Butler Elem Faculty Handbook 19-20 V2

FACULTY MEETINGS Faculty meetings will be limited to no more than twice per month. Attendance is required. A schedule is posted on the shared calendar and will be published as a courtesy each week in the Cat Scat newsletter. Please remember, except in emergencies appointments for medical or personal reasons should not be scheduled during faculty meetings. FACULTY ROOM/TEACHER WORKROOMS Use of the faculty room and faculty workroom is reserved for the staff and adult volunteers. Students are not allowed in the workrooms or faculty room for safety and supervisory reasons. Keep these rooms neat and free of clutter. Clean up after yourself. Large copy jobs should be performed after school or if you choose, before contract hours in the morning. FIELD TRIPS Field trips are used to enhance the core curriculum. Careful planning, preparation and supervision are paramount. Parent permission must be obtained for a class to leave the school at any time. In the case of a forgotten note, as long as the teacher or the office has spoken with the parent, the child may go along on the field trip (Email written confirmation to parent for documentation). If a child cannot attend the field trip, prior arrangements must be made for the child to remain at school. Work must be left for the remaining student. Proper field trip forms (available in the office) must be completed well in advance including sack lunch orders and bus orders. Field trips need the approval of the principal. Adult volunteers may not bring along other siblings of any age. All adult volunteers must have an approved background check by the district . Obtaining a background check and approval must be done at least three weeks ahead of the scheduled field trip. Please keep your parents informed of this from the beginning of the year and provide them plenty of time to prepare to chaperone a field trip. GUEST SPEAKERS/VISITORS All guest speakers must be pre-approved by the principal prior to speaking in classrooms. All speakers and visitors must obtain a visitor’s pass from the office to be anywhere on school grounds. If you see someone without a pass, please ask him/her to obtain one from the office for student safety, or please alert the office. HALL PASSES Students must have a hall pass at all times when out of the classroom without a teacher’s supervision. Please have a pass for students who are out of class using the restroom. Remember to fill out an office pass when sending students to the office.

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