first class and
2. After school.
OFFICES,
FACULTY
Department workrooms and lounges are for the
privacy and security of all staff members.
These areas are off-limits to students.
Each department should discuss any rules and procedures they wish to
adopt regarding the use of these areas.
Please consider the inconvenience to your colleagues before acting for
your own convenience.
OPEN
HOUSE—Monday, September 19, 2005
Open House is held every year in the first month
of school. Parents are invited in to
the school to visit their child’s classes, meet their child’s teachers, and
learn about the course expectations.
The program usually provides ten-minute “periods” for teachers to meet
with the parents of their students.
Occasionally, a general session is also held. Teachers are to present general information about their classes
and talk about their expectations, but not have individual conferences with
parents; those should be scheduled for another time.
PARKING
The staff-only
parking area (assigned slot—see Debbie) is in front of the former middle school
building. Parking violation reminders may be used when cars are illegally
parked in the fire lanes or bus areas.
Faculty may also park in student parking areas if they so choose. There
should be no parking outside of designated parking areas (i.e. courtyards,
grassy areas, bus loading areas, fire lanes, gym ramps, etc.)
PERSONAL
PROPERTY
Personal property needs to be registered with the
building principal (see REA Contract Section 9: Certificated Employee Protection, B (2)). Request this form from Debbie James.
PHONE
CALLS
Office personnel will not call you from a class
for a telephone call unless it is an emergency. A message will be e-mailed or delivered to
you. We have instructed our office
personnel not to interrupt your teaching and students' learning
time. All long-distance telephone calls
must be made through Diane Cuello; a record of these calls will be kept by her.
PURCHASE
ORDERS
Building budget purchase orders are processed by
Sandy Kellogg—see her for the necessary form(s).
ASB purchase orders are processed by Kathy Ford.
A
purchase order must be processed with the proper approvals before anything can
be ordered or purchased!! According to Richland School District
policy, any purchase made without a purchase order may become the personal
responsibility of the person making the purchase.
STUDENT
BILLING PROCEDURE, FINE LIST AND PAY PROCEDURE
1. Billing
must be initiated by a teacher on SASI.
Procedures for entry of fees into SASIxp are detailed below.
2. When
material or equipment is lost, bill the student immediately; do not delay until the end of the semester or
the end of the year.
3. The
teacher completes the SASIxp Student Fees Atom and prints a copy of the fee to
be distributed to the student.
4. The
student shall (a) pay the office the amount of the bill or (b) return the
missing item to the teacher.
5. Teachers,
please make an extra effort to notify and encourage students to take care of
fines before the last day of school.
6. If
the student returns the material to a teacher, the teacher must follow the
procedures below for recording a returned item (DO NOT EVER DELETE A FEE FROM
SASI).
SASIxp
– Student Fees Atom
Student Fees Atom will be used to record textbook & library book fees, unpaid class or activity fees, etc. To provide the checks and balances needed for auditing, this atom will be setup to allow:
- Teachers
(Counselors, Advisors, Coaches), the Activity
Director, and the Athletic
Director the ability to enter
fees or returned items
- ASB Bookkeeper the ability to enter payments.
The Student Fees Atom will be accessed through CLASSxp or SASIxp
- Open CLASSxp or SASIxp using the shortcut on your desktop
Log on: UserID: Student
Password: ********** (Contact Cheryl Baker for password)
- Open the Student Fees Atom using the Fees icon on the left side Toolbar of the SASI Desktop
Recording
Fees
Find student record.
From the Menu Bar at the top of the screen select Data, then select Add Fee
A Fee Detail Screen will open. Enter the following details:
- Date: Date the fee was incurred (usually today’s date)
- Code: Select the appropriate fee code
Use:
Department code for all department &/or textbook fees
(ESL, FORL, LA, LIB, MATH, MUSIC, PE, SCIENC,
SPED, SS, TECH)
MISC-A for all ASB related fees
Class Code for unpaid class fees (ART-S1, ART-S2, DRAFT1,
DRAFT2, PHOTO1, PHOTO2, WOOD1, WOOD2)
(Lists of paid class fees may be obtained from Bookkeeper)
Other codes as appropriate (Contact
Bookkeeper for assistance)
|
Code |
Description |
Code Type |
Code |
Description |
Code Type |
Code |
Description |
Code Type |
|
ART-S1 |
Art - Sem 1 |
class |
LIB |
Lost Library |
dept |
SpPROJ |
Special Project |
other |
|
ART-S2 |
Art - Sem 2 |
class |