Suggested Topics for New Teacher Meetings
(recommendation: meet 2x month during 1st semester;
once monthly during 2nd semester)
August Preschool Meeting
(or as soon as possible
see sample agendas
September
)
Topics:
Topics:
Campus Tour / Introductions
New Teacher “Brochure”
Mentor & Peer Teachers (explain roles)
Supplies
Attendance
Locker distribution
Rules, Procedures and classroom
management hints
School-wide discipline procedures
School-wide emergency procedures
Lesson Plan procedures/expectations
Substitute plans and arrangements
Payroll and leave procedures
Student agendas and/or handbooks
Open House
Keeping a gradebook
Gradequick
Scantrons
IRC grading scale
Open House
Using your personal computer (e-mail, etc)
Keeping Phone logs
Possible Guest Speakers:
Possible Guest Speakers:
Elementary Specialist or Assistant Principal
or Principal
 Curriculum
 Classroom management
 Expectations
Clinic Aide
 Procedures with sick children
 Accessing emergency health information
(allergies, diabetes, etc)
 Lice and other concerns
Secretary
 How to get supplies
 What to do if you have to leave school
early
 Forms/procedures for “leave”
 Appropriate “channels”
Computer/Tech person
 Availability of computer labs
 How to access labs
 What’s available in the labs
 What the lab manager does/doesn’t do
NOTE: All teachers new to Florida should plan
to attend the Sept 17th meeting regarding FPMS
evaluations and Florida Code of Ethic and
Professional Conduct. Call Marsha at 564-3033
for details and to register.
You may also want to invite Peer Teachers to
this or other meetings. Computer/Tech
person
 Availability of computer labs
 How to access labs
 What’s available in the labs
 What the lab manager does/doesn’t do
October
November
Topics:
Topics:
Parent Conferences (content, scheduling,
etc)
Preparing for Progress Reports
AIPs
FCAT information
SSS
Reinforce Lesson Plans
FCAT information
Computer lab acclimation
Field trips
SST
ESE
Possible Guest Speakers:
Possible Guest Speakers:
Parent Volunteer/PTA rep
 Available services
 Activities
ESE teacher
 IEPs
 Consultative services
 Modifying/accommodating
 Classifications of students
 Classroom teacher responsibilities
Speaker from before/after school programs
December
January
Topics:
Topics:
Semester Exams (procedures, schedules)
Book check
ESOL
FCAT Test Security
Visit the media center
Revisit classroom management
Possible Guest Speakers:
Possible Guest Speakers:
ESOL teacher
 Certification/endorsement for teachers
 Modifications/accommodations for
students
 Services available to classroom teachers
and students
Media Specialist
 Scheduling use of the media center
 Services/materials available
 Technology available
February
Topics:
March
Topics:
Celebrations
Schedule for next year
Possible Guest Speakers:
Possible Guest Speakers:
Guidance Counselor
 Scheduling for the upcoming year
 Scheduling for upcoming transitions
Athletic Director
 Programs
 Requirements for participation
April
Discuss transitional procedures (elem to
middle; middle to high; high school grad etc)
Possible Guest Speakers:
May
Textbook collection
End-of-the-year procedures/checklists
Locker clean-out
Start-up orders
Possible Guest Speakers:
Suggestion: Attendance rosters (with topics) could be forwarded to your
administrator after each meeting so that he/she knows what topics were
discussed and who was there to receive the information.