Teacher+Duties


 * STAFFINGS AND CONFERENCES **

Teachers are asked to attend students’ staffing meetings. Staffings and parent conferences take precedence over coaching and other extra duty responsibilities. Teachers should arrange for a colleague to cover his/her duties until the staffing/conference is concluded. When a parent requests a conference, the teacher is asked to please attend the conference. Appointments may be made through the office, via counseling. The teacher should initiate most conferences. Many problems can be solved if parents are involved early. As much as possible conferences should be scheduled during team planning periods.

**SUPERVISION DUTY**
To assist and support our after school extracurricular program, all staff members are required to sign up to supervise various events. The Assistant Principal will be responsible to work in creating a sign up sheet for staff. We will start the sign up procedure with the staff members that have most seniority. The Assistant Principal will determine the number of duties everyone needs to sign up for to cover all of the events. In addition to the assigned duties, every staff member needs to assist with a track meet. If you are unable to cover your duty, it is your responsibility to find coverage.

**The only supervision duty during the day at TMS is hall duty. We expect all teachers to be outside their classroom monitoring the hallways for safety. We need to insure the hallways are safe for all students and this is all of our responsibility.** This is the responsibility of all. The teachers should make their presence known at their classroom door between classes while students are passing. · Teachers are to supervise the hall before and after school and during class changes. · All teachers with first hour classes are to be near their classrooms, ready for students, by 7:15 each morning. · If you need to go to the office, please let your team members know so they can keep an eye on your area too. · Teachers are to stay near their classrooms until students clear the building after school each day at approximately 3:00 p.m. · Teachers who are near restrooms should make frequent checks.
 * TEACHER HALL SUPERVISION**
 * PLEASE BE IN YOUR CLASSROOM WHEN STUDENTS ARRIVE!**


 * TEACHERS' CONTRACT DAY**

Staff members are requested to be in the building at least twenty to thirty minutes before the first bell, which is at 7:28. Variance from these times will be necessary periodically and must be cleared with an administrator. Teachers who accept employment in other buildings (coaching, tutoring, training, etc.) may vary from the established workday listed here if necessary.

In the Thompson R2-J district, we pride ourselves on the planning time devoted to the common team time. This is an opportunity for the team to meet Monday -Thursday for one 47-minute period and on Friday for curriculum. A great deal of teacher funding is directed toward providing for a common teamwork period. It is designed to allow for: interdisciplinary planning for units and activities, reflect on school effectiveness plans, along with counseling and disciplinary discussions; parent conferences; student conferences; and networking with peers. All team members are required to attend to daily team meetings unless otherwise arranged through an administrator.
 * TEAM WORK TIME**