WORK READY! 2019-2020 SCHOOL YEAR - ALEDO ISD

WORK READY!
2019-2020 SCHOOL YEAR

     ALEDO ISD

Human Resources

       Lynn McKinney – Deputy Superintendent

Sherry Taylor – Executive Director of Human Resources

 Melissa Rodriguez – Human Resource Coordinator –
     Paraprofessional/Auxiliary – Substitutes/FMLA

      Millie Smith – Human Resource Specialist –
         Professional/Certifications/Evaluations

2019-2020 Substitute Compensation
           August 2019
Teacher Aide – ISS, PE      $75.00

Teacher Aide – SPED-FA/PPCD $85.00

Teacher – Non Degreed       $85.00

Teacher – Degreed           $90.00

Teacher – Certified         $95.00

Teacher (Certified)           $95.00 Day

Teacher (Degreed)             $90.00 Day

Teacher (Non Degreed)         $85.00 Day

Paraprofessional (PPCD, FA)   $85.00 Day

Paraprofessional              $75.00 Day

Nurse                         $110.00 Day

SLP/Diag                      $180.00 Day

Long Term                     $110.00 Day * Specific circumstances
                              amended rate.

TODAY
• Technology Log In
  ✔ Wi-Fi passwords
  ✔ Use Policy
  ✔ Promethean Boards – Instructions on the
    District website
• Frontline Log In
  ✔ Profile
  ✔ How to manage Jobs

Veritime – ID – Time reporting

• Training Video 1 – Basic
• Training Video 2 - Adding Non-Work Days and
  Adjusting Days

  Location of kiosks at each location varies from front
  office to breakrooms – office staff can direct you☺

SUBSTITUTE AESOP TUTORIALS
                                         • Videos & Interactive
   • Basics & Preferences
                                                Basic Training Video
       Changing your Aesop PIN
                                             Advanced Training Video
           Aesop Home Page
    Setting and Changing Call Times         Home Page Interactive Tour
    Choosing Your Preferred School           A Phone Call from AESOP
  Managing Your Personal Information      Job Experience Feedback Video
        Adding Non-Work Days           • Finding & Managing Jobs
           Quick Start Guide
                                                Experience Feedback
      Using AESOP on the Phone
                                        Viewing and Managing Scheduled Jobs
  Clearing Your Web Browser's Cache
                                         Finding & Accepting Available Jobs
                                                Viewing Job History
                                        Using AESOP as a Multi-District Sub
                                         Turning Off Reduced Calling Mode

9/3
● 7th Grade (5 subs +1 if SPED included)
9/4
● 4th Grade(10 subs +1 if SPED included)
● English I (5 subs +1 if SPED included)
9/5
● English III (4 subs +2 if SPED and ESL
  included)
10/3
● TBD

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
•   READ 2019-2020 Substitute
    Handbook & SIGN receipt form
•   Official college transcripts with
    conferred degree
•   Copy of active teacher certification

RESOURCES:
•   Frontline Platform Recruiting and Hiring Additional
    Resources
         ✔   Blood bourn Pathogens
         ✔   Allergies
         ✔   Multi Hazard
         ✔   Sexual Harassment
•   Counseling Supports
•   Emergency Preparedness/Binder
•   Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting
•   Bullying Reporting – District Intervention Counselor

EMPLOYEE OWNED ELECTRONICS
AISD Responsibilities
   • AISD is not responsible for lost, damaged or stolen items. When bringing
     personally owned electronic devices to school, it is the owner’s responsibility
     to ensure that his/her device is secured.

   • AISD assumes no responsibility for service charges employees might incur
     while using personal devices. This includes, but is not limited to, charges
     related to data plans, texting fees and security programs.

   • AISD will not provide IT support, additional electrical power access, or
     network drops to support employee personally-owned devices.

❖Instructional Focus
     ✔ We will, I will, So that I can – Frame

❖Thinking Maps
❖Journals
❖Professional Learning Communities (PLC’s) – Each Core
 teacher will have PLC time with their like content
 teachers once a week during a set aside time in their
 school day.
❖Fundamental Five
❖Rigor & Relevance
❖Balanced Literacy
❖Write From the Beginning & Beyond
❖Instructional Rounds

DRESS COMFORTABLY SO YOU CAN MOVE AROUND
        THE CLASSROOM AND BUILDING WITH EASE.

• Women will want to avoid excessively high heels, short skirts, low-cut tops
  and severely tight attire. Professional-looking pantsuits are appropriate.

• Men should wear khaki or dress pants, a button-down or polo shirt, and
  comfortable shoes.

• In most cases, jeans, t-shirts and sandals are not a good idea for any
  substitute. Regional differences and job assignment may influence your style of
  attire.

AESOP/Jobulator – Optimize settings

PREFERRED SUB LISTS
• Teachers can each set their preferences for which subs to
  contact first in regards to new jobs.
• You can leave feedback in Aesop for the teacher.

AT WHAT TIME DO I…?

• Administration Building
HOURS          ✔Monday – Friday 8:00 am – 4:30 pm
           • Secondary Campuses 8:10 am – 4:10 pm
           • Intermediate Campus 8:00 am – 4:00 pm
           • Elementary Campuses 7:20 am – 3:20 pm
           • Student Hours
                    ✔Elementary 7:40 – 3:00 pm
                    ✔Intermediate 8:30 – 3:50 pm
                    ✔Secondary 8:40 – 4:00 pm
        • Default Aesop call times:
                    ✔5:30 AM –12:00 PM Monday-Friday
                    ✔4:30 PM – 10:00 PM Monday-Friday
           ⮚ You can modify these times in your Aesop preferences menu.
           ⮚ District calendar included in handbook

Elementary Routines
• Check in: 7:15 a.m.
• Classroom open: 7:30 a.m. Tardy Bell: 7:40 a.m.
• Dismissal: 3:00 p.m.

  ✔ Classroom folders/binders access

  ✔ Transitions between classroom

  ✔ How to reach office

  ✔ Nurse/Restroom/Content Mastery needs

Intermediate Schedules
•   Check in: 8:00 a.m.
•   Classroom open: 8:20 a.m. Tardy Bell: 8:35 a.m.
•   Dismissal: 3:50 p.m.
•   Classroom folders/binders access

• Transitions between classroom: 5 minute passing periods

• How to reach office

• Nurse/Restroom/Content Mastery needs

Secondary Schedules

•   Check in: 8:10 a.m.
•   Classroom open: 8:30 a.m. Tardy Bell: 8:45 a.m.
•   Dismissal: 4:00 p.m.
•   Classroom folders/binders access

• Transitions between classroom: 5 minute passing
  periods

• How to reach office

• Nurse/Restroom/Content Mastery needs

WORK DAY EXPECTATIONS
Punctuality is a must!
   • Always sign in at the office.
Refer to Substitute folder
   • This will be in the classroom at the teacher's desk.
   • Take role at the beginning of each period.
   • Follow teacher’s daily lesson plan/instructions found in this folder. You’re an extension of the
     teacher and temporarily responsible for the education of each child in your classroom.
No cell phone use
   • If emergency need arises, excuse yourself from the classroom after receiving support from the
     office.
Always, always check your work schedule/calendar against your Aesop
days against your pay stubs!
   • We want to make sure your paid for your work, but Human Resources doesn’t know you
     worked if you’re not in Aesop.

DAILY ROUTINE

THE DAILY ROUTINE

  •   ARRIVE ON TIME, SET TO BE IN CLASSROOM
      BEFORE THE FIRST CLASS IS SCHEDULED TO
      BEGIN.

  •   CHECK IN WITH THE SECRETARY AND SIGN IN ON
      THE SIGN-IN SHEET THAT IS AVAILABLE AT THE
      SCHOOLS.

  •   YOUR HANDBOOK WILL INDICATE SPECIFIC
      ARRIVAL TIMES FOR THE ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE,
      AND HIGH SCHOOLS.

Routine In the Classroom Before
School
● Write your name (as you wish to be addressed by the
  students) on the board. Never make it acceptable for
  students to call you by your first name.
● Review the expectations, or rules, if any are posted.
● Locate the school evacuation map.
● Read through the lesson plans left by the permanent
  teacher in Substitute Folder provided.

THE DAILY ROUTINE
             AT THE END OF THE DAY

● NEATLY ORGANIZE THE PAPERS TURNED IN BY
  THE STUDENTS. CLOSE WINDOWS, TURN OFF
  LIGHTS AND EQUIPMENT, AND MAKE SURE THE
  ROOM IS IN GOOD ORDER BEFORE YOU LOCK THE
  DOOR.

● TURN IN KEYS IF ISSUED AT THE OFFICE.

● CHECK TO SEE IF YOU WILL BE NEEDED AGAIN THE
  NEXT DAY.

THE DAILY ROUTINE
 AT THE END OF EACH CLASS PERIOD
 • MAKE SURE THAT ALL CLASSROOM SETS
   ARE ACCOUNTED FOR.
 • CHALLENGE STUDENTS TO RECALL
   PROJECTS AND TOPICS THEY HAVE
   STUDIED THAT DAY.
 • REMIND STUDENTS OF HOMEWORK.
 • HAVE STUDENTS STRAIGHTEN AND CLEAN
   THE AREA AROUND THEIR DESKS.

CONDUCT AND
  ETHICS

GENERAL RULES OF CONDUCT
• You are to be attentive and present for the
  benefit of all students in the classroom.

• The most crucial reason you are in the
  classroom is to ensure safety.

• To accomplish that, your attention must be
  focused on the students at all times.

• Do not give an assignment then sit
  down to read the newspaper or play
  on the computer/cell phone.

• Do not walk out of the classroom.    THIS MEANS

• Do not make personal calls.

PROFESSIONALISM
Do not gossip about classes, staff, or students.

 This rule applies whether you are in the teachers'
 lounge at school or anywhere else. It is all right to
 ask advice about how to deal with certain students
 or classes, but don't let the conversation develop
 into one of complaining, ridiculing or spreading
 innuendoes about students or staff.

PROFESSIONALISM
• Keep your political, religious, and social beliefs to yourself.

   You are there to teach, not to proclaim your opinions or
   convert students to your way of thinking. By sticking to the
   teacher's lesson plans, you should be able to avoid these
   situations. If you find yourself in a class where students ask
   about your beliefs, be respectful of their inquiries but stick to
   the lesson at hand.

PROFESSIONALISM

Be friendly, positive and enthusiastic.

  Although you are not there to become friends with
  students, you do need to be pleasant with them and
  demonstrate an interest in their assignment. Children
  are very quick to pick up on your overall attitude, and
  you want them to be at least cooperative if not deeply
  engaged.

EXERCISE PROFESSIONAL JUDGEMENT
        INTERACTION WITH STUDENTS
• Do NOT take children home with you or transport them in your car alone or
  without prior administrative approval.
• Do NOT make telephone calls or write notes of a personal nature to
  students.
• Respect students and their cultural backgrounds.
• Use only proper humor (avoid sexual and racial jokes or humor).
• Be confidential (what you hear at school stays at school).
• Avoid criticizing others.

LEGAL ASPECTS

LEGAL ASPECTS
• An overall consideration when substitute teaching is
  your legal responsibility in the classroom and school.

• The following are some legal responsibilities you
  should be aware of. An understanding of these
  responsibilities will require some questioning on
  your part as to specific school/ district policies.

LEGAL ASPECTS
• Supervision Of Students - The substitute teacher who has
  physical control of a classroom has a duty to keep these children
  safe and orderly.
• In many states, a teacher acts in loco parentis - in the place of a
  parent - and is allowed to use his/her judgment in a manner similar
  to a parent. The standard is the reasonable -use of professional
  judgment for the safety and orderly education of students.

LEGAL ASPECTS
Due Care And Caution

A teacher is required to exercise due care and caution for the
safety of the students in his/her charge.

Essentially, this means acting reasonably and with safety in mind,
being able to explain circumstances and your actions, as well as
following school safety policies and procedures.

LEGAL ASPECTS

Release Of Children
Due to possible restraints on who may have custody of a
child, children should not be allowed to leave the building
during the school day without express consent from the
office.

LEGAL ASPECTS

Administering Medication

Medication should only be administered by the school nurse or
other appropriate health personnel, not the classroom or
substitute teacher. If you know of medication requirements of a
student, the school nurse should be notified. Each school has a
nurse on campus.

LEGAL ASPECTS

Confidentiality

It is unprofessional and against the law in many states to disclose
confidential information about your students. Generally, a
substitute teacher should avoid comments about individual
students that convey private information: grades, medical
conditions, learning or discipline problems, etc.

LEGAL ASPECTS
Anecdotal Records

Maintaining notes on particular incidents in the classroom
can protect you in problematic situations. If you feel that
your actions might be questioned, note the date and time,
the individuals involved, the choices for action considered,
and the actions taken.

LEGAL ASPECTS
Dangerous Situations

A substitute teacher is responsible for making sure the learning
environment is safe.

This includes things such as the arrangement of desks so as not
to block exits and proper supervision during the use of
potentially dangerous classroom equipment.

LEGAL ASPECTS
• Any school employee (including a substitute teacher) who
  knows or reasonably believes that a child has been neglected,
  or physically or sexually abused, should immediately notify
  the Department of Children’s Services. Contact information
  should be available in each school’s main office or guidance
  center.

LEGAL ASPECTS
What is sexual harassment?

• Definition: Unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual
  favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature
  when:

LEGAL ASPECTS
• Submission to such conduct is made, either explicitly or
  implicitly, a term or condition of a person's employment or a
  student's academic success.
• Submission to or rejection of such conduct by an individual is
  used as the basis for employment or academic decisions
  affecting such individuals .
• Such conduct unreasonably interferes with an individual's work
  or academic performance or creates an intimidating, hostile, or
  offensive working, or learning, environment.

POSSESSION OF FIREARMS AND WEAPONS

Employees, visitors, and students, including those with a license to
carry a concealed handgun, are prohibited from bringing firearms,
knives, clubs, or other prohibited weapons onto school premises (i.e.,
building or portion of a building) or any grounds or building where a
school-sponsored activity takes place. To ensure the safety of all
persons, employees who observe or suspect a violation of the district’s
weapons policy should report it to the administration.

HANDBOOK ACKNOWLEDGMENT FORM

• We require electronic signature receipt for
  employment.

• Each year the handbook is updated, we require a new
  signature annually.

• You’ll simply review the handbook and if agree to
  abide by our policies and regulations, we ask you to
  sign.

The following are behaviors which could be viewed as sexual harassment
when they are unwelcome:
   • Verbal:
       • whistling or making cat calls at someone
       • making sexual comments about a person's clothing or body
       • telling sexual jokes or stories
       • referring to an adult woman or man as a hunk, doll, babe, or honey
       • spreading rumors about a person's personal sex life
       • repeatedly "asking out" a person who is not interested
   • Non-verbal
       • paying unwanted attention to someone (staring, following)
       • making facial expressions (winking, throwing kisses, licking)
       • making lewd gestures
       • giving gifts of a sexual nature

Continuation
• Physical
   • hanging around, standing close, or brushing up against a person, touching
     a person's clothing, hair, or body
   • touching oneself in a sexual manner around another person, hugging,
     kissing, patting, stroking, massaging

DRUG & ALCOHOL ABUSE POLICY
• AISD forbids any employee from:
  – Possessing, using, selling, distributing, or being under the influence of alcohol
    or drugs.
  – Possessing, using, selling, or distributing alcohol or drug paraphernalia on
    school district property.
• Tobacco-Free Campuses
  – Cigarettes, e-cigarettes, vapes, and tobacco products also against policy.
• Enforcement
  – Reasonable suspicion gives AISD the right to request testing for policy
    violation.
  – Violation or refusal to test can result in termination.

LORA – LETTER OF REASONABLE ASSURANCE

This form must be updated/executed annually.

   • Aesop is inactivated at end of school year.

   • We will submit this form to you in spring of this school.

   • Only those who return the form are re-activated.

CLASSROOM
             MANAGEMENT
The following are some techniques that you can use in your
classroom that will help you achieve effective group
management and control.

CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT
Direct Instruction

Uncertainty increases the level of excitement in the classroom. The
technique of direct instruction is to begin each class by telling the
students exactly what will be happening.

The teacher outlines what the students will be doing this period. They
may set time limits for some tasks.

CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT
Monitoring
The key to this principle is to circulate. Get up and get around the room.
While your students are working, make the rounds. Check on their
progress.

An effective teacher will make a pass through the whole room about two
minutes after the students have started a written assignment. S/he checks
that each student has started, that the children are on the correct page, and
that everyone has put their names on their papers. The delay is important.
S/he wants his/her students to have a problem or two finished so she can
check that answers are correctly labeled or in complete sentences. S/he
provides individualized instruction as needed.

CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT
Non-Verbal Cuing
A standard item in the classroom of the 1950’s was the clerk’s bell. A shiny nickel
bell sat on the teacher’s desk. With one tap of the button on top he had
everyone’s attention.

Teachers have shown a lot of ingenuity over the years in making use of non-verbal
cues in the classroom. Some flip light switches. Others keep clickers in their
pockets.

Non-verbal cues can also be facial expressions, body posture and hand signals.
Care should be given in choosing the types of cues you use in your classroom.
Take time to explain what you want the students to do when you use your cues.

CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT

Low-Profile Intervention

Most students are sent to the principal’s office as a result of
confrontational escalation. The teacher has called them on a lesser
offense, but in the moments that follow, the student and the teacher
are swept up in a verbal maelstrom. Much of this can be avoided when
the teacher’s intervention is quiet and calm.

LONG TERM ASSIGNMENT

• McAnally – Monday’s through September and
  portion of October – 6th Grade

THANK YOU!
         QUESTIONS?

 FOR MORE INFORMATION OR
ASSISTANCE, PLEASE CONTACT:

    Melissa Rodriguez, 817 441 8327
      mrodriguez@aledoisd.org