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General Supervision Procedures
In order to ensure safety of students, all st aff members are responsible for supervision
of students who are directly assigned to their duty stations and staff must take care to
know where their students are at all times. If staff members are unable to assume their
supervision stations, they must make arrangem ents for a substitute. Students are not to
be left alone in classrooms without a staff me mber present. If a staff member must
leave the classroom area while students ar e present, the supervision of the students
must be transferred to another staff member.
Classroom teachers are responsible for meeti ng their students at their assigned outside
area and leading them into the building at the beginning of each day. At the end of
recesses, teachers are responsible for meet ing their classes under the covered play
area or at the doorways of their r ooms depending upon the organization of that
particular recess/grade level. When the bell rings, supervision of the students transfers
from the para-educator in charge of recess to the classroom teacher.
Staff members must supervise their classe s when moving from one area to another in
the buildings. Staff members are expected to instruct students to walk quietly on the
right side of the hallway.
1. Students are expected to have passes when traveling from one area in the
school to another wh en no staff member is present.
2. Students are not allowe d to be in any classroom without direct supervision.
All students must go outside during recess per iods unless the teacher or office
has authorized a different arrangement. Do not send students to the office
during recess either for punishment or fo r finishing school work without speaking
directly to the principal prior to sending to make arrangements.
3. Students may not be in the supply or book rooms without a staff member.
Send emergency supply requests to the para-educators or to the office.
4. Students must report to their rooms after recesses and should come to the
office only when directed by a teacher, another supervisor, or in case of an
emergency. Non-emergency referrals to the health room at the end of recess
must come from the classroom teac her and not the playground supervisor.
Before-School Supervision
Para-educators are responsible for morni ng supervision between 8:15 a.m. and 8:35
a.m.
Before-School Supervision Stations
� Covered Area
� Between 168
th
and 171
st
with safety patrols
� Cafe
� Valet
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Students will line up at assigned areas under the covered play area and wait for their
teachers to come and take them to the cla ssrooms. Students are to remain in their
class assigned lines in the mornings.
Transfer of student supervision from para-educ ators to teachers begins when the bell
rings.
Lunch Recess
Noon supervisors are responsible for supervising students in the cafeteria and on the
playground areas during lunch recess time. Teachers take students to the cafeteria
after which they are free for their 40 minute supervision-free lunch.
Supervisors must not engage in play with the students. Supervisors must refrain from
entering into involved conversations with students or other staff members while on
supervision since this will cause attention to be taken from overall safety on the
playground.
After-School Supervision
After-school supervision begins at 2:45. T eachers will monitor their students as they
travel to the bus�this can be arranged by grade levels. PE teacher will stand outside
the gym and art/tech teacher will stand outsi de art/tech door monitoring students as
they pass.
After-School Supervision Stations
� Between 168
th
and 171
st
with safety patrols
� Covered play area for bus safety
� Parking Lot
� Outside Gym
� Outside Art/Tech
Para-educators should be at their stations prior to the dismissal bell. Supervision
responsibilities center on a safe exit from the school site by all of the students at the end
of the school day. Para-educators on bus supervision are responsible for making sure
all students are on the buses before they leave their supervision station.
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