A handbook of information for teachers in the Garvey Elementary School District

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by  Duff, Margaret W

A HANDBOOK OF INFORMATION FOR TEACHERS
IN THE
GARVEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT
A P roject
Presented to
the Faculty of the School of Education
The U niversity of Southern C alifornia
In P a rtia l F ulfillm ent
of th e Requirements fo r the Degree
Master of Science in Education
by
Margaret W. Duff
June 1950
UMI Number: EP45808
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This project report, written under the direction
of the candidatefs adviser and approved by him,
has been presented to and accepted by the Faculty
of the School of Education in partial fulfillment of
the requirements for the degree of Master of
Science in Education.
Adviser
Dean
PREFACE
This handbook is the resu lt of an attempt to
bring to g eth er certain b its of inform ation which a
teacher must have in order to carry on her routine
d u tie s. I t aims to c la rify situ a tio n s and to explain
procedures used in keeping the necessary records in
th e Garvey School D is tric t.
No attem pt has been made to include a l l useful
inform ation, but only those problems and questions
which have caused most concern during the la s t few
years have been handled.
The handbook w ill be presented to the teachers
in loose le a f form so th a t changes may be e asily made.
I t is hoped th a t teachers w ill make notes of any help­
fu l suggestions or co rrectio ns which w ill make the
book more useful and turn them in to the o ffice before
the end of the year.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION PAGE
REMINDERS FOR THE FIRST DAY.............................................. xi
REMINDERS FOR THE LAST D A Y ................................................x i ii
A THE TEACHER-PUPIL RELATION . 1
Laws p ertain in g to pupil behavior ..................... ’ 1
Duties of p u pils ......................................................... 1
Grounds for suspension or expulsion . . . 1
L ia b ility fo r school property * ..................... 2
Pupil sh a ll atten d reg u larly .......................... 2
May not leave school except upon
approved excuse ......................................................... 3
Pupils to be neat and clean on
entering sc h o o l................................................... 3
Truancy .................................................................................. 3
C u t s ................................................................................ 3
Laws p ertain in g to d u ties of teachers . . . 4
Training of pupils .................................... 4
P rohibited in stru c tio n ......................................... 4
Explanation of absence ......................................... 5
May not be kept in during recess . . . . 5
Not required to perform ja n ito r work . . 6
D iscipline ........................................................................ 6
Corporal punishment .............................................. . 6
ECTION PAGE
Laws pertain in g to powers of the
governing board .............................................................. 6
Powers of governing board .................................... 6
Mental and physical l ia b ility .......................... 7
Local ru les of the Garvey SchoolD is tric t . 7
Bank day ........................................................................ 7
Flag s a l u t e ................................................................. $
P a rtie s .................................................................................. 8
Clothing su itab le for school wear * . . ♦ $
Release t i m e ............................................................ 9
Health and s a f e t y .............................................. 9
Exemption from physical examination. . . 9
Pupils returning a f te r contagious
d i s e a s e s ................................................................. 10
Physical education ................................................... 10
Physically handicapped p u p ils .......................... 10
Accident rep o rt ......................................................... 10
S a f e t y .................................................................. 11
Excusing pupil from s c h o o l ........................ 11
Fire d r i l l ................................... 11
No talk in g during the d r i l l ........................ 12
The C alifornia uniform fire code sign al . 12
B THE TEACHER-SCHOOL RELATION..........................................' 13
Absence of t e a c h e r ............................................. 13
SECTION PAGE
N otice of r e t u r n ............................................................. 13
Change of a d d r e s s ............................................................. 13
A rrival and departure of teachers . . . . 13
V isito rs in classroom ................................................... 13
Drives for c o n t r i b u t i o n s ............................... . 14
Schedule for classroom teachers ......................... 14
Audio visual a i d s ............................................................. 15
Ordering film s .................................................................. 15
Good h o u sek eep in g ............................................... 15
TeachersT in s titu te ........................................................ 1$
Lesson plans ....................................................................... 1&
A seating chart .................................................................. 1$
The p ro file c h a r t ............................................................. 1$
Mail boxes and b u lle tin b o a r d .............................. 1$
Physical education ........................................................ IS
Library books ....................................................................... 19
Supervision in classroom a t a l l tim es . . 19
P rofessional p riv ileg e s and
re s p o n s ib ilitie s ........................................................ 19
P r o p a g a n d a ............................................................................ 20
R e g i s t e r ................................................................................. 20
The monthly r e p o r t ........................................................ 20
S u p p l i e s ................................................................................. 21
Playground supervision ............................................. 21
V
SECTION PAGE
Code of e th ics adopted by the N ational
Education A ssociation, 1 9 4 1 ................... 21
Special provision of th e .C alifornia
School Code of E t h i c s .................................. 27
Teacher evaluation . . . . . . ............. 27
C TEACHER-PARENT RELATION .......................... 30
Abuse of t e a c h e r ........................................................ 30
Reports to p a r e n t s ............................................ 30
Teacher-parent group conferences . . . . 31
Teacher-parent in dividual conferences . • 31
Notices of probable fa ilu re ............................... 31
D FORMS TO BE COMPLETED.................................................. 33
Enrollment cards ......................................................... 33
Cumulative folder ................................................... . 34
Health cards .................................................................. 36
The grade sheet or te a c h e rTs marking
s h e e t ........................................................................... 36
Absence v e rific a tio n card .................................... 36
Attendance inform ation request ..................... 37
Report cards ................................................................... 37
-Perfect attendance c e rtific a te ..................... 3$
P rofile chart or class record sheet . . . 3$
TeacherTs monthly rep ort . ......................... 3$
T r a n s f e r s ...................................................................... 3$
vi
SECTION PAGE
Changes to be made when pupil tra n s fe rs . 3$
Daily p ro g ra m ............................................................ 39
Weekly lesson plans .................................................... 39
E REGISTERS................................................................................ 40
Procedure for ,keeping the r e g is te r . . . . 40
When 'to begin use of re g is te r . . . . . . 40
Entering names in r e g i s t e r ........................ 40
Enter a l l per cent record of attendance
in p e n c i l ....................................................................... 41
Symbols to use when a p u p il enters or
t r a n s f e r s .............................. 41
Days not enrolled . . .......................................... 42
Days a b s e n t ................................................................. 42
Absence due to i l l n e s s ................................... 43
Q u a r a n t i n e ................................................................. 44
T a r d in e s s ...................................................................... 44
When and how to make e n t r i e s ................... 44
Computation of attendance .................................... 44
Checking e n trie s ........................................................ 46
To check the to ta ls for the month . . . . 47
Annual r e p o r t s ................................... 47
V is ito r1s record ......................................................... 47
Daily p ro g ra m ............................................................ 47
General record . ........................................ 4$
ECTION PAGE
F SCHEDULES AND OTHER INFORMATION DIFFERING
AMONG THE SCHOOLS OF THE DISTRICT . . . . . 49
The Ralph Waldo Emerson School . ......................... 49
B o u n d a r ie s .................................................................... 49
C afeteria p ro c e d u re ........................................................ 51
Daily schedule of a c t i v i t i e s .............................. 52
E xits for f ir e d r i l l s ................................................... 53
Faculty meeting schedules ............................... . 54
P r o g r a m s ................................................................................. 54
Teacher-room a ssig n m e n t.............................................. 55
The Fern Avenue S c h o o l ........................................ 56
The Richard Garvey Elementary School . . . 56
B o u n d a r ie s ............................................................................ 56
C afeteria procedure ........................................................ 59
Daily schedule of a c t i v i t i e s .............................. 59
Fire d r i l l regulations .............................................. 59
E xits for f ir e d r i l l s .......................................... 63
Faculty meeting schedule ........................................ 64
P r o g r a m s ................................................................................. 64
Teacher-room a ssig n m e n t.............................................. 65
The John M arshall S c h o o l .............................................. 66
B o u n d a r ie s ................................................................. 66
C afeteria p r o c e d u r e .................................................. 6$
Daily schedule of a c t i v i t i e s .............................. 69