First Week Checklist

Complete the trainings on the Professional Development page of the Resource Site

Complete the FERPA Agreement

Submit a copy of your FERPA agreement here if you haven't already.

Do not buy your own copy of the textbook!

If your course has resources that your faculty would like you to follow along with, please get in touch with your faculty member to get a FREE copy of the textbook and/or course resources. 

Questions? Reach out to your Regional Lead!

Meet the SI Leader 

In-Person & Synch Online SILs

• Introductory Speech: Prepare a brief (2-3min) speech to deliver during the first class day

  • Ask permission from your professor before using class time to make your speech!

  • Here is an example of a speech

Asynch Online SILs

• Welcome email: Send your students an email to welcome them to their SI-supported course

  • Here is an example of a welcome email

• Introductory Video: Make a short video to introduce yourselves and share with your students 

  • Share the video with your students on Blackboard, via email 

  • Here is an example of a video 

Make sure to include:

1. What is Supplemental Instruction

2. Any positive experiences you had with SI

3. When the session times are OR time to complete the session time survey RIGHT THEN

4. Encourage student attendance early during the semester

5. Anything you want to share about yourself to make it more personal and welcoming

SI Session Time Survey 

Survey your students during the first week of classes to gauge their interest and availability 

• Check out this example session scheduling survey and the filtered results to see how you can implement this (contact the SI team if you're having issues setting this up)

More information can be found on the SI Leader Schedule page.

Turn your survey into a schedule

After surveying your students to determine what schedule works best for everyone, you will submit the SI Session Scheduling form once for each weekly session slot on your schedule (i.e. if you choose to host two 1.5 hr sessions each week, you will submit the form twice).  If you need to adjust your session times later in the semester, you will fill out this form again. It is important to keep this form up to date, since the SI Team will use these entries to schedule your observations.

More information can be found on the SI Leader Schedule page.

Distribute your sign-in form to your students

Verify that a) both the link and QR code sent to you go to the correct spot and b) that the pre-filled information is correct for each of your sections. If something is incorrect, email supplementalinstruction@austincc.edu!

Distribute these links to your students however best makes sense for your course (e.g., in-person classes can have a QR code on the projector when students walk in, or on fliers in the classroom, or on stickers handed out to students; online courses can have the link in the session chat or in marketing emails sent to students.)

Use this guidance to complete your first timesheet.  If timesheets are not in on time, this may result in a delay in payment!

For the SP26 Term, your first timesheet is due by 11:59pm after Pre-Semester Training on 15-Jan 2026! You will be given the exact hours to input during PST.