Classroom Procedures

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Classroom Procedures Routines6th Grade
Language Arts

• EDUC 3308/05 Joanna Ashley
• March 3, 2005 Alice Garrity
• Assignment 5 Fanette Hilson

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I. Procedures for Beginning Class

• Roll call
• The teacher will verify attendance using a
  seating chart immediately after the tardy bell
  rings. Any absences will be recorded in the
  grade book. Students should be quietly working
  on warm-up exercises during this time.
• Absentees
• Students who are returning to class after an
  absence should refer to the What Did I Miss?
  binder to obtain any assignments missed. The
  student may ask the teacher for clarification of
  missed coursework at the end of class or after
  completing all of the current days assignments.
• Tardy Students
• Students who enter the classroom after the second
  bell are considered tardy. Tardy students should
  quietly enter the classroom, sign the tardy sheet
  on the clipboard located near the entrance, place
  tardy slip in the basket near the clipboard, and
  proceed to assigned seat. Note Students will
  be assigned detention after three (3) successive
  tardies. A parent and/or an administrator will
  be notified if students are excessively tardy.
• Tardy students may ask for clarification of any
  instructions after all work has been assigned.

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I. Procedures for Beginning Class(Continued)

• Taking Up Distributing Materials
• In general, textbooks that are used as class sets
  should remain neatly stacked in the center of the
  tables (or clusters of desks).
• Either the teacher or a designated assistant will
  distribute handouts and other materials by
  placing them in the center of each table or
  cluster of desks.
• Students should place completed assignments (both
  homework and class work) in the center of the
  table or cluster of desks. An assistant will
  collect the assignments from all groups and place
  them in the bin designated for his/her class.
• Academic Warm-ups Preparing for Class
• Upon quietly entering the classroom, students
  will be given a maximum of 5 minutes to sharpen
  pencils (if necessary) and to complete the Daily
  Oral Language (DOL) that the teacher has placed
  on the overhead. After the teacher and students
  have discussed the solutions to the DOL, students
  will be given 2-3 minutes to copy the agenda from
  the whiteboard.

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II. Procedures Related to Instructional
Activities

• Student movement in room
• Students should remain in their seat during
  lectures and testing unless given permission to
  do so otherwise.
• Students should limit movement around the room
  which would include any of the following
  throwing away trash, sharpening pencils and so
  forth.
• Students must have a written pass from teacher to
  leave the classroom. These passes will be
  limited to 3 a week unless a specific problem
  (medical issue, etc.) arises.
• Signaling for student attention
• The teacher will raise his/her hand when if not
  getting full attention of students. Students
  will raise hand if they would like to say
  something in the class.
• If classroom gets unruly, teacher will speak more
  softly and try to get students attention by using
  positive reinforcement.
• If students are working in groups, the teacher
  will ring bell to signal that the time set aside
  for group work is over.

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II. Procedures Related to Instructional
Activities (Continued)
Name Subject/Period Date Assign. Title

• Heading for Papers
• The heading for papers will be located in the top
  right hand corner of students papers and will be
  as follows
• Name
• Subject/Period
• Date
• Assignment Title

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II. Procedures Related to Instructional
Activities (Continued)

• Student Talking
• Students will be given many opportunities to
  participate in class discussions and smaller
  group discussions as well.
• Students will raise hand when the whole class is
  having a discussion led by the teacher.
• No talking is allowed during tests/quizzes.
• No shouting or raising voices.
• Activities to do when work is completed
• Students may read their own books or choose from
  a selection of books that the teacher has
  provided for the students on the classroom
  bookshelf.

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III. Procedures Regarding Room Areas

• Lab, sink, supply rooms
• Unless students have special permission from
  teacher, students will not use supply room.
• Bookshelf/reading relaxing areas
• Students will be responsible for keeping these
  areas clean. If students take advantage of these
  areas, privileges will be taken away.
• Computer area
• Students must keep computer area clean. No
  food/drinks will be allowed around computer area.
  Computer time will be monitored by teacher and
  cannot be used for personal use. Improper use of
  computers will be dealt with according to school
  policy.

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IV. Procedures for Ending Class

• Putting Away Supplies
• In general, the teacher or an assistant will have
  already placed textbooks that will be used as
  class sets in the center of the tables (or
  clusters of desks) prior to the first class.
• Special projects materials (such as markers, glue
  sticks, scissors, etc.) should be returned to the
  supply area by a representative from each group.
• Students who have borrowed reading materials
  (books, magazines, etc.) are responsible for
  neatly returning them to their designated storage
  areas.
• Organizing Materials for the Next Class
• Approximately 5 minutes before the end of class
  and at the teachers instruction, students should
  dispose of any trash near their seating area and
  push their chairs under the table (or straighten
  the desks in their cluster). A representative
  from each group should make sure that all
  textbooks are neatly stacked in the center of
  their table or cluster of desks.
• Dismissing Class
• Students should quietly gather all personal
  belongings and wait for the teacher not the
  bell to dismiss the class.

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V. Other Procedures

• Fire Drill
• Students should immediately stop what they are
  doing while remaining as calm as possible. The
  teacher will call upon the students by groups to
  quickly and quietly form a single file line
  inside the classroom. Students are to remain
  quiet as they walk in an orderly fashion,
  following the established evacuation route.
• The teacher will take attendance (or a head
  count) while outside the building and after the
  students have re-entered the classroom.
• Lockers
• Students are to visit their lockers in the time
  allotted between classes. If students need to go
  to their lockers during class, they must have the
  teachers permission and a hall pass. Any
  student who goes to his/her locker to retrieve
  materials for this class will also receive a
  demerit for not being prepared for class.
• Restroom Water Fountain Breaks
• All students are encouraged to visit the restroom
  and water fountain between classes. Students may
  go to the restroom and/or water fountain during
  class time only in cases of emergency. The
  student must have the teachers permission and a
  hall pass before leaving the room. (Note Only
  one person at a time should be permitted to go to
  the restroom and/or water fountain.)

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V. Other Procedures(Continued)

• Substitute Folder/Procedures
• In the event of the teachers absence, the
  substitute folder will be located on the
  teachers desk. The folder will contain the
  following information
• School Map
• A Thank-You Message
• Names and Locations of Team Members and
  Administrators
• Schedule (Teachers Schedule/Bell Schedule)
• Current Seating Charts (with the names of student
  helpers highlighted for
• each class)
• Fire Drill Tornado Drill Procedures
• Special Duties (i.e. Hall Duty, Bus Duty)
• Class Conduct and Behavior Evaluation Form
• Substitute Agreement Transparency (for students
  to copy, sign, and date)
• Emergency Lesson Plans (Substitutes should follow
  the emergency plans
• only if there are no specific plans
  provided).

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Other Procedures(Continued)

• Lunch
• Prior to going to lunch, the teacher will make a
  mental note of the students who are to wipe the
  cafeteria tables. Students should form a single
  file line inside the classroom and wait for the
  teacher to dismiss them.
• While in the cafeteria, students are to remain
  seated until dismissed by the teacher.
• After lunch, students will again form a single
  file line and proceed to the restrooms and water
  fountains. They will then walk back to the
  classroom in a quiet, orderly fashion and
  continue working on their assignments.

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Lets have a great year this year!