Teachers’ handbook for William Logan Stephens Junior High School, Long Beach, California

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by  Wheeler, Donald Robert

TEACHERS1 HANDBOOK FOR
WILLIAM LOGAN STEPHENS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA
A P roject
Present ed.to
the Faculty of th e School of Education
The U niversity of Southern C alifornia
In P a rtia l F u lfillm ent
of the Requirements fo r th e Degree
Master of Science in Education
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Donald Robert Wheeler
June 1950
UMI Number: EP46135
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER PAGE
PREFACE................................................................................................................ ix
MAP OF CAMPUS............................................................................. x i ii
I GENERAL INFORMATION FOR TEACHERS .......................... 1
■ C lassified employees ....................................................., 1.
Counselor .................................................................................. 1
Dean of g i r l s ........................................................................ 2
Department heads .............................................................. 4
Faculty ....................................................................................... 4
History of William Logan Stephens
Junior High School ................................................... 4
Long Beach Board of Education ............................... 5
Long Beach City School D is tric t .......................... 6
P rin cip al .................................................................................. 7
V ice-p rincip al ................................................................... 7
II TEACHERS AND THE ADMINISTRATION............................... 10
Absence of p u p i l s .............................................................. 10
Accident rep o rts .............................................................. 10
A d v e rtis in g ............................................................................. 11
A s s e m b lie s ............................................................................. 11
Attendance o f f i c e .............................................................. 12
Average d aily attendance ......................................... 12
CHAPTER PAGE
B ell schedule ....................................................................... 12
Budget procedure .................................................................. 14
Civic center program ................. 15
Correspondence . . . ........................................................ 15
C ustodial service .................................................................. 16
D i s c i p l i n e ................................................................................. 17
Enrollment of pupils ................................................... l£
E x tra -c u rric u la r a c tiv itie s . .................................... 1C
F ire d r i l l p ro c e d u re s ................................................ 19
Flag and flag ra isin g c e r e m o n i e s ............................ 20
H all and yard s u p e r v is io n .............................................. 20
K e y s ................................................................................................. 21
Keeping pupils out of c l a s s .......................................... 21
Leaving c l a s s e s ................................................................. 22
Master calendar ....................................................................... 22
Master program ....................................................................... 23
N u r s e ................................................................................................ 23
Parent Teacher A ssociation ........................................ 24
Program m ing................................................................................. 24
P r o m o tio n s ................................................................................. 25
P u rc h a s e s ...................................................................................... 25
Rainy day s c h e d u l e ............................................................. 25
Readmission of p u p i l s ........................................................ 26
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CHAPTER PAGE
R eligious in stru c tio n .................................................... 26
Remedial c lasses .............................................................. 26
R e q u i s i t i o n s ............................. 27
R esponsibility for classroom ............................... 27
^Salesm en . . . . . .......................... . . . . . . 26
Scholarship Society ......................................................... 26
Social liv in g program ................................................... 29
Special day observance .............................................. 29
Student commissioners ................................................... 30
Student government ......................................................... 31
T a r d in e s s .................................................................................. 31
T eachers1 m eetings ......................................................... 31
T eachers’ parking f a c i li t ie s ............................... 32
T eachers’ r o ll b o o k ......................................................... 32
T e le p h o n e s ............................................................. 32
Testing program ................................................................... 33
I I I TEACHER AND PUPIL RELATIONSHIPS ............................... 34
Absence and readm ission .............................................. 34
A fter school playground ......................................... 34
Assembly conduct .............................................................. 35
B i c y c l e s .................................................................................. 35
Bus t i c k e t s ............................................................................. 36
C afeteria procedure ......................................................... 36
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CHAPTER PAGE
Care of b uildings and g ro u n d s ................................... 36
College entrance requirem ents ................................... 37
Food in the b u ild in g s .................................................. 37
H all c o n d u c t ............................................................................ 3$
Hazing . . . . . .................................................................. 3$
H om ew ork.........................................* 3 8
H o u r s ...................................................................................... . 39
L a v a t o r i e s ................................................................................. 39
L i b r a r y ............................................................................................ 40
L o a n s ................................................................................................. 41
L o c k e rs ............................................................................................ 41
Locks for physical e d u c a t i o n ................................... 41
Lost and f o u n d ....................................................................... 42
Lunch a r e a ................................................................................. 42
Play a r e a s ................................................................................. 42
Room l o c a t i o n s ....................................................................... 42
S m oking......................................................................... 43
Student body d a n c e s ............................................................. 43
Student body f u n d s ......................................................... 44
Student body s t o r e ............................................................. 44
T a r d in e s s ...................................................................................... 45
T ru a n c y ........................................................................................... 45
V i s i t o r s ...................................................................................... 45
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CHAPTER PAGE
IV PERSONAL INFORMATION FOR TEACHERS .......................... 47
Absence from c l a s s ......................................................... 47
Board of Education D irectory ..................... 47
Board Rules and R e g u la tio n s ..................... . . . 47
C a f e t e r i a 43 •
Conference period .............................................................. 43
C r e d e n tia ls ............................................................................. 43
Hours for t e a c h e r s ........................................................ 49
I n s t i t u t e s ............................................................................. 50
Leave of a b s e n c e .............................................................. 50
P rofessional advancement ......................................... 51
Purchasing service ..................... 52
Rating scales ........................................................................ 52
Residence requirem ents .............................................. 53
S a laries and salary schedule ............................... 53
Sick l e a v e ................................................... 53
T eachers1 l i b r a r y .............................................................. 54
T eachers’ organizations .............................................. 54
Teachers retirem ent system .................................... 55
T e n u r e ....................................................................................... 56
V THE HOMEROOM............................................................................. 57
Homeroom organization ................................................... 57
A b sen c e ........................................................................................ 57
CHAPTER PAGE
C o lle c tio n s ............................................................................ 5$
Homeroom guidance .............................................................. 5$
Intram ural p r o g r a m ............................... . ^ . 59
P rin c ip a l’s b u lle tin ................................................... 59
Recording of grades . ......................................... 60
Student body electio n s .............................................. 60
Student host and h o s t e s s ......................................... 60
Student publications .................................................... 6l
VI FORMS FOR TEACHERS.................................................................. 62
Explanation of u s e ......................................................... 62
Absence slip s ........................................................................ 62
Accident rep o rts .............................................................. 62
Change of absence c la s s ific a tio n ..................... 63
Cumulative records ......................................................... 63
Dental excuse . . . . ’................................................... 65
F ailure n o tices ................................................................... 65
Health c a r d ........................................ 66
Number belonging rep ort ......................................... . 66
Permit to leave grounds ............................................... 66
Program c a r d s ........................................................................ 67
. Progress rep o rts .............................................................. 67
Readmission cards .............................................................. 6S
Report of u n satisfacto ry behavior p a ttern . 69
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R equisition s l i p .............................................................. 69
Room p a s s .................................................................................. 69
Summary sheets . ................................................... 70
Teacher’s absence reports . .................................... 70
VII teaching aids 72
A udio-visual department .............................................. 72
Conference period .............................................................. 73
Courses of s t u d y .............................................................. 73
L i b r a r y ....................................................................................... 74
Maps and g l o b e s ................................................................... 74
M im eographing........................................................................ 74
Motion p ic tu re equipment ......................................... 75
Radios and radio sta tio n .......................................... 75
S u p e rv is o rs ............................................................................. 76
S u p p l i e s .................................................................................. 77
Tape recorder . . . . . . . . ............................... 77
T eachers’ lib ra ry .............................................................. 77
Textbook ro o m ........................................................................ 77