LUNCHROOM SUPERVISION
Administrators, I would like to thank everyone that responded to the lunchroom
supervision questionnaire from several weeks ago.
Below you will see the results on three separate questionnaires that are divided
up by grade levels(the first number is how many responded at that specific level.
e.g. 13 that responded - 5-8 grade levels).
Every school is going to have a unique situation so a blanket recommendation is
difficult. However, you may take the following recommendations and customize it
for your given situation, then you should be in good shape:
a) ratio from students to staff should not exceed 40:1 (the overall number of
students should be as small as possible, Sauk Elementary has each homeroom
class eat together in their classrooms-average of 25 students)
b) ideally you want certified staff as your supervisors due to their relationship
with the students (if not all, at least some)
c) a structured lunch time will eliminate majority of problems (e.g. eating half the
time and reading the other half)
d) the movement and interaction of the supervisors amongst the students
especially in large settings is critical, & e) having some type of initial training in
August and reinforcing expectations through the year (even a brief monthly
meeting, CPR training, etc.) is highly recommended.
Lunchroom supervision protocol
13 - 5-8 Level
1.
Number of lunchroom supervisors in your lunchroom (ratio with students)?
70:1, 125:1, 28:1, 90:1, 25:1, 60:1, 50:1, 200:1, 30:1
2.
How the lunch schedule is arranged (grouping of students and grades, and
any other information that will be helpful for us to understand how lunchroom
monitoring is accomplished)?
*Each grade level has their own lunch.
*5 and 6 are separate and 7-8 is mixed
*Chorus and band students eat together following class
*2 teams eat at the same time while the other team is in team interaction period
(22 minutes each) Teachers supervise lunch, it's in their schedule (Tinley Park).
3.
Do lunch supervisors also cover recess duty? If so, when?
*No recess at the junior high for most.
*2-3 playground supervisors
*Administrators will help
4.
Is there an administrator in the lunchroom with the lunchroom supervisors
every day (or how often if not everyday)?
Frequently, no, each administrator takes a lunch period,
5.
Are there teachers or other staff members assigned to the lunchroom in
addition to
lunchroom supervisors?
*No
*teachers are supervisors (Kaneland and Tinely Park)
*some others have a paid stipend for teachers
*offer teachers a free meal to eat in cafeteria but they do not have to handle
discipline, hopefully their presence is a deterrent.
*Encore teachers are lunch supervisors and there's no additional stipend
(Glendale Heights).
6.
What is the role of the lunchroom supervisors in your building (discipline,
helping students, cleaning tables, etc.)?
All of the above, discipline and logistics of lunchroom protocol, helping students,
custodians and cafeteria people cleanup, administrators deal with major
discipline issues.
Lunchroom supervision protocol
8 - K-8 Level
1.
Number of lunchroom supervisors in your lunchroom (ratio with students)?
40:1, 50:1, 25:1, 35:1
2.
How the lunch schedule is arranged (grouping of students and grades, and
any other information that will be helpful for us to understand how lunchroom
monitoring is accomplished)?
*Students eat by grade level.
*The following eat together: 1-3, 4-6, 7-8 & K-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8
* Lunch and recess is combined
3.
Do lunch supervisors also cover recess duty? If so, when?
Yes, following lunch
K-6 have recess and 7-8 do not.
4.
Is there an administrator in the lunchroom with the lunchroom supervisors
every day (or how often if not everyday)?
No, yes, and some of the time.
5.
Are there teachers or other staff members assigned to the lunchroom in
addition to
lunchroom supervisors?
No, yes
6.
What is the role of the lunchroom supervisors in your building (discipline,
helping students, cleaning tables, etc.)?
Yes. Major problems handled by teacher or administrator. Students clean up
after themselves.
Lunchroom supervision protocol
12 - K-6 responses
1.
Number of lunchroom supervisors in your lunchroom (ratio with students)?
25:1, 50:1, 80:1, 40:1, 100:2, 30:1, 60:1 (majority non-certified staff)
2.
How the lunch schedule is arranged (grouping of students and grades, and
any other information that will be helpful for us to understand how lunchroom
monitoring is accomplished)?
*each grade has lunch together
*recess before lunch and/or following lunch.
*K-1 building with 175 students has lunch at same time.
*combination of recess and lunch
3.
Do lunch supervisors also cover recess duty? If so, when?
Yes and no. Depending on school they might have recess supervisors and lunch
supervisors working at the same time or one set of supervisors for both.
Also, PE might be right before lunch or certified staff helping with recess.
4.
Is there an administrator in the lunchroom with the lunchroom supervisors
every day (or how often if not everyday)?
*all the time, sometime, or rarely ever.
5.
Are there teachers or other staff members assigned to the lunchroom in
addition to
lunchroom supervisors?
Mainly no. Some have tried but due to scheduling issues or contract problems it
never transpired. Typically your encore teachers that do not have a full schedule
were given lunch supervision (music and PE).
6.
What is the role of the lunchroom supervisors in your building (discipline,
helping students, cleaning tables, etc.)?
All of the above. Discipline is assisted by Staff member or administrator.