Welcome to CPI!!!

(OK, so Im a teacher, now what?)

Day to Day Routines
What are my hours?
7:15 - 3:05
Students enter the building at 7:15 and are dismissed at 2:30 on M, Tu, Th, F
Dismissal on Wednesday at 2:00
Period 1 begins at 7:35

Attendance: We need YOU in the classroom every day!!

What should I wear?
Professional Dress: Often times, you are the only professional that our students
interact with on a daily basis
Spirit Days on Payday Fridays: Jeans and spirit wear



Lunch:
Most bring their lunches, eat when the kids do
Meet your students outside
Day to Day
What about my lunch?
Most teachers bring their lunch or buy from the cafeteria, there are refrigerators in
the staff lounge
Pick your students up outside after lunch
What if I need a Substitute?
Request as soon as possible using Aesop, online system
Send email to Lisa Morin, Kurt, and Reneae ASAP
Also inform your team so they can help if necessary
Overplan for your substitute with specific lesson plans
Where should I park?
5th grade teachers usually park in the southwest parking lot near Door #15
6th grade teachers usually park in the front parking lot near Door #2



Day to Day
Where can I get supplies?
See Lisa Morin in the office if you need anything
How do I handle a parent concern?
Expectation is to answer within 24 hours via email or phone
Please ask if you need help with a response
Have someone read your email to check for tone and grammar
Where do I find IEPs, 504 plans and behavior plans?
Special education teachers will come around before the students arrive and provide
necessary information - ask questions!
Where to I print or make copies?
There are print stations centrally located in hallways attached to your computers
Copy machines are located in the office and the media center, see Lisa Morin for
access code


First Day
Greet students in the hallways
5th grade to LGI
6th grade to gym
All teachers will announce their class lists and take the students back to
their classrooms
Practice lockers, (5th grade especially), because we have some help in the
morning
5th grade give a quick tour of the building prior to lunch
Take class to gym for a grade level expectations presentation, (this will be
your prep on the first day)
Curriculum/Instruction
Marzano: 41 Elements, High Reliability Schools
PLCs: Protected time, collaboration
FIT: Goal is to provide additional time for remediation and
enrichment
Evaluation Process: Formal observation 1/semester, official
informal observation 1/semester, informals throughout the
year to provide specific feedback to help you become a
BETTER educator
ELs (Essential Learnings)

Curriculum and Instruction
Grading:
90% Assessments, quizzes, etc
10% Homework/Practice
Lowest grade should be 50%, 0s can make it mathematically impossible to
recover
Instructional Coach
Brian Lovell, non-evaluative
Will help with curriculum resources, teaching strategies, etc.
Discipline
*Establish procedures ASAP
*Reinforce often/reteach as necessary
*Fair, Firm, & Consistent
*Build positive relationships
*Supervise, supervise, supervise
*Supervise hallway/transition time, walk students to and from related arts, lunch and
restroom breaks; walk class out of the building at the end of each day
*Ask for help, advice
*Administrations role/expectations

Power School
New to everyone, lots to learn
Accurate attendance
Recording grades

Welcome to the team!
Everyone has been new
Teaching is difficult, exhausting, and at times overwhelming!
Teaching is also rewarding, fulfilling, and amazing!
Your team and your colleagues are happy to help; they are your best
resource!
You are on the CPI Team and remember:

You are here because we believe that you are
going to make us better!