Administration Telephone Contact:

Nancy Brown: 586-2361 ext. 3016

Tips & Information

Before Class Begins

Look over the substitute teacher's folder left by the classroom teacher.  (If you can't locate one, check with the school secretary.  All teachers are requested to have an emergency plan for when they are absent.)
Locate emergency exits.
Locate emergency bells, how to get help (depends on the individual building), etc.
Write assignments on the board (most elementary teachers have a posted daily schedule on their boards.)
Look over lesson plans, worksheets, and other things that will be done for the day.  (If you don't find worksheets made or enough materials, this is a good time to pull out your own "Bag of Tricks".)
Introduce yourself to the teacher next door or across the hall so you can solicit help from that teacher if necessary.
Check the room to locate the procedures the teacher may have for computres, bathrooms, etc.  If none is posted, that may be something you have on your own procedure's sheet and/or transparency.

When Students Arrive

Talk to the first student in the classroom - this may be your first ally.
Have students begin with their "bell work" or "warm-up" to begin class.  Few teachers, except the ones for the youngest students, don't have something for students to do to focus on the day's work.
Get a sense of what's gone on before today by asking lots of questions about the content, the answers to the "bell work" or "warm-ups".
Follow the regular classroom teacher's lesson plans thoroughly, collecting and putting notes on graded papers.

When Students Leave the Class or for the Day

Leave a detailed note for the regular teacher.
Clean the room (optional, but recommended).
Grade homework/class work (optional, but recommended).
Fill out the substitute evaluation and return it to the building secretary.

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