Teacher Policies and Procedures
While there are standards and expectations outside the classroom and in the professional atomosphere of FVMS, there are also policies and procedures pertaining to academics that should be followed by staff members. Questions and concerns should be directed to an administrator.
- Teachers at FVMS are expected to follow basic guidelines, policies, and procedures. If at any time a staff member is unclear or uncertain about a specific policy or procedure, he/she should see an administrator or appropriate personnel.
- WCPSS Employee Handbook
- WCPSS Board Policies
Professional Expectations
ATTENDANCE
-FVMS Faculty Team is to report to work no later than 7:45 AM.
-Faculty may leave campus once instructional and professional duties are completed for the day.
-Faculty will attend all Faculty, Department, Committee, PLT and other meetings as assigned by FVMS Administration. Prior approval from the principal is needed when a conflict arises.
-Faculty must turn in Leave Forms (Aesop included), the day of return from the leave date. Staff will make every effort to inform the office (Aesop included) of an emergency absence, at least 24 hours in advance.
- If you must briefly leave campus, inform administration or front office.
COMMUNICATION
- Check your email regularly for daily updates (2 – 3 times a day, minimum).
-Respond to all email and communication within 24 hours.
-Keep parents/guardians informed of students’ performance.
-Contact parents with discipline concerns and issues.
-Provide students with interims every 3 weeks.
- Update grades to PowerSchools every 5 – 7 days.
-Complete Student Attendance daily by 11:00AM. Keep written attendance records for all classes.
SUPERVISION
-Teachers are expected to be outside of their classrooms greeting students as they enter.
-Supervise your hallway/building
-Report to your duty station on time, for the duration of the duty.
-Never leave students unattended.
-Monitor your students at all times.
MONEY COLLECTION
-Turn in funds the same day as you receive. Follow protocol.
-Fundraisers must be approved by the principal.
-Approval is needed before spending money, writing a PO, or requesting funds.
Instructional Expectations
INSTRUCTIONAL TIME
-Be prepared.
-Every moment of instructional time should be used to engage student with content standards.
(minute-to-minute teaching; no free time, no parties).
-Maximize instructional time to the benefit of all students.
INSTRUCTION
ALL instructional programs should include, but not limited to the following:
-Warm Up
-Utilizing an appropriate pacing guide consistent with NCSCOS/CC&ES
-Higher Order Thinking Skills
-Focus on Academic Vocabulary
-Engaged Learners
-High Quality Teaching
-Learning Objectives articulated to students – posted
-Reinforcement/Intervention
-21st Century Skills & Dispositions
-Literacy Strands/Digital Literacy
-Technology Usage
-Assessment (Formal and informal)
-Data informs instructional practices
-Daily Objectives and Essential Questions are posted.
LIMIT OUT-OF-CLASS TIME
-Only send students to the main office for emergencies.
-Students should have a pass/signed agenda when leaving outside of normal transitions.
-Consider whether a minor infraction of student behavior impedes the learning of others, and if missing instruction is an appropriate reason for sending students to Chill Out.
PRIOR APPROVAL
FILMS AND RECORDING
-Must be provided to the principal at least a week in advance for viewing.
-Filming or taping students must be approved by Administration and release form completed for each student.
Ethical Expectations
IEPs/504
-Compliance with all IEPs/504.
-Follow the plan as is; no interpretation or modifications applied to the plan
-Attendance at the meetings is required and mandatory.
- Teams should determine regular education teacher before the meeting is set to begin.
EQUITY AND FAIRNESS
-Ensure that all of your students have a basic, sound and appropriate education.
- Clearly and consistently communicate your expectations to students and what is required of them as well as consequences of not meeting expectations.
-Ensure that the grading criteria and policies are consistent amongst PLTs.
INTEGRITY
-Uphold integrity inside and outside of the confines of the school.
-Be honest, open and transparent in your interactions with administration, faculty, parents and students.
-Continue to promote FVMS as a premier learning institution.
CODE OF ETHICS
-Follow and govern yourselves by the policies set by the WCPSS Board of Education.
-Understand and apply the tenets of the Code of Ethics for Teachers
-Remember that our “core business” is to educate students; that should be the basis of all our decisions, practices and interactions.
Comply with all Federal, State and Local Mandates in addition to
all expectations and requirements of the FVMS Administration.