By: Mary Brownrigg

School services students who are moderately,

severely, and severely multiply impaired.
Ages 3-26 years old
Has at least one paraprofessional in each classroom.
Most classrooms have 2 paraprofessionals.
Work day starts at 8:15 and staff unloads students
from buses at 8:50.
Staff assists students off bus because of the students
needs. (some students need assistance because of
their impairment, some students in wheel chairs.)
 Work starts for staff at 8:15pm. and ends at
3:45pm.
Attendance policy in place but not enforced.
Several staff late every day.
Multiple staff late every day on a regular basis.
Important that staff is prompt to work because
this is the only prep time during the day.
Bus Duty starts at 8:50.
 Send surveys out to all staff
This includes: Administration, Teachers,
Paraprofessionals, Support Staff
Survey includes how staff feels about
attendance policy, and what they would
change about it. Also includes how they feel
about the prep time and if 35 minutes is
enough.
 Create a group to discuss data collected from
survey.
Discuss and come up with incentives for staff
to get to work on time.
Raffles, breakfast and coffee in morning ect.
Create disciplinary action for staff who are late
on a daily basis.
1st: Warning
2nd: Stay after work
3rd: Meeting with administration
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