DAILY PROCEDURES IN THE CLASSROOM

Procedures are a part of life. We follow procedures for using a telephone book, boarding an airplane, approaching a traffic light, and attending a wedding. The reason we have procedures in life is so that people can function in society knowing the acceptable and efficient ways people do things. A procedure is not a rule. A procedure is simply a method or process for getting things done in the classroom. By following procedures, you maximize your learning potential in the classroom environment. By not following a procedure, you might struggle with an assignment, cause a disruption, or spend time asking questions as to how to do something rather than using the class time efficiently. There are also procedures in this classroom. These procedures establish our classroom culture.

Entering the classroom. 1. Come to class every day prepared. You need a pencil, a piece of paper, as well as your class folder, and any other classroom materials. 2. Enter the classroom quietly. 3. Grab any materials that you may need for the class period (including your classroom binder) immediately upon entering. Do not ask to borrow a pencil or paper after the bell has rang. If you did not bring paper, grab at least three pieces of notebook paper. These need to be collected before the class begins. 4. If your pencil needs to be sharpened, do so quickly. Be seated before the bell rings. 5. Take your seat quickly and quietly. 6. Look to the designated place to find your bell ringer assignment. 7. Begin working on your bell ringer assignment quietly. When the bell rings to begin class. 1. Be in your seat working on the bell assignment silently. If you are not in your seat, get there quickly before the bell finishes ringing. 2. Stay on task during the time allotted for you to work on your bell assignment. 3. When the teacher announces for you to begin wrapping up your assignment, complete your thoughts within the next minute. 4. While a student is collecting the journal entries, check over your journal entry to make sure your name, class period, class hour, teachers name, and date are listed on the top of the page on the right hand side. 5. Use this transition time to review assignment due dates. Make sure your assignment due dates are up to date.

When the teacher wants your attention. 1. Listen for the bell (teachers bell) to ring and watch for the teachers hand. 2. Stop what you are doing and remain quiet for the teachers instructions. 3. Make eye contact with the teacher. 4. Comprehend what the teacher is saying by listening actively. 5. If there is anything the teacher says that you do not understand, raise your hand and ask her to clarify. Turning in assignments. (Excluding group work). 1. Place your assignment at the top of your desk on the right hand side. 2. The assignment collector will come and collect your assignments. Sharpening your pencil. 1. If you see that your pencil needs to be sharpened, do so before class. 2. If your pencil breaks during the class period, quickly and quietly leave your seat and go straight to the pencil sharpener. 3. Sharpen your pencil. 4. Go straight back to your seat without disturbing other classmates. 5. Sit back down quietly and get back on task. The process should not take more than a minute and a half. Exchanging Papers 1. If asked to exchange papers, you will pass them as directed. You may be asked to pass them to the left, right, etc. They should be passed quickly. 2. For the paper you are checking, write Checked By: Your Name at the top of the page on the left hand side. 3. Be an active listener as the teacher gives out the answers. 4. While grading: a. If someone left a question blank, it should be marked wrong. b. If someone only answered half of a question, wait for instructions about that question. c. If youre not sure whether or not an answer should be accepted, place a question mark beside the question as well as at the top of the page beside your name. Speaking in the Classroom. 1. If you have a question during a lecture, write your question down on a piece of paper and ask your question when the teacher asks if there are any questions at the end of the lecture. 2. If you are working on an assignment in a group, ask your work buddies. If no one knows, raise your hand and wait for the teacher to come help. While you are waiting, check over any work that you have already completed or move on to another step. Continue working. 3. If you need to ask one of your classmates a question that pertains to the lesson and it is during a lecture, wait until the lecture is over. 4. Personal talk is allotted only during certain time periods of the classroom. Wait for instructions as to when you are allowed a short free time.

Listening and responding to questions. 1. When someone is preparing to start talking, stop talking and make eye contact. 2. Use active listening skills while they are talking. 3. If you have questions, wait until they are finished talking (approximately 2-3 seconds) and ask your question. When you need to use the restroom. 1. You should use the restroom before the bell rings to start class. 2. Come into the classroom and make sure you have all your materials ready to begin your bell work when you get back to class. 3. Write your name on the white board quickly. 4. Quickly go to the bathroom and come back before the bell rings or quickly after. 5. If you have to use the restroom during the class period. a. You are only allowed to use the restroom if you have a bathroom pass ticket. b. Complete all your work that you have been assigned during this class period or wait until the lecture is over. c. Fill out your planner/ hallway pass. d. Raise your hand. Wait for the teacher to either come to you or give you the instruction to come to them. e. Show the teacher your completed work. f. If she okays it, ask her to sign your planner and hand her your bathroom pass. g. Leave the classroom quietly. h. Use the restroom quickly. i. Come back to the classroom and take your seat quietly without disrupting other students. Transitioning between tasks. 1. While the designated people are handing out assignments or proper material, remain in your seat. a. However, during this time, check your pencil to see if it needs sharpening. If so, check to make sure that no one else is sharpening their pencil. If not, proceed to quickly sharpen your pencil and return to your seat. 2. Put up any assignments that need to be put up (in your class binder). 3. Check your planner and make sure all assignment due dates are up to date. If you finish your work early. 1. Review the assignment criteria to ensure that you completed the assignment correctly. 2. Make sure that your assignment is turned in appropriately or put away appropriately. 3. Check your planner to make sure that all assignment due dates are listed. 4. Clean up around your desk. 5. Work on assignments from other classes or from any missing assignments in this class. 6. Read quietly. 7. Listen to music or play games on your phone if your have a phone pass.

Throwing something away. 1. Trash should not be thrown away during a lecture. 2. When not in a lecture, quickly go to the trash and throw your material away. 3. After your have thrown it away, return to your seat quickly without disturbing other students. Asking to visit guidance, the office, nurse, etc. 1. Unless it is an absolute emergency, you should not request to go guidance, the office, or the nurse during a lecture or unless all class assignments are complete. 2. If you do have to go, complete your assignments for the class period, then raise your hand to get the teachers attention. Wait for he/she to either come to you or to signal that you may come to her. a. If it is an emergency, follow the same procedure, except for completing your assignment. 3. Fill out your planner and get the teachers signature. 4. Once you have permission, you may go. During the clean-up period of the class. 1. When the class is dismissed for the clean-up period, you will use this time period to do your job. 2. To allow yourself some free time, quickly do your job and go back to your seat. 3. Wait for the teachers instruction to line up at the door before the bell rings. When the bell rings for dismissal of class. 1. If the teacher is talking, wait until the teacher is done speaking before you prepare to leave the classroom. You should be making eye contact with the teacher so that he/she knows you are listening. 2. Be sure that your classroom job is complete. 3. Check to make sure that all paper is cleaned up around your desk. 4. Make sure that your chair is pushed in. 5. Make sure that your desk is clean. 6. Wait for the teachers instruction to line up at the door to leave. You may not line up until the teacher instructs you to. 7. Walk out of the classroom. Please do not run. You might knock things or other classmates over. Emergency Procedures. We will follow the schools procedures during emergencies. You will receive instructions about these procedures at a later period. When someone knocks at the door. 1. Do not answer. Only the teacher will answer the door. 2. Give the teacher 5 seconds. If she has not answered the door: a. Raise your hand to get her attention. b. When she sees your hand, point to the door.

Where to find assignments if you are absent. 1. If you are absent, when you make it back to class, you will come in before the bell rings. 2. While you are gathering your materials for the class period, you will also go to the absent folder in the classroom. 3. Find the folder with your name on it. 4. Collect your materials. 5. After collecting your materials, find your seat quietly. 6. Look through the materials and instructions quickly (you will still need to allow time to complete your bell ringer assignments). 7. If you have any questions about the assignments, raise your hand. 8. Wait for the teacher to either come to you or for her to allow you to come to her. When you are tardy. 1. You are considered tardy if you are not in your seat working when the bell is finished ringing. a. If you are in the bathroom, your name is written on the board, AND your materials are on your desk ready for you to begin the bell ringer assignment when you return, you are excused. 2. (The rest of the tardy procedure will follow the districts procedures) If you need a pencil or paper. 1. These materials should be obtained when the bell rings. (See procedures for entering the classroom). 2. You are allotted two passes for borrowing these materials after the bell rings. After your passes are used, if you do not have the proper materials, you will be asked to copy vocabulary words and their definitions. When you need help or require a conference. 1. If you need help on an assignment in which we are working in class. a. If you are in a group or with partners, you will ask the members of your group first. b. If members of your group do not know how to help you or we are doing individual work, read over the instructions and the question once again. c. If you still need help, raise your hand and wait for the teacher to either come to you or for her to allow you to come to her. 2. If you need help understanding material. a. You have three opportunities during the class period to ask for help: (1) during the bell ringer assignment or (2) after you have completed the class assignment or (3) during the clean-up period after your job is finished. b. Raise your hand and allow the teacher to either come to you or instruct you to come to her. c. You may have to set up a time to meet during study hall or at another time to fully understand the material. Taking Roll 1. (These procedures will be developed in juxtaposition with the school procedures).

When School Wide Announcements are Made 1. When you hear the intercom come on, turn your voices off. 2. Listen actively to the announcements. 3. You are allowed to continue working while announcements come on, but voices should be off so we can better hear the announcements. When Visitors are in the Classroom 1. If we are working in group work: a. Continue working and stay on task. 2. If we were in a lecture: a. Stay seated b. Keep your voices off. c. See if your pencil needs sharpening (if so, see the pencil sharpening procedures) d. Review your notes. When the Teacher is out of the Classroom 1. If we are working in group work: a. Continue working and stay on task. 2. If we were in a lecture: a. Stay seated. b. Keep your voices off. c. See if your pencil needs sharpening (if so, see the pencil sharpening procedures) d. Review your notes.