ORIENTATION CHECKLIST
I.
School Personnel
Board Members (7) :
Superintendent:
Deputy Superintendent:
II.
Mr. Nick Hatcher
Mr. Steve Helm
Mr. Chris Jewel
Mr. Delvin Kinser
Mrs. Cheryl Louderback
Mr. Reid Petty
Mrs. Tammy Sutherland-Abbott
Mr. Lance Stout
Dr. Diane Gross
Educational Community and School Culture
Community:
__________ Student population characteristics (gender, race, ethnicity,
socio-economic)
__________ Community characteristics
__________ Community resources
School:
__________ School characteristics
__________ Traditions
__________ Principal’s evaluation
__________ Recent school profile data (NCA)
III.
School Curriculum
__________ District’s mission statement
__________ State Standards & Assessment Notebooks
__________ School’s mission statements
__________ Class schedule
__________ Assessments given during the year
__________ Textbooks or materials available
__________ Supplemental media, library, technology available
IV.
School-Wide Student Policies (Written and Unwritten)
__________ School rules
__________ School discipline
__________ Attendance policy
__________ Accident/injury
__________ Medication
__________ Crisis manual
Sexual Harassment
__________ Withdrawal and transfers
__________ Homework/planners
__________ Textbook distribution
__________ Fund raising policy
__________ Early departure
__________ Tardiness
__________ Cafeteria regulations
__________ Student use of profanity or tobacco
__________ Student dress code
__________ Display of affection
__________ Assembly behavior standards
__________ Bus loading and routes
__________ Student grievance process
__________ Professional Development Council (PDC)
__________ Professional Commitment to Improve (PCI)
__________ Student handbook
V.
Teacher Policies (Written and Unwritten)
__________ Parking
__________ Personal, professional, and sick leave
__________ Trip request
__________ School calendar
__________ Mail box/district mail delivery system
__________ Use of Telephone
__________ Building teaching schedule for all staff
__________ Use of CUM folders and IEPs
__________ Progress reports
__________ Grade cards
__________ Field trip procedure
__________ Classroom parties
__________ Collection of student money
__________ Supply requisitions
__________ Referral procedure to identify exceptional students
__________ Teacher evaluations
__________ Students In Detention (SID) Assignments
__________ In house suspension
__________ Badges
__________ Use of classroom volunteers
__________ Lesson plan
__________ Faculty/district committees
__________ North Central Association (NCA)
__________ Hall, playground, lunchroom, bus, club or extra curricular activities
__________ Booster Club, PTO, Parent Teacher Conferences
Sexual Harassment
VI.
Classroom Layout (as applicable)
Locate Adequate:
__________ Student textbooks
__________ Indoor recess games
__________ Overhead
__________ Fire Alarm/Phone System
__________ Fire extinguishers
__________ Storage area
__________ Playground equipment
__________ VCR/DVD
__________ Maps
__________ Crisis manual
CPS Classroom Performance Systems
__________ Other equipment
Design your classroom layout considering:
__________ Wall and bulletin
board displays
__________ Floor space efficiency
__________ Location of supplies
__________ Bookcases
__________Traffic patterns
__________ Student work area
__________ Teacher instructional
area
__________ Teacher desk
__________ Ceiling usage
__________ Window usage
__________ Learning centers
__________ Special equipment
Design room decorations to start year:
__________ Posters
__________ Bulletin boards
__________ Plants, reading corners,
activity centers
__________ Window or door displays
__________ Student name tags/desk name tags
VII.
Beginning Class
__________ Attendance
__________ Tardies
__________ Behavior/classroom rules
__________ Material distribution
__________ Job chart/responsibilities
Instructional Activities:
__________ Leaving and entering the room
__________ Student contact with teacher desk
__________ Attention signal
__________ Discussion procedure
__________ Seatwork guidelines
__________ Extended activities
__________ Turning in/returning papers
__________ Monitoring of students during instruction/practice
Ending Class:
__________ Putting away supplies
__________ Dismissal
__________ Homework assignments
Assignment Policy:
__________ Paper heading
__________ Use of pen or pencil
__________ Writing of back of paper
__________ Neatness
__________ Incomplete work
__________ Late work
__________ Retesting/rewriting
Assignment Procedures:
__________ Posting of assignments
__________ Missing assignments
__________ Assignment evaluation criteria
__________ Retesting of outcomes
Make-Up assignments/tests
Evaluating Procedures:
__________ Exchange of papers
__________ Procedure for marking papers
__________ Explanation of grading scale
__________ Explanation of report cards
__________ Procedure for recording grades
__________ Procedure for providing student progress reports
Organization of Material:
__________ District communications
__________ School communications
__________ Principal communications
__________ Parental communications
__________ Lesson plans
__________ Student grades/records/portfolios
__________ Professional organization materials
__________ Substitute folder plans when absent
__________ Substitute request procedure
Transaction Procedures:
__________ Hallways
__________ Between subjects (elementary)
__________ Lunchroom
VIII.
Classroom Rules/Expectations
IX.
Office Referral Information
X.
Beginning of Year Planning
__________ Names and background of students
__________ Textbooks/materials/setting assignments
__________ Letter to parents/students
__________ Lesson plans for first 10 days
__________ Backup plans
__________ Positive attitude