Domain 4: Professional Responsibilities

1. Domain 4: Professional Responsibilities WHS Presented by : Mr. Michael Mendes

2. Building Administration Principal Ms. Rose A. Sirchio Assistant Principals: Mr. Robert Paneque- Grade 9 & 11 Mr. Mike Mendes - Grades 10 & 12

3. Agenda-Domain 4 Components • Reflection on Teaching • Maintaining Accurate Records • Communication with Families • Participating in Professional Community • Growing and Developing Professionally • Showing Professionalism • Daily Routine • Basic Student Expectations

4. Reflection on Teaching • Atlas Rubicon • Curriculum MAP • Lesson Plan Template attachment • Impressions & Reflection • What Worked… What Didn’t Work? • Common student misunderstandings • Question planning … Which offered students’ extension opportunities? How did they respond? • Recorded collaboratively during CD time on 1 MAP for revision purposes • Use mentor teachers to observe as well as others

5. Maintaining Accurate Records • Genesis Grade book • Timely • Specific • Accurate • Communication logs (phone/email) • Student portfolios & samples of work • Attendance • Taken from period 1 class in Genesis • Tardy students marked absent & sent to the office for pass- Office will update attendance

6. Communication with Families • Phone vs. email • High profile- call • Fact based- email (spell check) • (Email correspondence should be back and forth) • Parent Conferences • Guidance office (use counselors) • Strengths and challenges • Samples of work, updated grade reports, communication log • Action Plan- All parties are responsible for an action. • i.e. Parent- HW Hotline, Teacher- after-school assistance, Child- Tracker • Follow up date • Facts NOT impressions/judgments • Your child is unmotivated OR Your child is missing 4 HW assignments and has only stayed for extra help 1 time. • Other tools- HW Hotline, Genesis Parent Portal (resources not communication)

7. Participating in a Professional Community • School Community- Get involved • Attend school events- Students enjoy seeing their teachers at events! • Club Advisor • Coach • Professional Learning Community • Department

8. Growing and Developing Professionally • CD Period • Contribute • Listen • PLC, Department, Faculty Meetings • New Teacher Training & In-Service Days • Mentor Teacher- 1st year only • Attend Workshops • Submission 1 month prior for BOE approval • Read • Faculty handbook • Student handbook • Professional literature

9. Showing Professionalism • Punctuality • Sign in by 7:10 AM • If an emergency arises please call main number 732-556-2000 • Be on-time to duties and meetings • Meet deadlines • Attendance • Dress • Dress code in teacher handbook • Wear ID • Behavior • In school community • Out of school community

10. Morning Expectations • Parking • Sign in at main office by 7:10 am • If an emergency arises please call main number 732-556-2000 • Check mail box prior to reporting to classroom (from hallway) • Students enter between 6:55 and 7:15 – staff should be at doors by classroom or at designated hallways by 7:15 • Period 1 starts at 7:20 am- submit attendance & issue ID Stickers (if applicable).

11. End of Day Expectations • Sign out is at 2:12 • Teachers stay after 1 day a week • Extra Help or detention (can be during UL) • Tuesdays reserved for department, faculty, PLC • New Teacher Academy

12. Student- ID Badges and Lanyards • Students wear ID everyday and all day • No ID Badge – • Block 1 teacher issues sticker (ID Sticker) • 3 days no id- write a referral • If student wants a replacement ID – send student to main office ($5 replacement fee must be paid to the main office BEFORE a new ID is generated) • Writing or drawing on ID- send ID and Discipline Referral Card to main office • Students with no ID will go to end of lunch line • Master teachers model procedures: consistently wear your staff ID.

13. Co-curricular Activities - Clubs • Scheduling Building/Facility Use • Fund Raising Procedures • Student Funds/Banking Procedures

14. Discipline Procedures • Classroom Management (Team Approach) • Ladder of Referral • General Discipline Policies • Discipline Referral Card • Cheating/Plagiarism Policies • Dress Code • Extra Help Detention, Central Detention, Sat. Det., Lunch Detention • In School Suspension, Out of School Suspension

15. Student- Cell Phones and IPODS Cell Phones/iPods are permitted during Unit Lunch. At any other time they should be out of sight and not in use (unless instructionally appropriate) • Master teachers model procedures: do not use cell phones in the classroom or hallways.

16. Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying (HIB)

17. Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying Definition • “Harassment, intimidation, or bullying” means any gesture, any written, verbal or physical act, or any electronic communication, as defined in N.J.S.A. 18A:37-14, whether it be a single incident or a series of incidents that: 1. Is reasonably perceived as being motivated by either any actual or perceived characteristic, such as race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, or a mental, physical or sensory disability; or

18. Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying Definition • By any other distinguishing characteristic; and that • Takes place on school property, at any school-sponsored function, on a school bus, or off school grounds, as provided for in N.J.S.A 18A:37-15.3, that substantially disrupts or interferes with the orderly operation of the school or the rights of other pupils; and that • A reasonable person should know, under the circumstances, that the act(s) will have the effect of physically or emotionally harming a pupil or damaging the pupil’s property, or placing a pupil in reasonable fear of physical or emotional harm to his/her person or damage to his/her property; or • Has the effect of insulting or demeaning any pupil or group of pupils; or

19. Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying Definition 6. Creates a hostile educational environment for the pupil by interfering with a pupil’s education or by severely or pervasively causing physical or emotional harm to the pupil “Electronic communication” means a communication transmitted by means of an electronic device, including, but not limited to: a telephone, cellular phone, computer, or pager.

20. Reporting procedures • When reporting an incident of HIB: • Verbally report the incident immediately to Ivan Goldenberg (ABS), Rob Paneque, Mike Mendes or Frank Janks (back-up ABS) • Fill-out the written report and submit to Ivan within one day of the verbal report • Teacher report form

21. Investigation procedure • Within one school day of the verbal report the principal or designee will initiate an investigation that will be conducted by the Anti-Bullying Specialist. • The investigation shall be completed and the written findings submitted to the Principal ASAP but no later than 10 school days.

23. Field Trips • Philosophy • Request Form • Permission Slip

24. Health Room Policy • Unless emergency, student should see teacher for pass before going to nurse • Response to frequent use

25. Crisis Intervention& Substance Abuse Reporting • Reporting of Students • I&RS Committee Referrals • Guidance (Katie Misa-Director) • Child Abuse/Neglect DYFS referrals (MOA) • CORE Team Referrals • Alyssa Regenye (SAC) • School Psychologists • Ivan Goldenberg (School Family Liaison)

26. Emergency Procedures • PA instructions, situation dictates evacuation or lockdown (red folders) • Drill with Pep Rally • Fire Drill Requirements/Procedures

27. Instructional Items • AVA Procedures • Library Procedures • Book Room • Supplies • Custodial Room

28. Evaluations • Observations • Non-tenured = 2- 40 minute and 1-20 minute • Pre-Observation Form (and lesson plans) • Due day before pre-ob conference • Post-Observation Form • Due 1 day after the observation • Evaluators • There will be at least two different • PDP • Teachscape