Duplin County Schools
Teacher Handbook
Mr. Scott Ballard, Principal
Ms. Dara Bailey, Assistant Principal
Hwy. 394 NC 111 North
Beulaville, NC 28518
910.298-4535
Instructional Requirements for All Instructional Staff
• Set high expectations for self and students
• Strive for excellence
• Use “best practices” supported by research
• Implement PEPs
• Maintain student portfolios for the following courses: Algebra I, Biology, Civics & Economics, English I, and US History
• Use NCSCOS/Blueprint
• Use pacing guides
• Develop high quality lesson plans
• Implement high quality/well executed lessons
• Monitor student performance
• Modify instruction
• Remediate and enrich
• Re-evaluate and reassess
• Post on board every day the following: SCOS Goal, Objective, and the Essential Question
• Develop D & F List (copies turned in to principal every three weeks)
• Contact parents (maintain parent contact log)
o School conferences
o Phone calls
o Mail
o Home visits
• Send progress reports home each three weeks
• Utilize Blooms Taxonomy
• Always consider what’s best for the child
Contents
Section 1: East Duplin and Its Faculty
Contents 1
Mission of East Duplin High School 2
Philosophy of East Duplin High School 2
Mission of Duplin County Schools 2
Philosophy of Duplin County Schools 2
Code of Ethics for North Carolina Educators 3
Mission of East Duplin High School
The mission of East Duplin High School, in collaboration with parents and the community, is to prepare all students to become productive, contributing members of society by providing quality instruction in a caring, safe environment.
Vision
We envision East Duplin High School as a school of the 21st century. We are confident that our school is led by 21st century professionals. Our graduates will be globally competitive students and workers, healthy and responsible, and prepared for life in the 21st century. We commit to providing these tools for our faculty and students:
• Laptops for all students & staff
• Course offerings that reflect needs
• Clean & safe campus & students
• An Integrated Curriculum
• Updated Facilities
Philosophy of East Duplin High School
East Duplin High School embraces the belief that strong educational leadership is necessary for establishing an effective learning environment for all students. This rationale will support learning opportunities which will enable all students to function in an ever-changing society.
THE DUPLIN COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM IS COMMITTED TO THE POLICY OF NON-DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF RACE, COLOR, CREED, NATIONAL ORIGIN, GENDER, RELIGION OR HANDICAP.
TITLE VI and TITLE IX COORDINATOR
Chief Officer of Human Resources/Leadership Development
Mrs. Felicia Brown
910-296-6642
SECTION 504 COORDINATOR
Chief Officer of Student Services, Policy, and Athletics
Dr. Ben Thigpen
910-296-6652
P.O. Box 128
Kenansville, NC 28349
910-296-1521
Code of Ethics for
North Carolina Educators
Adopted by the North Carolina
State Board of Education
June 5, 1997
Preamble
The purpose of this Code of Ethics is to define standards of professional conduct.
The responsibility to teach and the freedom to learn, and the guarantee of equal opportunity for all are essential to the achievement of these principals. The professional educator acknowledges the worth and dignity of every person and demonstrates the pursuit of truth and devotion to excellence, acquires knowledge, and nurtures democratic citizenship. The educator exemplifies a commitment to the teaching and learning processes with accountability to the students, maintains professional growth, exercises professional judgment, and personifies integrity. The educator strives to maintain the respect and confidence of colleagues, students, parents and legal guardians, and the community, and to serve as an appropriate role model.
To uphold these commitments, the educator:
I. Commitment to the Student
a. Protects students from conditions within the educator's control that circumvent learning or are detrimental to the health and safety of students.
b. Maintains an appropriate relationship with students in all settings; does not encourage, solicit, or engage in a sexual or romantic relationship with students, nor touch a student in inappropriate way for personal gratification, with intent to harm, or out of anger.
c. Evaluates students and assigns grades based upon the students' demonstrated competencies and performance.
d. Disciplines students justly and fairly and does not deliberately embarrass or humiliate them.
e. Holds in confidence information learned in professional practice except for professional reasons or in compliance with pertinent regulations or statutes.
f. Refuses to accept significant gifts, favors, or additional compensation that might influence or appear to influence professional decisions or actions.
II. Commitment to the School and School System
a. Utilizes available resources to provide a classroom climate conductive to learning and to promote learning to the maximum possible extent.
b. Acknowledge the diverse views of students, parents and legal guardians, and colleagues as they work collaboratively to shape educational goals, policies, and decisions; does not proselytize for personal viewpoints that are outside the scope of professional practice.
c. Signs a contract in good faith and does not abandon contracted professional duties without a substantive reason.
d. Participates actively in professional decision-making processes and supports the expression of professional opinions and judgments by colleagues in decision-making processes or due process proceedings.
e. When acting in an administrative capacity
1. Acts fairly, consistently, and prudently in the exercise of authority with colleagues, subordinates, students, and parents and legal guardians.
2. Evaluates the work of other educators using appropriate procedures and established statutes and regulations.
3. Protects the rights of others in the educational setting, and does not retaliate, coerce, or intentionally intimidate others in the exercise of rights protected by law.
4. Recommends persons for employment, promotion, or transfer according to their professional qualifications, the needs and policies of the LEA, and according to law.
III. Commitment to the Profession
f. Provides accurate credentials and information regarding licensure or employment and does not knowingly assist others in providing untruthful information.
g. Takes action to remedy an observed violation of the Code of Ethics for North Carolina Educators and promotes understanding of the principles of professional ethics.
h. Pursues growth and development in the practice of the profession and uses that knowledge in improving the educational opportunities, experiences, and performance of students and colleagues.
Developed by the North Carolina Professional Practices Commission
in consultation with North Carolina educators.
Adopted by the State Board of Education
June 5, 1997
Contents
Section 2: Faculty Information
Contents 1
Faculty and Staff 2-3
Department Chairpersons 4
Committee Assignments 5-6
Resource Contacts 7
Handbooks 8
Faculty and Staff Hospitality Fund 9
Grievance Procedure 10
East Duplin Faculty and Staff
2012-2013
| |First Name |Last Name |Position |Location |
|Mr. |Scott |Ballard |Principal |Office |
|Ms. |Dara |Bailey |Asst. Principal |Office |
|Mr. |Eric |Grubbs |Asst. Principal |Office |
|Ms. |Judith |Arevalo |Exceptional Children |Rm. 3 |
|Mr. |Alex |Barnett |Mathematics |Rm. 86 |
|Ms. |Betty |Baysden |JROTC |Rm. 47 |
|Ms. |Holly |Beasley |Chorus |Rm. 40 |
|Ms. |Lisa |Bostic |Media Asst. |Media Center |
|Mr. |John |Byrd |Custodian | |
|Ms. |Lisa |Chittick |Exceptional Children |Rm. 97 |
|Ms. |Michael |Cottle |Science |Rm. 14 |
|Mr. |Billie Jeanne |Curns |Band |Rm. 40 |
|Ms. |Amy |Daniels |Health Occupations |Rm. 31 |
|Mr. |Chris |Dyer |SRO |Office |
|Ms. |Kathleen |Edwards |Cafeteria Manager |Cafeteria |
|Ms. |Wanda |Faircloth |Data Manager |Guidance Office |
|Ms. |Hattie |Fennell |Chill Out Director |Rm. 45 |
|Ms. |Leah |Fife |Social Studies |Rm. 22 |
|Ms. |Polly |Hatcher |English |Rm. 12 |
|Col. |Mark |Hendrick |JROTC |Rm. 60 |
|Ms. |Alyssa |Herring |Art |Rm. 39 |
|Mr. |Battle |Holley |Physical Education |Field House |
|Ms. |Heather |Houston |Science |Rm. 24 |
|Mr. |Mark |Hughes |Social Studies |Rm. 21 |
|Ms. |Regina |Humphries |Business Education |Rm. 36 |
|Ms. |Katy |Hunter |English |Rm. 6 |
|Mr. |Wayne |Jackson |On-line Facilitator |Rm. 98 |
|Ms. |Karen |Jackson |English |Rm. 12 |
|Mr. |Greg |Jenkins |Physical Education |Rm. 43/Gym |
|Ms. |Dena |Jenkins |Media Specialist |Media Center |
|Mr. |Tate |Jenkins |Mathematics |Rm. 87 |
|Ms. |Amanda |Jenkins |Health Occupations |Rm. 34 |
|Ms. |Mary |Johnson |Custodian | |
|Mr. |Joey |Jones |Physical Education |Rm. 42/Gym |
|Mr. |James |Jones |Social Studies |Rm. 4 |
|Ms. |Kristen |Kapfer |English |Rm. 5 |
|Ms. |Myra |Kast |Exceptional Children |Rm. 88 |
|Ms. |Melba |Keathley |Business Education |Rm. 37 |
|Mr. |Corey |Keffer |Technology |Rm. 32 |
|Mr. |Kirk |Kennedy |Science |Rm. 15 |
|Mrs. |Breeana |Kennedy |Guidance |Guidance Office |
|Ms. |Belinda |King |School Nurse |Nurses Office |
|Mr. |Mark |Lane |English |Rm. 91 |
|Mr. |Russell |Lanier |Social Studies |Rm. 26 |
|Mr. |David |Lee |Auto Technology |Rm. 28 |
|Ms. |Beverly |Lee |Family & Consumer Sci. |Rm. 1 |
|Mr. |Ray |MacLeod |Science |Rm. 16 |
|Ms. |Kimberly |Marshburn |Mathematics |Rm. 90 |
|Ms. |Lluvia |Mendieta |Receptionist |Office |
|Ms. |Marilyn |Miller |Mathematics |Rm. 20 |
|Mr. |Joseph |Murray |Agriculture |Rm. 29 |
|Ms. |Barbara |Murphy |Custodian | |
|Ms. |Ashley |Myer |Book Keeper |Office |
|Ms. |Kisha |Nichols |Exceptional Children |Rm. 89 |
|Ms. |Marsha |Pierson |CDC/SPC |Guidance Office |
|Ms. |America |Pinales |Spanish |Rm. 92 |
|Ms. |Betty |Raynor |English |Rm. 94 |
|Mr. |Robert |Ross |Physical Education |Rm. 98/Gym |
|Ms. |Emily |Sandlin |Technology |Rm. 33 |
|Mr. |Seth |Sandlin |Physical Education |Rm. 42/Gym |
|Mr. |Lora |Scarborough |Custodian | |
|Ms. |Beverly |Sholar |Social Studies |Rm. 23 |
|Mr. |Aaron |Smith |Social Studies |Rm. 9 |
|Ms. |Jackie |Smith |Science |Rm. 13 |
|Ms. |Marilyn |Stallings |Mathematics |Rm. 25 |
|Mr. |Terrel |Stevens |Exceptional Children |Rm. 96 |
|Ms. |Loreen |Sumner |English |Rm. 95 |
|Ms. |Silvia |Tadeo |ESL |Rm. 99 |
|Ms. |Laura |Testerman |Business Ed. |Rm. 35 |
|Ms. |Jessica |Thigpen |Mathematics |Rm. 17 |
|Mr. |Keith |Thigpen |Custodian | |
|Ms. |Sandra |Townsend |Teacher Asst. |Rm. 89 |
|Ms. |Amber |Tuck |Social Worker |Guidance Office |
|Ms. |Elizabeth |Turner |Social Studies |Rm. 10 |
|Ms. |Danna |Westerbeek |Guidance |Guidance Office |
|Ms. |Louise |Whaley |Guidance Asst. |Guidance Office |
|Mr. |Chris |Whitman |Auto Technology |Rm. 30 |
|Ms. |Maria |Williams |Spanish |Rm. 93 |
|Ms. |Mary |Williams |Mathematics |Rm. 19 |
|Ms. |Shelly |Winter |Theatre Arts |Rm. 99 |
Department Chairpersons
English and Foreign Language Katy Hunter
Mathematics Mary Williams
Science Kirk Kennedy
Social Studies Beverly Sholar
Physical Education Joey Jones
Career Technical Education Regina Humphries
Melba Keathley
Guidance Amber Tuck
Media Services Dena Jenkins
JROTC Mark Hendrick
Fine Arts Shelby Winter
Occupational Preparation Renee Arevalo
Athletic Director Robert Ross
2012-2013 Committee Assignments
School Improvement Team (years left of service): Ray MacLeod ~ Chair (1 yr.), Shelby Winter (1 yr.), Betty Raynor (1 yr.), Melba Keathley (2 yr.), Renee Arevalo (2 yr.), Marilyn Stallings ~ Secretary (2 yr.), Russ Lanier (3 yr.), Greg Jenkins (3 yr.), Emily Sandlin (3 yr.), Classified Staff (1 year term), Breeana Kennedy, Nicholas Williams (1 year term), Fred Lanier, Cindia Dorn, Eric Grubbs, Dara Bailey, Scott Ballard
The Chair will be in his or her last year of the three year cycle. The Co-chair will be in his or her second year of the three year cycle. The Co-chair will be voted on by the School Improvement Team and will automatically move into the lead Chair position in his or her third year.
The Chair is responsible for agendas and for conducting the meetings in a fair and efficient manner. The Co-chair will serve as recorder for the meetings and is responsible for contacting non-faculty to notify of meetings.
Data Team: Scott Ballard, Algebra I PLC member, English II PLC member, Biology PLC member, Mary Williams, Beverly Sholar, Melba Keathley
NSSE (SACS): Melba Keathley and Beverly Sholar
Student Assistance Team: Amber Tuck (Chair), Belinda King, Marsha Pierson, Dara Bailey, Breeana Kennedy, Danna Westerbeek, Eric Grubbs, Scotty Ballard
• The SAT team will also be utilized for Guidance, Suicide Intervention/Crisis and Health & Safety Committees.
Media and Technology: Dena Jenkins (Chair), SIT Team will provide membership
Student Handbook Committee: Dara Bailey (Chair). SIT Team will provide membership
Hospitality Committee: Beverly Sholar (Chair), Ashley Myers, Wanda Faircloth, Beverly Lee, Dena Jenkins, Amber Tuck
Scholarship Committee: Danna Westerbeek (Chair), Breeana Kennedy, Amber Tuck, Mary Williams, Beverly Sholar, Dara Bailey, Scotty Ballard
Attendance Appeals Committee: Amber Tuck (Chair), Eric Grubbs, Russ Lanier, Wanda Faircloth, Regina Humphries, Silvia Tadeo, Katy Hunter, Belinda King
NC Graduation Project Committee: Kim Marshburn (Chair), Greg Jenkins, Alex Barnette, Maria Williams
1st Responders: Amanda Jenkins, RN, Amy Daniels, RN, Belinda King, RN, Greg Jenkins, Joey Jones, Chris Whitman, Laura Testerman, Eric Grubbs, Heather Houston
Bloodborne Pathogens: Custodial Staff, Coaches, RN’s, 1st Responders, Diabetic Care Providers, EC Teachers, Resource Officer
Diabetic Care: Amanda Jenkins, Amy Daniels, Belinda King, Laura Testerman, Karen Jackson
CPI Trained Staff: Eric Grubbs, Laura Testerman, other staff to be added to this list)
Fundraising Committee: Robert Ross, Betty Raynor, Melba Keathley, Mary Williams
• Because this benefits the entire school, this committee may recruit others who are deemed necessary for the successful completion of specific projects.
**Additional Committees may be formed if needed
Resource Contacts
1. Student records Louise Whaley
2. Transfers/withdrawals Louise Whaley
3. Finances Ashley Myers
4. PowerSchool Wanda Faircloth
5. Social problems Danna Westerbeek
6. Special needs/Exceptionalities Renee Arevalo
7. Discipline Eric Grubbs
8. Attendance Amber Tuck
9. Injuries Belinda King
10. Supplies Lluvia Mendieta
11. Textbooks Dara Bailey
12. Transportation/parking Eric Grubbs
13. Maintenance Keith Thigpen
14. Custodial assistance Keith Thigpen
15. Remediation Dara Bailey
16. Demographics Wanda Faircloth
17. End of term Wanda Faircloth
18. Announcements Lluvia Mendieta
19. Curriculum Scott Ballard
20. Nonacademic duties Dara Bailey
Athletic , Hall/cafeteria, Bus
21. Equipment Dena Jenkins
22. Media needs Dena Jenkins
23. ESL Silvia Tadeo
Handbooks
It is the responsibility of each faculty member to read and be familiar the all handbooks used at East Duplin High School. The following handbooks are available for use by faculty members.
Handbooks Provided to Each Faculty Member:
1. Crisis Management Guide
2. Faculty Handbook (On-line)
3. Student Handbook (Hard Copy & On-line)
4. Student Course Offering Guide
5. Standard Course of Study (On-line)
The Faculty and Staff Hospitality Fund
All faculty and staff members are asked to contribute $15.00 to the Faculty and Staff Hospitality Fund. When the fund is depleted, another contribution will be made.
Please make your contribution to the bookkeeper. The Faculty and Staff Hospitality Fund will be used as follows:
Occasions Amount
Death (employee or student) $50 spray
Death (spouse, mother, father, child, brother, sister) $30-$35 green plant
Sickness (employees only – hospitalization) $30-$35 cut arrangement
Wedding (employees only) $50 gift
Birth (employees only) – 1st child $30-$50 gift
All subsequent children (large package of diapers)
Retirement $100 gift
(Special collection may be made for the gifts and to help pay for dinner.)
Committee Members
Beverly Sholar (Chair), Wanda Houston, Wanda Faircloth, Beverly Lee, Dena Jenkins, Amber Tuck
Please notify the bookkeeper about deaths for flowers.
Call the principal to start the phone chain in the case of a death.
An e-mail will be sent out to the staff in the event of a death or sickness which involves hospitalization. If you wish to not have an e-mail sent out, you will need to let the principal know at that time.
Grievance Procedure
The Duplin County Board of Education shall give equal opportunity for employment, without regard to race, religion, color, creed, national origin, sex, age, or physical disability to all persons otherwise qualified, except where specific age, sex, or physical requirements constitute bona fide occupational qualifications necessary to maintain proper and efficient administration.
Written complaints should be submitted to:
Title VI, Title IX Coordinator
Duplin County Schools
P. O. Box 128
Kenansville, NC 28349
Any student or employee of this district who believes he or she has been discriminated against, denied a benefit, or excluded from participation in any district education program or activity, on the basis of sex in violation of this policy, may file a written complaint with the compliance administrator designated above. The compliance administrator shall cause a review of the written complaint within 10 working days after receipt of the written complaint. A copy of written complaint and compliance administrator’s response shall be provided each member of the Board of Education. If the complainant is not satisfied with such response, he or she may submit a written appeal to the Board of Education indicating with particularity the nature of disagreement with the response and his or her reasons underlying such disagreement.
The Board of Education shall consider the appeal at its next regularly scheduled board meeting following receipt of the response. The Board of Education shall permit the complainant to address the board in public or closed session, as appropriate and lawful, concerning his or complaint and shall provide the complainant with its written decision in the matter as expeditiously as possible following completion of the hearing.
Contents
Section 3: Faculty Responsibilities
Contents 1
General Information 2
Teacher Duty 3
Finances 4
Computer Software 5
Moment of Silence & Pledge of Allegiance 5
Textbooks 6
Lockers 6
Communications 7
• School Publicity
• Office Telephone
Lunchroom 7
Student Conduct 8
• Classroom
• Hall
• Bus
• Tardy
• Inappropriate Affection
Chill Out Room 10
Student Health Issues 11
Teacher’s Responsibility to a Substitute 12
Substitute Teacher File 13
General Information
1. Because students will be exiting the buses at 7:45, each teacher will need to be in his/her classroom no later than 7:40.
2. Each teacher will develop his/her curriculum, within local, state, and federal guidelines. The principal and any of the faculty members will assist him/her in every way possible. Lesson plans will be checked by the administration.
3. Each teacher will be responsible for the curricular activities that are to take place in his/her classroom based upon the NC Standard Course of Study and the NC Teacher Handbook.
4. Principles of economy and interest should be the dominant factors in good classroom management.
5. School management is a cooperative affair; hence, the authority and influence of the teacher does not end with dispatch of the classroom duties. General supervision of students is expected at all times if the assertive discipline plan is to work.
6. The teacher should remain with his/her class at all times. In the event the teacher must leave the classroom, arrangements must be made to assure that the students are properly supervised. If the teacher finds it necessary to leave the school grounds, he/she must notify the office. This is necessary for the protection of the teacher as well as the school.
7. The matter of discipline should be dealt with through constructive and preventive rather than curative measures. Teachers will use the assertive discipline method and other intervention strategies. Individual pupils should not be scolded in front of other students. Schedule a private conference with pupils who need help.
8. No misconduct should be allowed to reach active or even aggressive stages before help is asked for from the administration. The administration is willing to assist teachers in all individual pupil discipline cases.
NOTE: If the administration has any criticism to make concerning you or your teaching, these criticisms will be given directly to you and not to the pupils or parents. The administration will also make mistakes. You are asked to bring your criticism of these mistakes to the administration and not discuss them publicly. This is the answer to a successful school.
Teacher Duty
The most important role of the teacher in each of the following duties is to be there.
Duties Before School
Teachers are to be in their classroom by 7:40 a.m. each day unless assigned duty.
1. Each teacher is to monitor the hall area outside his or her classroom during the changing of the class periods. Please move to the door as much as possible and observe hallway traffic.
2. Downstairs
Monitor the downstairs hall from the main lobby.
3. Upstairs
Monitor the upstairs hall from the entrance to the middle stairwell.
4. North Breezeway (Cafeteria)
Monitor the area from the outside entrance of the north downstairs hall to the shop area at the other end.
5. South Breezeway (Gym/Fine Arts Building)
Monitor the area from the outside entrance of the south downstairs hall to the gym area.
6. Parking Lot/Driveway
Monitor students arriving to school. In the parking lot, ensure that all students are safe from moving vehicles, that there are no careless moves from drivers and that order is established. In the driveway, ensure that vehicles pull all the way forward to drop off students, provide guidance and ensure that order is established.
7. Cafeteria/Bus Duty
Monitor the area from the cafeteria to the student unloading area in the bus lot.
READ CAREFULLY
Finances
1. Before a teacher makes any purchase of supplies or materials, locally or otherwise, he/she must see the school treasurer first. Purchases made without a purchase order will be the teacher’s sole responsibility per county policy.
2. Purchase orders must be completed and traveled through proper channels before supplies or materials can be purchased. Payment cannot be made from a statement. This procedure must be followed with all local school funds, including club funds.
3. When money is accepted by a teacher from a student for instructional fees, scholastic insurance, club dues, etc., a receipt must be written in the teacher's receipt book. All money must be deposited with the school treasurer on the day of collection. Complete a teacher's analysis of deposit form to be turned in with the teacher's receipt book and money.
4. All money that is received must be receipted in a receipt book and deposited in a school account! Failure to do so is considered “mismanagement of funds” and is grounds for dismissal. There are no exceptions!
5. Clubs will have only two fundraisers per year. The principal and the Board of Education must approve fundraising activities each year. Plan early and get your date approved and on the main calendar in the principal’s office. The principal must approve all activities and events at East Duplin High School.
THERE CAN BE NO FUNDRAISERS BEFORE OCTOBER 16TH .
Computer Software
1. Any software ordered by the Duplin County Board of Education or purchased through funds within our school should be installed with Duplin County Schools as the registered owner. Please do not use your name.
2. An official software license should come with all software orders. This license is proof of purchase. File in a safe place (media center).
3. If you have purchased multiple licenses for the software, you must fill out a documentation sheet listing where the software was loaded. Attach this sheet to your license and keep in your files.
4. When computers are transferred, your software documentation should go with the machine. When transferring any hardware or equipment item, please remember to fill out a Fixed Asset Transfer Form.
5. For your copyright protection, keep the original and send a copy for filing to the Media Center.
6. Do not allow Duplin County School purchased software to be taken out of your classroom to be on loaded on computers at home or other computers within the school (unless the school has purchased a license).
7. Do not allow students to bring software from home to load on school computers.
8. Save and file these instructions for future reference.
By following these guidelines, you will never have to worry about violating copyright laws. This is serious business; please use good judgment.
Moment of Silence & Pledge of Allegiance
The Duplin County Board of Education authorized the observance of a moment of silence at the beginning of each day in all grades in the school system. The moment of silence may not exceed one minute in length, must be completely unstructured and free of any influence from any source, and no other activity will be allowed during that time.
Legal Reference: G.S. 115C-47 (28)
The Duplin County Schools (each individually) will observe this policy by arranging with all first period teachers that the first minute of each first period be set aside for a minute of silence. At the conclusion of the minute, the class will resume the scheduled activity. This is not an option; it is required.
Source: Duplin County Board of Education
Kenansville, NC 28349
Date: August 20, 1985
Textbooks
Teachers will be held responsible for the exact number of textbooks issued to them. According to state law, textbooks that are lost due to negligence of the teacher must be paid by the teacher.
Teachers will be issued forms on which they may record the number and condition of the textbooks issued in order to keep a close check on them. It is also advisable that the teacher personally write the student’s name in the textbook. Periodical checks should be made by the teacher of the textbooks charged to him/her.
At the end of the year, all books must be accounted for and damage fees must be collected for mistreatment or loss of books.
All textbook requests and reports will be submitted to the assistant principal.
Lockers
Lockers are assigned by the assistant principal’s office. School locks are required. There will be no charge for the use of the locker and lock. In the event of a lost or stolen lock, a five dollar charge will be assessed for the lock replacement. Mr. Grubbs will be in charge of lockers.
Communications
School Publicity
All publicity of school affairs will be directed through the office. Please submit all copies to the office before it is released to the public. This request is made so that the school will be aware of the information for which it is responsible.
Each teacher is expected to contribute to this phase of work. Each department should see that recognition is given in school, local, and state papers to any student who does outstanding work or who represents the school in contests, whether winner or not.
Office Telephone
The office telephone is primarily for school business. In cases of emergency we will call a pupil or teacher to the telephone. However, the usual procedure will be to request the party calling to leave a number that the pupil or teacher may call at a later time. Should it be necessary for you to use the office telephone for a personal long distance call, please use a calling card, call collect, or have the call charged to your home phone. Calls made by clubs for school business and authorized by the administration will be paid out of the club funds. Please record the information and leave the information with the secretary. When it is necessary to use the office telephone, use the teacher’s workroom phone for privacy, and please be brief. Do not send students to the office to use the telephone. If they are sick, they may use the Chill Out phone.
Lunchroom
1. Lunch period for teachers is the first 25 minutes of the lunch period. This will allow ample time for eating and time to be back in your classroom ready for the students after their lunch break.
2. The lunchroom will be under the direct supervision of the lunchroom manager.
3. The benefit of the wholesome noonday meal should be stressed by the teacher and given special emphasis in health classes.
4. The price of lunches will be $1.75 for students and cost per item for adults. Breakfast prices are $1.00 for students and cost per item for adults.
5. All students are required to remain on school grounds during the lunch period. Parents may not give permission for students to leave campus for lunch. You have a tremendous influence upon the student’s attitude toward the lunchroom and other proposed endeavors.
Student Conduct
How to Use Assertive Discipline
1. Dismiss the thought that there is any acceptable reason for misbehavior (Biologically based misbehavior may be an exception).
2. Decide which rules you wish to implement in your classroom. Devise four or five rules that are specific and easily understood by your students. (For more on making rules, see the home page link on "How to create your own behavior management system")
3. Determine negative consequences for noncompliance (You will be providing a consequence EVERY TIME a student misbehaves). Choose three to six negative consequences (a "discipline hierarchy"), each of which is more punitive or restrictive than the previous one. These will be administered if the student continues to misbehave. The Canters recommend that you NOT continue punishing if talking with the youngster will help to defuse the situation. (For more on making and implementing consequences, see the home page link on "How to create your own behavior management system")
4. Determine positive consequences for appropriate behavior. For example, along with verbal praise, you might also include raffle tickets that are given to students for proper behavior. Students write their names on the cut up pieces of paper and drop them into a container for a daily prize drawing. Even if a student is having a bad day, there is a reason to improve...s/he might get a ticket and have a chance at winning the raffle prize. Others might receive notes of praise to be shown to their parents.
Group rewards are also used. A marble might be dropped into a jar for each predetermined interval that the class as a whole has been attentive and respectful. When the jar is full, a special event is held. Some assertive teachers write a letter of the alphabet on the board for each period/activity of good group behavior. When the letters spell "Popcorn Party" (or some other activity), that event is held.
5. Conduct a meeting to inform the students of the program. Explain why rules are needed. List the rules on the board along with the positive and negative consequences. Check for understanding. Review periodically throughout the year (especially soon after implementation of the program) in order to reiterate important points and consolidate the program.
6. Have the students write the rules and take them home to be signed by the parents/guardians and returned (optional depending on age of students, chances of forms being reviewed and returned, etc.). Attach a message explaining the program and requesting their help.
7. Implement the program immediately.
8. Become skilled in the use of other assertive discipline techniques:
a. Communicate your displeasure with a student's misbehavior, but then be sure to tell the student what s/he should be doing. For example, consider: "Bill, please put the pencil down on the desk and pass your paper forward." Notice that the teacher told the student what to do. Often students contine to display inappropriate behavior when they have been told to discontinue it because they do not know what they should be doing. Now that you have given a direction, you can reinforce the student for compliance or punish him or her for noncompliance. Be sure to add emphasis to your directions by using eye contact, hand gestures, and the student's name.
b. Recognize and quickly respond to appropriate behavior. This quick action will encourage the students to display the desired behavior more often. Be aware that some students may need to be reinforced quietly or non-verbally to prevent embarrassment in front of peers.
c. Learn to use the "broken record" technique. Continue to repeat your command (a maximum of three times) until the student follows your directions. If directions are not followed at that point, the sequential list of penalties is implemented. Do not be sidetracked by the student's excuses. Consider this example of the procedure:
Teacher: "Vince, you have work to do. Get away from that window and sit in your seat."
Student: "But I want to see the cop give that guy a ticket." (Now you have to make a choice: Is this incident a "teachable moment", in which everyone could go to the window and we could teach about law enforcement, greivances in court, insurance rates, etc.; Or is it important at this time for everyone to be working on something else more essential?)
Teacher: "I understand, but I want you to sit down now."
Student: "'Just one minute, OK?"
Teacher: "'No, Vince, I want you to sit down now."
Student: "Aw, OK."
Nice kid. If the command is not followed, you might issue a choice to the student. This can be done after the first, second, or third request. Give the student a choice between following the command or facing a consequence for disobedience. For example: "Vince, you have a choice. You can sit down now or you'll sit with me after school (or during recess)." If you find it necessary to implement the consequence, make it clear to the student that s/he made the decision as to which option would occur. The consequence should be administered quickly and in a calm, matter-of-fact manner. In the above situation, you would move through your list of negative consequences until the student complies.
d. Learn to use the "positive repetitions" technique. This is a disguised way of repeating your rules so that all students know what to do (This procedure appears to be a restatement of Jacob Kounin's "ripple effect" strategy). Repeat the directions as positive statements to students who are complying with your commands (e.g. "Jason raised his hand to be recognized. So did Harold and Cynthia. Thanks you.").
e. Use "proximity praise" (also appears to have been borrowed from Jacob Kounin). Instead of just focusing on the misbehaving students, praise youngsters near them who are doing the correct thing. It is hoped that the misbehaving students will then model that appropriate behavior (Kounin's "ripple effect"). The comments can be made specific and obvious for younger students. More subtle recognition is required for adolescents.
f. Make use of proximity control; moving toward misbehaving students (indicated moreso for younger kids). Invite (pre)adolescents into the hallway to "talk" to avoid embarrassment in front of peers (and the negative behavior that will most likely result if you engage in public chastisement).
g. If kids don't presently possess desired classroom behaviors, teach them! This instruction involves more than just giving commands. Teach and roleplay actions in order to promote responsible behavior (see the page on this site titled "Teaching social skills to kids who don't have them")
Classroom
In case of misconduct in the classroom, the assertive discipline plan is to be followed and other intervention should be tried. Very rarely should the door be completely closed to the student. Do not refer a student to the office or chill-out without bringing a referral slip.
Hall Passes
No passes unless it is absolutely necessary! If a student is out of class he/she must have East Duplin Hall Pass with all information completed and signed by the teacher. Each teacher should know the whereabouts of his/her students at all times. The administration and teachers will enforce this policy.
School Buses
Maintaining good order on school buses requires the cooperation of pupils, parents, teachers, assistant principal, principal, and bus driver. It is suggested that each teacher constantly give his/her attention to a program of safety education with particular emphasis on riding the school buses. Questions related to transportation should be addressed to the assistant principal.
Late Bus:
Since buses are state maintained and operated vehicles, a student arriving on a late bus has little control over the resulting tardy. This presents a problem. The proposed solution is to have the students on the late bus sign in with the office and receive a class pass; they must be in class within 4 minutes of time given on the pass. If not, a tardy will be assessed.
Students Tardy to Class
Focus: An effective school holds quality instructional time in highest priority. The central focus in our tardy policy is to reinforce “sacredness” to the classroom instructional period. With the policies in effect, educators will be able to provide more effective and efficient instruction since interruptions of classroom time will be drastically reduced. With a school-wide tardy policy, fairly and consistently enforced, our school can make a concerted effort to insure the quality of instructional time. Policy changes have been streamlined to better ensure central control of student absentees and to eliminate much of the effort individual teachers once spent enforcing pervious tardy policies.
Tardies
There are four minutes allowed to get from one class to another. At the end of four minutes, the tardy bell will ring. Students entering class after the tardy bell will be counted tardy for that class. When a tardy is given, the following procedure will be followed:
1 tardy Teacher warning
2 tardies Teacher calls home
3 or 4 tardies After School Detention
5 or 6 tardies In-School-Suspension
7 or more Out-of-School-Suspension / Loss of Exam Exemption
*Excessive tardies may also result in a loss of parking privileges.*
Chill Out Room
The chill out room will be a designated area manned by a full-time member of the staff. It will be used for to provide an area for students:
1. Serving detention or ISS.
2. Waiting to see an administrator
3. Waiting to be picked up by a parent or guardian
4. To use the phone (with teacher permission)
5. Referred to the administration for discipline
Chill Out is located in room 99 near the gym. When a student has been assigned Chill Out, teachers will be notified generally a day in advance by e-mail. Send enough current work so that the student will be kept on task. Parent’s biggest complaint about Chill Out is that their child did not receive any work while in Chill Out. Do not allow anyone to point blame in your direction for this reason.
Student Health Issues
Sex Education Films and Materials
The Duplin County Board of Education has adopted a policy statement, which prohibits the use of sex education films in the public schools until a committee composed of lay and professional people approves the material for the public school. The committee will be composed of a representative group in the county. Local staff and health officials will also be involved in discussing these materials. Sex education will only be taught as outlined by the Board of Education Policy.
Student Emergencies
If it is necessary for a student to be out of class for an extended period of time or if they are too ill to be in school, students should be sent home. We cannot give students any medication to be taken internally, not even aspirin. The only persons authorized to give medication to students is Mrs. Kelli Williams or Mrs. Regina Lanier. They can do so only when all guidelines of the medication policy are met.
Student Pregnancy
It is the policy that any student at East Duplin High School who becomes pregnant during the school year will be allowed to continue in school. It is advised that a close check be kept on the physical well being of the student. Whenever a teacher learns of a pregnancy, notify the guidance office as soon as possible. Be reminded that pregnancy is not considered an excusable absence. All days missed must be made up in order to receive credit.
Teacher’s Responsibility to a Substitute
1. To inform the principal or designee of an anticipated absence five days ahead. Emergencies, of course, cannot be anticipated; but the principal or designee should be notified as soon as the teacher determines he/she will be unable to report to work.
2. To prepare at the beginning of each year the following information: seating charts (if used), daily class schedules, lunch schedules and prices, students on free and reduced lunch, procedures for emergency drills, instructions for information to get from teacher’s aide or student helpers (if used), additional duties assigned, and emergency lesson plans in case an unexpected absence occurs[1].
3. To prepare lesson plans for the day’s activities and leave teacher’s manuals with necessary sections clearly marked.
4. To leave notations on any special information (medical, physical, etc.) about students and any specific instructions on how to handle certain students.
5. To leave a trustworthy student’s name for each class taught by the substitute. The substitute can rely on this student to guide him/her through the day.
6. To leave “emergency” activities for the substitute to use in case students complete planned lessons early.
7. To explain to the students that a substitute will be in the class and to brief the students on their expectations in the teacher’s absence.
8. To document, in writing, the poor performance by a substitute teacher. This information should be shared only with the principal.
Substitute Teacher File
It is the duty of each classroom teacher to assist the substitute teacher in the effective implementation of the day’s activities. To remove the “babysitter” syndrome, the teacher should maintain a file for substitutes. This file could take the form of a separate section in the lesson plan book. It could also be a separate file folder. This should be completed at the beginning of the year. By putting this information together, the teacher can make the substitute’s day more productive and the teacher will have fewer problems upon his/her return.
Items to include:
❖ Class roster
❖ Seating chart(s)
❖ Transportation for students
❖ Emergency procedures
• Fire drill
• Tornado drill
• Hurricane drill
❖ Procedures for early dismissal
❖ Class routines for distribution and collection of materials in class
❖ Routines for restroom visits and/or snack breaks
❖ Daily/Weekly schedules
❖ Beginning and end-of-day routines
❖ Procedures for collection of homework and/or group activities
❖ Directions as to location of supplies
❖ Names of class leaders
❖ Names of 2-3 reliable students who could act as advisors
❖ Guidelines regarding any special needs students
❖ Names of students requiring medication and method of administration
❖ Names of co-workers, such as teacher next door and/or assistant
❖ Names of resource teachers
❖ Emergency lesson plans and materials which would “stand alone” and not require follow-up from the teacher
❖ Explanations of any work stations or learning centers
❖ Listing and/or explanation of class rules
This file should be updated periodically as changes occur. If you are able to provide a current lesson plan, try to assign work that will require little marking. Also, avoid plans that require the use of materials that will create a mess. You do not want to return to a great deal of work and and/or clean up. If you will be away for one or two days, do not ask the substitute to introduce new concepts. This will confuse students since prior background would not be known. If you have to be away for several days, substitutes could then be expected to assume more responsibilities of the teacher with some guidance from co-workers.
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Section 4: Schedules and Important Dates
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Duplin County Schools Calendar 2
NCWISE and Report Cards 3
Faculty/Department/SIT/ILT Meetings 4
Dates of Special Events 4
Bell Schedule 5
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|Mathematics shall be either Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, OR Integrated Math I, II, III, plus a 4th |4 |4 |
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|Science (a physical science course, Biology, an earth/environmental science course) |3 |3 |
|Social Studies (Civics and Economics, World History, U.S. History) |3 |3 |
|Arts Education (recommended) | |1 |
|Health & Physical Education |1 |1 |
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|Electives – 4 Course Concentration |4 |4 |
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|Career & Technical Education – 4 credits within one of the 16 NC Career Clusters with at least one credit at| | |
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|Arts Education – 4 credits (in any combination) from any of the four Arts Education disciplines (Music, | | |
|Visual Arts, Theater Arts, Dance), with at least one credit at the second level. | | |
|JROTC – 4 credits | | |
|Second Language – 4 credits within the same foreign language. | | |
|Advanced Placement/International Baccalaureate – 4 credits of AP/IB courses. | | |
|College Connections – 4 high school credits in any combination of Huskins, Concurrent, Learn & Earn Online, | | |
|or University courses. | | |
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|TOTAL CREDITS |21 |28 |
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* A student pursuing a College Tech Prep course of study may meet the requirements of a College/University course of study by completing 2 credits in the same second language and one additional unit in mathematics.
** Completion of 300 hours of school-based training, 240 hours of community based training, and 360 hours of paid employment
*** Examples of electives include JROTC and other courses that are of interest to the student.
**** Effective with ninth graders of 2003-2004, World History must be taken to meet the requirements of World Studies.
North Carolina Scholars Program
At the end of the eleventh grade, it will be recognized that some students have nearly completed the requirements for the North Carolina Scholars' Program. Careful scheduling of twelfth grade courses will ensure these students opportunity to complete those course requirements. Students must maintain an overall "B" average (2.5) in order to receive the Academic Scholars' Seal on the high school diploma.
Academic Scholars Program Course of Study
The Academic Scholars' Program will consist of a single plan as outlined below:
Units Program Area
4 English
3 Mathematics - Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, or one unit of advanced mathematics for which Algebra II is a prerequisite - 3 units must be taken in grades 9-12
3 Science - Biology, Chemistry, Physics, or one other advanced science in lieu of Physics
3 Social Studies - Government/Economics, U.S. History, and one world studies course
2 Foreign Language - two levels of the same language
1 Health/Physical Education
2 Additional units selected from among English, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, or Foreign Language courses
4 Electives
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Discipline
There are six basic forms of discipline that occur at East Duplin High School ranging from least restrictive (teacher discretion) to most restrictive (expulsion). Our philosophy is to keep the control with the classroom teacher and utilize out-of-school suspension (OSS) only when necessary. We wish to limit the number of OSS suspensions which should have an impact on attendance as well as EOC and VoCat scores.
I. TEACHER DISCRETION
a. Simple Classroom Disruption
b. Not following classroom rules
c. Writing on school property
d. Not completing Homework or Class-work
e. Sleeping in class
II. LUNCH DETENTION
a. Dress Code
b. Use of cell phone
III. AFTER-SCHOOL DETENTION
a. Unauthorized visit to parking lot
b. Inappropriate affection
c. Cheating on minor assignments
IV. IN-SCHOOL SUSPENSION
a. Skipping class/school
b. Smoking/possession of tobacco products or lighters
c. Disrespect
d. Not identifying self to adult
e. Insubordination
f. Major Disruption
g. Excessive number of Level II or III Offenses
V. OUT-OF-SCHOOL SUSPENSION
a. Fighting (1st offense)
b. Theft (1st offense)
c. Gang Representation
d. Cheating (Graded Assignment)
e. Profanity towards an adult
f. Non-compliance with OSS expectations
g. Excessive number of Level IV Offenses
VI. ALTERNATIVE LEARNING PLACEMENT, LONG-TERM SUSPENSION, EXPULLSION
a. Repeated Referrals to Office
b. Fighting (2nd offense)
c. Fighting with multiple parties involved
d. 2nd theft or 1st major theft
e. Dealing/transporting/possession any type of controlled substance
f. Violation of a criminal statute
g. Gang related violence
h. Assault to a Staff Member
i. Excessive number of Level IV or Level V offenses
Fighting Policy
The policy for being in a fight, defined as an exchange of physical blows (hitting, slapping, kicking, pushing, shoving) will be as follows: The sheriff will be called to pick up the students involved in the fight. Students will be charged with a violation of General Statute 14-33(a). For informational purposes, General Statute 14-33(a) may be stated:
G.S. 14-33(a) Any person who commits a simple assault and battery or participates in a simple affray is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00) or imprisonment for not more than 30 days.
In addition to the above fine, court costs must be paid and any other legal fees incurred must also be paid by the person(s) involved in the fight. Students fighting will be suspended.
Students who do not fight back will not be subject to punishment. Those students should report the incident immediately to an administrator or teacher. Students should not take matters into their own hands but should allow an administrator to handle the situation.
Students who instigate fights but are not actively involved (that is, students who carry rumors, put others up to fighting, carry information back and forth between individuals who subsequently fight) submit themselves to the same penalties as those involved in the fight. Students who are intimidated or harassed by another student should report that to a teacher or administrator. Teachers are to report these incidents immediately to an administrator. In summary, fighting will not be tolerated on the campus or on the school bus.
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Section 7: Student Finances
Contents 1
Instructional Supply and Material Fee 2
Student Insurance 4
Scholastic Insurance
|School Time Plan |$16.00 with extended dental |
|24-Hour Coverage |$52.00 with extended dental |
|Field Trip Insurance |(Blanket Fee Paid by Board of Education) |
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Students participating on athletic teams are required to purchase all-athletic insurance. Athletes will pay insurance to the athletic director. Students purchasing the school-time plan or around-the-clock plan will pay their first period teacher.
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| | |and dispensers, collection of student fees, School Food Lunch Program operations, approved student insurance, field trips, | | |
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Each organization/club at East Duplin High School is afforded 2 fundraising activities per year. These activities will be scheduled at the beginning of the school year at an organization/club meeting. If further fundraising is necessary, it is the responsibility of the organization/club sponsor to make this request to the principal before any steps have been taken towards the fundraiser.
As of 2009, it is unacceptable for soft drinks to be sold at schools. Therefore, no fundraiser can include the sale of soft drinks during school hours. It is also unacceptable to have any food or drink sales before the end of the last lunch. This includes candy sales. Any sale of food or drinks before the end of the last lunch could result in major fines levied against our school which could be passed on to the offending party/club.
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Section 8: Field Trips
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Field Trips 2
Board of Education Field Trips Guidelines 3
Field Trip Application/Approval Form 6
Duplin County Schools Trip Request Form 7
Insurance Release Form 8
Field Trip Permission Form 9
Employee Time Sheet 10
Field Trips
NO FIELD TRIPS PRIOR TO OCTOBER 16 OR AFTER MARCH 31.
When planning school-related trips, all teachers must follow the guidelines outlined by the Duplin County Board of Education. Guidelines include the completion and approval of the required field trip forms.
Students wishing to miss class to attend a field trip will be required to have his/her teachers fill out the Field Trip Permission Form. Teachers will use past performances such as grades and attendance to determine whether or not students should attend a field trip. Students not receiving permission from ALL teachers will not be allowed to attend.
A list of student names that will attend will be placed in each teacher’s mailbox and a copy will be given to the NCWISE operator notifying the teachers that their students will be on a field trip (give the date of the trip). This list will be prepared no later than three days prior to the trip. Upon returning, a list of student names who did not attend should be given to the Data Manager.
All trip requests, approvals, and student rosters will be kept by the assistant principal in the field trip notebook.
Teachers should neither plan more than one field trip per semester nor encourage students to take more than one field trip. Teachers are to submit a list of planned trips to the principal no later than September 10. In-State field trips must be approved by administration at least four weeks prior to the trip. Out-of-State or over-night field trips must be approved by administration at least four months prior to the trip. Due to testing, no field trips will be approved after Thanksgiving or after Easter without extenuating justification.
See the assistant principal for a Board approved list of motor carriers. No other companies are allowed.
If an activity bus is needed for the trip, please see the assistant principal as soon as possible so that a bus and driver can be reserved. In some situations, it may be required for the requesting teacher to pick up a bus from another school. Fuel purchased during a field trip will be the responsibility of the party using the bus. The bus garage will provide fuel at no cost from 6 am to 5 pm. (Monday through Friday). The rate for using an activity bus will be one dollar ($1) per mile. This rate does not include the cost of the driver. Drivers usually cost about twelve dollars per hour. A time sheet is provided in this section for drivers to fill out. Bus Mileage Forms and the time sheet must be filled out by the driver and returned to Kelli Williams upon returning to school.
Duplin County Schools
Field Trips
The Duplin County Board of Education recognizes the value of school trips which are related to the specific goals and objectives of the school and the school system. Such trips should be closely correlated to the instructional program within the classroom and provide an effective means of extending regular classroom activities. Careful and sequential planning should be done so that students within one school have different trip opportunities at each grade level.
A school trip is defined as an enrichment of the educational process which is consistent with recognized goals and objectives of the total school program where students participate under the sponsorship of the school, with the specific permission of the principal and under the supervision of certified school employees. All trips requiring overnight accommodations require Board approval except in-state trips related directly to the curriculum; i.e., state vocational education, honor society and Beta Club conventions. The Board will determine the reasonableness of the length of time away from school for any trip scheduled out-of-state or out-of country.
Procedures for Requesting/Planning Field Trips
1. All field trips must have the knowledge and approval of the assistant principal with a plan for the trip on file in the assistant principal's office. The plan for students not going on the field trip must also be on file to ensure meaningful instruction while others are away.
2. Overnight field trips and out-of-state trips must have the approval of the principal with review and comments of the associate superintendent for instruction. Local advisory councils shall be informed.
3. Overnight trips and out-of-state/country requests must be submitted to the associate superintendent for instruction on the appropriate form.
4. Field trips requiring school bus transportation may not interfere with regularly scheduled transportation of students to and from school.
5. A letter must be prepared for parents and approved by the principal to inform them of specifics of the trip. The letter should include:
a. Destination or place of lodging
b. Time of departure and return
c. Date of trip
d. Cost per student
e. Mode of travel
f. Meal requirements
g. Pupil medical information
h. Parental signature
i. Proper attire
j. An emergency telephone number
k. A permission form to be signed and returned to the school
6. Out-of-state field trip requests must be filed with the associate superintendent for instruction at least four months in advance of the proposed departure date.
7. Only pupils whose parents/guardians have given their written permission may participate.
8. Participants on an approved field trip shall not be counted absent from school. They should be entitled to make up any work missed while on the trip. Make-up work shall be determined by each classroom teacher with make-up assignments coordinated through the principal's office. Make-up work must be completed during the same grading period.
9. The teacher supervising the trip shall have in his/her possession a list of all participants and their parents' telephone numbers.
10. Trips outside the continental United States may be approved by the Board of Education, at its discretion, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, provided:
a. The request for approval is submitted at least four months in advance of the date of the trip and before any money is collected from students which cannot be refunded to them or their parents or guardians; and
b. This approval may be withdrawn by the Superintendent subject to the review of the Board, if it appears that the above criteria are not being met or will not be met by the field trip sponsor.
11. No field trip will be approved or permitted if extensive risks or dangers exist.
12. School sponsored club or organizations that sponsor a field trip for additional enrichment purposes after regular school hours for only one day must have approval of the principal (example: specialty restaurants, dinner theater, cultural performances, athletic playoff games, and competition, etc.)
13. No field trip shall be made by school students as a school-sponsored group unless it has been approved by the Board and/or school administration in accordance with the field trip policy.
Non-School Sponsored Tours
1. A "non-school sponsored tour" is defined as a group tour sponsored by an individual teacher, teachers, a travel agency or any other individual or association but not sponsored by a school or the Board.
2. The Duplin County Board of Education recognizes that it has no authority to regulate the travel of teachers and students on weekends, during school holidays and over the summer vacation, unless they are involved in a school-sponsored activity. The board further recognizes that non-school sponsored tours guided by teachers which are specifically designed for students can be educationally beneficial to both teachers and students. Because of the potential for a conflict between the interests of the school, the teacher and the students, the Board believes for any school employee who sponsors or acts as a chaperon for a non-school sponsored tour:
a. Such tours should be scheduled over weekends, holidays, and summer vacations and should not be scheduled on days when school is to be in session. It is the opinion of this Board that a teacher's responsibility to the students of his or her classes outweighs the benefits which the teacher and the students taking the trip may acquire from the tour. Teachers who sponsor or chaperon such tours on days when school is in session may be granted leave in accordance with the State Board of Education regulations and may be granted a leave without pay for any absences in excess of their accumulated leave.
b. The planning and administration of such tours shall not be performed by school employees during the employee's work day, with the exception of promotional activities as described below. The teacher or other school personnel promoting the tour will be permitted to post notices. Notices will not be posted during class time. The teacher or other school personnel will not promote the tour during class time. The teacher or other school personnel will be able to distribute promotional literature but the literature will clearly state that the tour is not sponsored by the school or the Duplin County Board of Education.l
Field Trip Application/Approval Form
The below information submitted to the principal two weeks prior to the departure date:
a. Location/destination of the field trip: ______________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
b. Expected learning experience for the pupils: _________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
c. Has the learning experience been introduced in class and has the preparation been adequate to help assure predicted student outcome? _____ yes _____ no
d. Is the planned activity on the appropriate level for participating students?
_____ yes _____ no
Will there be non-participating students? _____ yes _____ no
e. Has the date and time of arrival been confirmed? _____ yes _____ no
f. Is the hosting agency aware of your desired student learning? _____ yes _____ no
g. Is there a planned follow-up within the classroom after the field trip has been taken?
_____ yes _____ no
If yes, briefly explain what you plan to do: _________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
h. Is there an evaluation form from the participants in the field trip?____ yes ____no
If yes, please attach a copy to this request.
School Name ____________________________________________________________
Date ___________________________________________________________________
Principal's Signature _____________________________________________________
Duplin County Trip Request Forms
Date: __________
1. School: ____________________________________________________________
2. Proposed Trip Destination: _____________________________________________
3. Student Group Involved (including number of students): _____________________
___________________________________________________________________
4. Objective of the Trip: _________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
5. Preliminary Activities: ________________________________________________
6. Follow-up Activities: _________________________________________________
7. Proposed Departure: Date _______ Departure Time: ________ Return: _______
8. Number of School Days Missed:_________________________________________
9. Means of Travel*: ____________________________________________________
10. Name(s) of Supervisor(s) and/or Chaperone(s): _____________________________
___________________________________________________________________
11. Anticipated Cost of Trip Per Student: _____________________________________
12. How will the trip be financed? __________________________________________
Amount financed by individual student: ___________________________________
Other: _____________________________________________________________
13. What provisions are planned for students unable to pay their share of the expense?
___________________________________________________________________
14. Please attach a copy of the proposed itinerary.
15. Trip proposed by: __________________ Approved by: __________________
(Teacher) (Principal)
Action by Associate Superintendent: Action by Board of Education (If required)
________________________________ ____________________________________
Date: ___________________________ Date: _______________________________
*See Section 9 page 2 for approved carriers.
DUPLIN COUNTY SCHOOLS
INSURANCE RELEASE FOR SCHOOL TRIPS
We, ___________________________________, the parents or guardian of
(Name)
___________________________, who is enrolled in _________________________.
(Name of Student) (Name of School)
have adequate personal hospitalization and accident insurance. The name of our
company is ___________________________________________________________
(Name of Company)
with policy number _____________________________________________________.
(Policy Number)
WE ASSUME ACCIDENT AND HOSPITALIZATION INSURANCE RESPONSIBILITY FOR OUR CHILD ON SCHOOL-SPONSORED TRIPS AND
DO NOT WISH TO TAKE OUT SCHOOL INSURANCE.
Signature ______________________________________________________________
(Parent or Guardian)
Date __________________________________________________________________
Field Trip Permission Form
Student Name: ___________________________________
Trip Destination: _________________________________
Date(s) of Trip: __________________________________
Teachers: Please consider this student’s attendance and grades while determining whether or not this student should attend the above trip. If permission is granted, write “yes” and sign. If you feel that this student should not attend, write “no” and sign.
Teacher Signature Permission Granted?
Yes/No
1st Period: _______________________________ _________________
2nd Period: _______________________________ _________________
3rd Period: _______________________________ _________________
4th Period: _______________________________ _________________
Students must return this form to the teacher sponsoring the field trip at least four days prior to the trip to allow the teacher ample time to inform the school of who is attending.
EMPLOYEE’S DAILY AND MONTHLY TIME REPORT
(Any person employed in TWO OR MORE job categories will fill out a separate “Time
Report” to record the work time on EACH category of activity.)
__________________________________________________ __________________________________________________
(COUNTY) (SCHOOL)
1. Name ______________________________________________ Address _________________________________________________________
2. Type Occupation ______________________________________________________________________________________________________
3. Budget Position ______________________________________ Social Security # ________________________________________________
4. Age _______________________ Date of Birth ________________________________ Sex ______________________
For _____________ School Month or Period Beginning ________________________ Ending _________________________
|(1) |(2) |(3) |(4) |(5) |(6) |(7) |
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|TOTAL TIME WORKED FOR SCHOOL MONTH OR CALENDAR MONTH | | | | | |
|DISTRIBUTION OF TIME TO ACCOUNTS |
|COMPLETED BY SUPERINTENDENT’S OFFICE |
| |Budget Sub-Head |Elapsed Time |
|Fund | | |
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Contents
Section 09: Teacher Evaluation
Contents 1
Teacher and Staff Evaluations 2
Job Description of the Teacher 3
Renewal Requirements 5
In Service Education 6
N. C. Teacher Tenure Act 7
Teacher and Staff Evaluations
Within 2 weeks of teachers’ first day of work, administration must provide teachers with a copy of or directions to find a copy of the new rubric, the state board’s policy about teacher evaluations and a schedule for completing the process.
• STEP ONE – SELF-ASSESSMENT & PDP
• Teachers complete self-assessment. These are due to the principal as well as a PDP by September 7th .
• Use the NC Educator Evaluation System’s Rubric for Evaluating Teachers for the self-assessment (p. 20).
• STEP TWO – PRE-OBSERVATION
• Before 1st formal observation, the evaluator will meet with the teacher to discuss the following:
• self-assessment
• Professional Development Plan
• lesson(s) to be observed—teacher will give evaluator a written description of the lesson
• Note: pre-observation conferences are NOT required for subsequent observations
• STEP THREE - OBSERVATION
• Evaluator observes the teacher.
• Observation can be announced or unannounced.
• 1st observation must be formal.
• Probationary teachers -> 4 formals
• Career status -> 1x a year
• Career status in year of renewal ->3 (2 of 3 may be informal; 1 must be formal, lasting min. of 45 min.)
• STEP FOUR – POST-OBSERVATION CONFERENCE
• The evaluator must schedule a post-observation conference with the teacher no later than 10 school days after the observation.
• Conference will be based on the info. from the pre-conference and the observation
• That info. will help to identify areas of strengths and areas that need improvement
• STEP FIVE – SUMMARY EVALUATION CONFERENCE
• The evaluator will provide specific performance feedback to the teacher based on the NCPTS, evaluator observations, and artifacts submitted/collected as part of the evaluation process
• The evaluator will review the Summary Evaluation Form (p.39) with the teacher and get the required signatures
Standards
The standards can be found at
STANDARD 1 > Teachers demonstrate leadership
• Lead in the classroom
• Demonstrate leadership in school
• Lead the teaching profession
• Advocate for schools and students
• Demonstrate high ethical standards
STANDARD II > Teachers establish a respectful environment for a diverse population of students.
• Provide an environment in which each child has a positive, nurturing relationship with caring adults.
• Embrace diversity in the school community and in the world.
• Treat students as individuals.
• Adapt their teaching for the benefit of students with special needs.
• Work collaboratively with the families and significant adults in the lives of their students
STANDARD III > Teachers know the content they teach
• Align their instruction with the NCSOS.
• Know the content appropriate to their teaching specialty.
• Recognize the interconnectedness of content areas/disciplines.
• Make instruction relevant to students.
STANDARD IV > Teachers facilitate learning for their students.
• Know the ways in which learning takes place, and they know the appropriate levels of intellectual, physical, social, and emotional development of their students.
• Plan instruction appropriate for their students.
• Use a variety of instructional methods.
• Integrate and utilize technology in their instruction.
• Help students develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Help students work in teams and develop leadership qualities.
• Communicate effectively (students).
• Use a variety of methods to assess what each student has learned.
STANDARD V > Teachers reflect on their practice.
• Analyze student learning.
• Link professional growth to their professional goals.
• Function effectively in a complex, dynamic environment.
PDPs
• Required for every teacher
• Meant to guide your professional growth
• 3 levels:
o Individual Growth Plan
▪ Teachers who are rated at least “proficient” on all the standards on the Teacher Summary Rating Form shall develop an individual growth plan designed to improve performance on specifically identified standards and elements.
o Monitored Growth Plan
▪ You’re placed on a monitored growth plan when . . .
▪ You’re rated “developing” on one or more standards on the Teacher Summary Rating Form, and
▪ You’re not recommended for dismissal, demotion, or nonrenewal.
▪ The monitored growth plan will identify the standards and elements to be improved, the goals to be accomplished, the activities shall complete to achieve proficiency, a time for achieving proficient within one school year or at a shorter time as identified by the LEA.
▪ It has to meet requirements 115C-333(b).
o Directed Growth Plan
▪ You’re placed on a directed growth plan when you’re . . .
▪ Rated as “not demonstrated” on any standard on the Teacher Summary Rating Form, or
▪ Rated as “developing” on one or more standards on the Teacher Summary Rating Form for two sequential years, AND
▪ Not recommended for dismissal, demotion, or nonrenewal
▪ Same thing as the other—has to . . .
Other Info…
o BT’s—within first 3 years of teaching and hold a Standard Professional 1 License
▪ Must be rated as “proficient” on all 5 professional teaching standards to be eligible for the Standard Professional 2 License
o Career status teachers are teachers who have been granted career status in the LEA.
o Teachers who receive a rating of “Not Demonstrated” may be placed on an action plan.
o Principals develop and supervise the implementation of action plans.
o The teacher’s ability to meet the requirements of the action plan will determined whether h/she will be employed by a NC school district.
o Career status teachers who receive a rating of “developing” or “not demonstrated” on the same standard for two consecutive years will be required to be placed on an action plan. Principals may also place career teachers on an action plan if they are not rated “proficient” or higher on all five standards for more than one year.
• Job Description of the Teacher
Report To: Principal
Supervises: May coordinate and direct the activities of teacher aides.
Purposes: To plan, organize and present instruction and instructional environments which help students learn subject matter and skills that will contribute to their educational and social development.
Duties and Responsibilities
A. Major Function: Management of Instructional Time
The Teacher:
has materials, supplies, and equipment for each lesson ready at the start of the lesson or instructional activity; gets the class started quickly; gets students on task quickly at the beginning of each lesson; maintains a high level of student time-on-task.
B. Major Function: Management of Student Behavior
The Teacher:
has established a set of rules and procedures that govern the handling of routine administrative matters; has established a set of rules and procedures that govern student verbal participation and talk during different types of activities - whole-class instruction, small-group instruction, etc.; has established a set of rules and procedures that govern student movement in the classroom during different types of instructional and non-instructional activities; frequently monitors the behavior of all students during whole-class, small-group, and seat-work activities and during transitions between instructional activities; stops inappropriate behavior promptly and consistently, yet maintains the dignity of the student.
C. Major Function: Instructional Presentation
The Teacher:
begins lesson or instructional activity with a review of previous materials; introduces the lesson or instructional activity and specific learning objectives when appropriate; speaks fluently and precisely; presents the lesson for instructional activity using concepts and language understandable to the students; provides relevant examples and demonstrations to illustrate concepts and skills; assigns tasks that students handle with a high rate of success; asks appropriate levels of questions that students handle with a high rate of success; conducts lesson or instructional activity at a brisk pace, slowing presentations when necessary for student understanding but avoiding slowdowns; makes transitions between lessons and between instructional activities within lessons efficiently and smoothly; makes sure that the assignment is clear; summarizes the main point(s) of the lesson at the end of the lesson or instructional activity.
D. Major Function: Instructional Monitoring of Student Performance
The Teacher:
Maintains clear, firm, and reasonable work standards and due dates; circulates during class work to check all students' performance; routinely uses oral, written, and other class work to check all student progress; poses questions clearly and one at a time.
E. Major Function: Instructional Feedback
The Teacher:
Provides feedback on the correctness or incorrectness of in-class work to encourage student growth; regularly provides prompt feedback on assigned out-of-class work; affirms a correct oral response appropriately, and moves on; provides sustaining feedback after an incorrect response or no response by probing, repeating the question, giving a clue, or allowing more time.
F. Major Function: Facilitating Instruction
The Teacher:
Has an instructional plan which is compatible with the school and system-wide curricular goals; uses diagnostic information obtained from tests and other assessment procedures to develop and revise objectives and/or tasks; maintains accurate records to document student performance; has instructional plan that matches/aligns objectives, learning strategies, assessment, and student needs at the appropriate level of difficulty; uses available human and material resources to support the instructional program.
G. Major Function: Communicating Within the Educational Environment
The Teacher:
Treats all students in a fair and equitable manner; interacts effectively with students, co-workers, parents, and community.
H. Major Function: Performing Non-Instructional Duties
The Teacher:
Carries out non-instructional duties assigned and/or as need is perceived; adheres to established laws, policies, rules, and regulation; follow a plan for professional development and demonstrates evidence of growth.
Renewal and Reinstatement Requirements
North Carolina licenses must be renewed every five years. The renewal process ensures that professional school personnel continually update their professional knowledge and technical competency. Each license holder is responsible for knowing and satisfying license renewal requirements. Failure to renew a license makes one ineligible for employment.
Credit required to renew a license:
□ 10 semester hours or 15 units of renewal credit. Course work must be directly related to an individual’s professional responsibilities as a public school educator or to his or her area(s) of licensure.
• A unit of renewal credit is equivalent to one quarter hour or one in-service credit from a North Carolina public school system. Generally, a unit reflects ten contact hours.
• One semester hour is equivalent to 1.5 units of credit.
□ For a license to remain current, all credit must be earned by the expiration date of the existing license. To renew an expired license, 10 semester hours or 15 units of renewal credit must be earned within the most recent five-year period.
□ The DPI Licensure Section does not accept renewal credits of less than one unit.
Activities suitable for renewal credit:
□ college or university courses [Transcripts are required as documentation; grade reports are not accepted.]
□ local in-service courses or workshops [The administrative unit certifies credits.]
□ classes and workshops approved by an LEA [Documentation of completion is provided by the agency sponsoring the activity.]
□ teaching experience [One renewal credit is awarded for each year of full-time teaching completed during the 5-year renewal cycle. Part-time experience can be considered for renewal credit if it amounts to be equivalent of one year of full-time teaching.]
Keeping records of renewal credit:
□ Individuals employed in a public school unit (or a nonpublic school authorized to administer staff development programs) should contact the superintendent, headmaster, or designated staff development coordinator about all renewal questions and recording of credits earned.
□ Individuals not currently employed in a public school unit (or a nonpublic school authorized to administer staff development programs) should maintain their own records of renewal credit until it is time to renew their licenses.
IS-R
December 1998
Public Schools of North Carolina
State Board of Education
Department of Public Instruction
Division of Human Resource Management
Licensure Section
301 North Wilmington Street
Raleigh, North Carolina 27601-2825
In-Service Education
One of the most important phases of in-service study will be a continuous self-study and self-evaluation as a part of the State Standards of Accreditation. Schools in our system have had valuable experiences in reaching state accreditation; the same high quality of self-examination and of program adoption is planned by each school staff.
A second most important phase of our in-service training program is the in-service training courses paid for by the state and local funds and taught by our colleges. There will be a number of courses and workshops scheduled periodically for credit renewal throughout the school year. Any time a person is interested in a course that is not offered, he or she may contact the county office and an effort will be made to have the course if there are enough interested persons to merit teaching the course.
Maintaining state accreditation is necessary and is part of our responsibility as employees in the public school systems of North Carolina. Southern Association approval is a major effort. It is a professional challenge to all of us.
All desires for in-service education should be discussed with and approved by the educational department chairperson and principal prior to undertaking the endeavor.
Institute of Government
The University of North Carolina
At Chapel Hill 27514
NC Teacher Tenure Act
G.S. 115-142 as amended by the 1973 General Assembly
G.S. 115-142. System of employment for public school teachers ______
a) Definition of Terms. _____ As used in this section unless the context requires otherwise:
1. Day means any day except Saturday, Sunday, or a legal holiday. In computing any period of time, the day in which notice is received, it is not counted, but the last day of the period so computed is to be counted.
2. Board means a city or county board of education.
3. Career Teacher means a teacher who has obtained career status so provided in G.S. 115-142 (c).
4. Committee means the Professional Review Committee created under G.S. 115-142 (g).
5. Demote means to reduce the compensation of a person who is classified or paid by the State Board of Education as a classroom teacher or to transfer him to a new position carrying a lower salary. The word demote does not include a reduction in compensation that results from the elimination of special duty, such as the duty of an athletic coach, assistant principal, or a choral director.
6. Probationary teacher means a certified person, other than a superintendent, associate superintendent, or assistant superintendent, who has not obtained career-teacher status and whose major responsibility is to teach or to supervise teaching.
7. Supervisor means a person paid on the supervisor’s salary schedule who supervises the instructional program in one or more schools and is under the immediate supervision of the superintendent or his designees.
8. Superintendent means the superintendent of schools of a public school system, or in his absence, the person designated to fulfill his functions.
9. Teacher means a person who holds at least a current, not expired, Class A certificate or a regular, not provisional or expired, vocational certificate issued by the State Department of Public Instruction; whose major responsibility is to teach or directly supervise teaching or who is classified by the State Board of Education or is a paid classroom teacher; and who is employed to fill a full-time, permanent position.
b) Record of Complaints, Commendations, and Suggestions
The superintendent shall maintain in his office a personnel file for each teacher that contains any complaint, commendation, or suggestion for correction or improvement about the teacher. The complaint, commendation, or suggestion shall be signed by the person who makes it and shall be placed in the teacher’s file only after five days notice to the teacher. Any denial or explanation relating to such complaint, commendation, or suggestion that the teacher desires to make shall be placed in the file. The personnel file shall be open for the teacher’s inspection at all reasonable times but shall be open to other persons only in accordance with such rules and regulations as the board adopts. Any pre-employment data or other information obtained about a teacher before his employment by the board may be kept in a file separate from his personal file and need not be made available to him. No data placed in the pre-employment file may be introduced as evidence at a hearing on the dismissal or demotion of a teacher.
c) Election of Career Teachers
1. Status of teachers employed on July 1, 1972.
No teacher may become a career teacher before July 1, 1973. To be eligible to Becomes a career teacher on July 1, 1973, a teacher must have been employed by a North Carolina school system on July 1, 1972, and, at the end of the 1971-1972 school year, have either:
1) been employed by that school system (or successor school system if the system has been consolidated) for four consecutive years, or
(2) been employed in a North Carolina public school system for five consecutive years. Notwithstanding the requirement that the period of employment must be consecutive, a board may waive this requirement if the teacher has taught in its school system for a total of four years at the end of the 1971-1972 school year and if, in the board’s opinion, there was good reason why the service was not consecutive.
A teacher who satisfies these requirements shall automatically become a career teacher on July 1, 1973, if he taught in that school system during the 1972-1973 school year and was re-employed for the 1973-1974 school year. All other teachers are probationary teachers.
2. Normal election of a teacher to career status.
When a teacher will have been employed with North Carolina public school system for three consecutive years, the board, near the end of the third year, shall vote upon his employment for the next school year. The board shall give him written notice of that decision at least thirty days before the end of his third year of employment. If a majority of the board votes to re-employ the teacher and thus grant career status at the beginning of the next school year, and if it has notified him of this decision, it may not later rescind that action but must proceed under the provisions of this act for the demotion or discharge of a teacher if it decides to terminate his employment. If a majority of the board votes against
re-employing the teacher, he shall not teach beyond the current school term. If the board fails to vote on granting career status but re-employs him for the next year, he automatically becomes a career teacher on the first day of the fourth year of employment. A year, for purposes of computing time as a probationary teacher, shall be not less than 120 work days performed as full-time, permanent teacher in a normal school year.
3. Employment of a career teacher.
A teacher who has obtained career status in another North Carolina public school system, need not serve another probationary period of more than two years, and may, at the option of the board, be employed immediately as a career teacher. In any event, if the teacher is re-employed for a third consecutive year, he/she shall automatically become a career teacher. A teacher with career status who resigns and within five years seeks to be re-employed by the same school system need not serve another probationary period of more than one year and may, at the option of the board, be re-employed for a second consecutive year, he/she shall automatically become a career teacher.
4. Ineligible for career status.
No superintendent, associate superintendent or other school employee who is not a teacher as defined by G.S. 115-142 (a) (9) is eligible to obtain career status or continue in a career status if he/she no longer performs the responsibilities of a teacher as defined in G.S. 115-142 (a) (9).
5. Leaves of absence.
A career teacher who has been granted a leave of absence by a board shall maintain his/her career status if he/she returns to his/her teaching position at the end of the authorized leave.
d) Career Teachers
1. A career teacher shall not be subjected to the requirement of annual appointment nor shall he or she be dismissed, demoted, or employed on a part-time basis without his or her consent except as provided in subsection (e).
2. A career teacher who has performed the duties of a principal or supervisor in a particular position in the school system for three consecutive years shall not be transferred for that position to a lower-paying administrative position without his or her consent except for the reasons given in G.S. 115-142(e) and in accordance with the procedure for the dismissal of a career teacher set out in this act.
e) Grounds for Dismissal of Demotion of a Career Teacher
1. No career teacher shall be dismissed or demoted or employed on a part-time basis except for:
a. Inadequate performance
b. Immorality
c. Insubordination
d. Neglect of duty
e. Physical or mental incapacity
f. Habitual or excessive use of alcohol or nonmedical use of a controlled substance as defined in Article 5 of chapter 90 of the General Statutes.
g. Conviction of a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude
h. Advocating overthrow of the Government of the United States or of the State of North Carolina by force, violence, or other unlawful means.
i. Failure to fulfill the duties and responsibilities imposed upon teachers by the General Statutes of this State
j. Failure to comply with such reasonable requirements as the board may prescribe
k. Any cause which constitutes grounds for the revocation of such career teacher’s teaching certificate
l. A justifiable decrease in the number of positions due to district reorganization or decreased enrollment, provided that subdivision (2) is complied with
m. Failure to maintain one’s certificate in a current status
2. When a career teacher is dismissed pursuant to G.S. 115-142 (a) (1) above, his or her name shall be placed on a list available teachers to be maintained by the board. Career teachers whose names are placed on such a list shall have a priority on all positions for which they are qualified which become available in that system for the three consecutive years succeeding their dismissal. However, if the school system offers the dismissed teacher a position for which he or she is certified and he or she refuses it, his name shall be removed from the priority list.
3. In determining whether the professional performance of a career teach is adequate, consideration shall be given to regular and special evaluation reports prepared in accordance with the published policy of the employing school system and to any published standards of performance which shall have been adopted by the board. Failure to notify a career teacher of an inadequacy in his or her performance shall be conclusive evidence of satisfactory performance.
4. Dismissal under subdivision (1) preceding page, except paragraph (g) thereof shall not be based on conduct or actions which occurred more than three years before the written notice of the superintendent’s intention to recommend dismissal is mailed to the teacher.
f) Suspension Without Pay
If a board believes that cause exists for dismissing a probationary or career teacher for any reason specified in G.S. 115-142(2)(1)(b) through G.S. 115-142(e)(l)(h) and that immediate suspension of the teacher is necessary, the board may resolution suspend him without pay and without giving notice and a hearing.
If a board thinks a probationary or career teacher’s performance is so inadequate that an emergency situation exists requiring the teacher to be removed immediately from his duties, the board shall give him written notice that it plans to suspend him and the reasons for the planned action. Not less than two or more than five days after the teacher receives the board’s notice, the board shall hold a hearing on whether it should suspend the teacher. The hearing procedures provided in G.S. 115-142(j) shall be followed and all teacher evaluations and other information in the teacher’s personnel file shall be made available to the board. If the board finds it necessary to suspend the teacher, it may be resolution suspend him without his pay.
Within five days after a suspension under this section, the superintendent shall initiate a dismissal as provided in this act. If it is finally determined that no grounds for dismissal exist, the teacher shall be reinstated immediately and shall be paid for the period of suspension.
g) Professional Review Committee; Qualifications; Term; Vacancy; Training.
1. There is hereby created a Professional Review Committee which shall consist of 121 citizens, 11 from each of the state’s congressional districts – five of whom shall be lay persons and six of whom shall have been actively and continuously engaged in teaching or in supervision or administration of schools in this state for five years preceding their appointment and who are broadly representative of the profession, to be appointed by the Superintendent of Public Instruction with the advice and consent of the State Board of Education. Each member shall be appointed for a term of three years except that the first appointments shall be made as follows: 40 members to serve for a one-year term; 40 members to serve a two-year term; and 41 members to serve a three-year term. The Superintendent of Public Instruction with the advice and consent of the State Board of Education, shall fill any vacancy which may occur in the Committee. The person appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve for the unexpired portion of the term of the member of the committee whom he is hired to replace.
2. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall provide for the Committee such training as he or she considers necessary or desirable for the purpose of enabling the members of the Committee to perform the functions required of them.
3. The compensation of committee members while serving as a member of a hearing panel shall be as for state boards and commissions pursuant to G.S. 138-5. The compensation shall be paid by the State Board of Education.
h) Procedure for Dismissal or Demotion of Career Teacher
1. A career teacher may not be dismissed, demoted, or reduced to part-time employment except upon the superintendent’s recommendation.
2. Before recommending to a board the dismissal or demotion of the career teacher, the superintendent shall give written notice to the career teacher by certified mail of his intention to make such recommendation and shall set forth as part of his recommendation the grounds upon which he believes such dismissal is justified. The notice shall include a statement to the effect that if the teacher within 15 days after the date of the receipt of the notice requests a review, he shall be entitled to have the proposed recommendations of the superintendent reviewed by a panel of the committee. A copy of G.S. 115-142 and a current list of the members of the Professional Review Committee shall also be sent to the career teacher. If the teacher does not request a panel hearing within the 15 days provided, the superintendent may submit his recommendation to the board.
3. Within the 15-day period after receipt of the notice, the career teach may file with the superintendent a written request for either (1) a review of the superintendent’s proposed recommendation by a panel of the Professional Review Committee or (2) a hearing before the board within 10 days. If the teacher request an immediate hearing before the board, he or she forfeits his or her right to a hearing by a panel of the Professional Review Committee.
❖ If no request is made within that period, the superintendent may file his recommendation with the board. The board, if it sees fit, may by resolution dismiss such teacher. If a request for review is made, the superintendent shall not file his recommendation for dismissal with board until a report is filed with the Superintendent.
4. If a request for review is made, the superintendent, within five days of filing such a request for review, shall notify the Superintendent of Public Instruction who, within 7 days from the time of receipt of such notice, shall designate a panel of five members of the committee (at least two of whom shall be lay persons) who shall not be employed in or be residents of the county in which the request for review is made, to review the proposed recommendations of the superintendent for the purpose of determining whether in its opinion the grounds for the recommendation are true and substantiated. The teacher or principal making the request for review shall have the right to require that at least two members of the panel shall be members of his professional peer group.
i) Investigation by Panel of Professional Review Committee Report; Action of Superintendent; Review by Board
1. The career teacher and superintendent will each have the right to designate not more than 30 of the 191 members of the Professional Review Committee as not acceptable to the teacher or superintendent respectively. No person so designated shall be appointed to the panel. The career teacher shall specify those committee members who are not acceptable in his request for a review of the superintendent’s proposed recommendations provided for in subdivision (h)(3) on preceding page. The superintendent’s notice to the Superintendent of Public Instruction provided for in subdivision (h)(4) above shall contain a list of those members of the committee not acceptable to the superintendent and the teacher respectively. Failure to designate nonacceptable members in accordance with this subsection shall constitute a waiver of that right.
2. As soon as possible after time of its designation, the panel shall elect a chairman and shall conduct such investigation as it may consider necessary for the purpose of determining whether the grounds for the recommendation are true and substantiated. The panel shall be furnished assistance reasonably required to conduct its investigation and shall be empowered to subpoena and swear witnesses and to require them to give testimony and produce books and papers relevant to its investigation.
3. The career teacher and superintendent involved shall each have the right to meet with the panel accompanied by counsel or other person of his choice and to present any evidence and arguments which he considers pertinent to the considerations of the panel and cross-examine witnesses.
4. When the panel has completed its investigation, it shall prepare a written report and sent it to the superintendent and teacher. The report shall contain an outline of the scope of its investigation and its finding as to whether or not the grounds for recommendation of the superintendent are true and substantiated. The panel shall complete its investigation and prepare the report within 20 days from the time of its designation, except in cases in which the panel finds that justice requires that a greater time be spent in connection with the investigation and the proportion of such report, and reports that finding to the superintendent and the teacher, provided that such extension does not exceed 10 days.
5. Within 5 days after the superintendent receives the report of the panel, he shall submit his written recommendation for dismissal to the board with a copy to the teacher or shall drop the charges against the teacher. His recommendation shall state the grounds for the recommendation and shall be accompanied by a copy of the report of the panel of the committee.
6. Within 7 days after receiving the superintendent’s recommendation and before taking any formal action, the board shall notify the teacher by certified mail that it has received the superintendent’s recommendation and the report of the panel. The notice shall state that if the teacher requests a hearing before the board on the superintendent’s recommendation, a hearing will be provided at the time and place specified in the notice. The time specified shall not be sooner than 7 or later than 20 days after the teacher received the notice. The notice shall further state that if the board does not receive the teacher’s written notification that he or she wants a hearing before the board, such notice to be given within 5 days after he has received the board’s notice, it may by resolution dismiss the teacher. If the teacher can show that his or her request for a hearing was postmarked within the time provided, his or her right to a hearing is not forfeited.
j) Hearing Procedure – The following provisions shall be applicable to any hearing conducted pursuant to G.S. 115-142 (k) or (l)
1. The hearing shall be private.
2. The hearing shall be conducted in accordance with such reasonable rules and regulations as the board may adopt consistent with G.S. 115-142, or if no rules have been adopted, in accordance with reasonable rules and regulations adopted by the State Board of Education to govern such hearings.
3. At the hearing the teacher and superintendent shall have the right to be present and to be heard, to be represented by counsel and to present through witnesses any competent testimony relevant to the issue of whether grounds for dismissal or demotion exist or whether the procedures set forth in G.S. 115-142 have been followed.
k) Panel Finds Grounds for Superintendent’s Recommendation True and Substantiated
1. If the panel found that the grounds for the recommendation of the superintendent are true and substantiated, at the hearing the board shall consider the recommendation of the superintendent, the report of the panel, including any minority report, and any evidence which the teacher or the superintendent may wish to present with respect to the question of whether the grounds for the recommendation are true and substantiated. The hearing may be conducted in an informal manner.
2. If, after considering the recommendation of the superintendent, the report of the panel and the evidence adducted at the hearing, the board concludes that the grounds for the recommendation are true and substantiated, the board, if it sees fit, may by resolution order such dismissal.
l) Panel Does Not Find That the Grounds for Superintendent’s Recommendation Are True and Substantiated
1. If the panel does not find that the grounds for the recommendation of the superintendent are true and substantiated, at the hearing the board shall determine whether the grounds for recommendation of the superintendent are true and substantiated upon the basis of competent evidence adduced at the hearing by witnesses who shall testify under oath or affirmation to be administered by any board member or the secretary of the board.
2. The procedure at the hearing shall be such as to permit and secure a full, fair, and orderly hearing to permit all relevant, competent evidence to be received therein. The report of the panel of the committee shall be deemed to be competent evidence. A full record shall be kept of all evidence taken or offered at such hearings. Both counsel for the system and the career teacher or his counsel shall have the right to cross-examine witnesses.
3. At the request of either the superintendent or the teacher, the board shall issue subpoenas requiring the production of papers or records or the attendance of persons residing within the state before the board. Subpoenas for witnesses to testify at the hearing in support of the recommendation of the superintendents or on behalf of the career teacher shall, as requested, be issued in blank by the board over the signature of its chairman or secretary.
❖ The board shall pay witness fees for up to five witnesses subpoenaed on behalf of the teacher, except that it shall not pay for any witness who resides within the county in which the dismissal originates or who is an employee of the board. However, no employee of the board shall suffer any loss of compensation because he or she was subpoenaed to testify at the hearing. These payments shall be provided for witnesses in G.S. 7A-314.
4. At the conclusion of the hearing provided in this section, the board shall render its decision on the evidence submitted at such hearing and not otherwise.
5. Within five days following the hearing, the board shall send a written copy of its findings and order to the teacher and superintendent. The board shall provide for making a transcript of its hearing. If the teacher contemplates an appeal to a court of law, he may request and shall receive at no charge a transcript of the proceedings.
m) Probationary Teacher
1. The board of any school system may not discharge a probationary teacher during the school year except for the reasons for and by the procedures by which a career teacher may be dismissed as set forth in subsections (c) and (h)-(l) above.
2. The board, upon recommendation of the superintendent, may refuse to renew the contract of any probationary teacher or to reemploy any teacher who is not under contract for any cause it deems sufficient; provided, however, that the cause may not be arbitrary, capricious, discriminatory, or for personal or political reasons.
n) Appeal
Any teacher who has been terminated by action of the board after a hearing pursuant to subsection (k) or (l) shall have the right to appeal from the decision of the board to the superior court for the judicial district in which the teacher is employed. This appeal shall be filed within a period of 30 days after notification of the decision of the board. The cost of preparing the transcript shall be borne by the board.
Certification Requirements
Minimum requirements shall be the North Carolina Class “A” Certificate and in situations where teachers are prepared in institutions outside North Carolina, emergency Class “A” certificates. In specialized areas where North Carolina does not certify personnel, the superintendent shall determine if an individual is properly certified. In emergency situations the superintendent may permit employment of personnel with Class “B” certificates. However, Class “B” certified personnel will not be considered for re-employment after one year if a qualified Class “A” certified person can be employed. If a teacher is in the process of raising the Class “B” certificate to a Class “A” certificate within the time limit specified by the Certification Division of the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction and is approved by the superintendent, he or she may be re-employment.
Reminders: Relate to Inquiries to the Department of Certification
1. Four to six weeks for reply on inquires to certification problems.
2. Application for initial certification given priority – 3 weeks.
3. In changing certificate, an individual must contact college of choice, secure evaluation, complete their outlined program, secure the recommendation of the institution and file these documents with the Department of Certification. The certificate recommended by the institution will then be issued.
4. All renewal credit must be approved by the employing unit, filed with the unit and submitted to the Department of Certification when renewal is complete. Each teacher should be fully aware of her or her status concerning re-certification since the final burden rests with the teacher. An up-to-date file on renewal credits is maintained in the central office and we will make every effort to keep each teacher up-to-date as needed.
Contents
Section 10: Forms
Contents 1
Academic Progress Update Sheet 2
Alcohol and Other Drug Curriculum 3
Disaggregation Form 4
Extracurricular Activities Release Form 5
Field Trip Application/Approval Form 6
Trip Request Form 7
Injury Report 8
Insurance Release for School Trips 9
Lab Roster 10
Leave Request DCS 11
Parent Contact Log 12
Fund Transfer Request 15
Teacher Request for Supplies 16
Employee’s Daily and Monthly Time Report 17
Field Trip Permission Form 18
Pacing Guide/Course Timeline……………………………………………………… …19
Flextime Form…………………………………………………………………………… 20
Alcohol and Other Drug Curriculum
School _____________________________ Teacher _____________________________
Grade ______________________________
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|Date Taught |Subject Area |Lesson Plan |
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Teacher Signature ________________________________________________________
Each teacher must document at least two alcohol and other drug lessons. Submit form to principal prior to the final day of school.
Duplin County Schools
Extracurricular Activities Release Form
Date: _____________________________
I understand as parent/guardian of ______________________________________ that by signing this permission form, I am hereby giving up the following:
1. All accident insurance coverage provided by the school beyond the limited coverage of the regular school insurance (we will not have any catastrophic coverage)
2. That my regular school insurance coverage may be denied, in case of an accident, if the route taken home by the driver is determined to be different from the most direct route between the location of the activity and home.
3. That the person allowing the student to ride home with them assumes full liability for that student's safety should an accident occur.
With the aforementioned understandings, I hereby legally and morally release all school officials and the Duplin County Board of Education from any and all liability resulting from accident or injury occurring during the time of this release.
Therefore, ________________________________________ has my permission to travel with ____________________________________________ to and from this activity.
Parent/Guardian Signature __________________________________________________
Other Local School Parent/Guardian Signature __________________________________
Coach/Advisor/Sponsor Signature ____________________________________________
Source: Duplin County Board of Education, Kenansville, N. C.
Date: January, 1986
Duplin County Schools
Trip Request Forms
Date: __________
1. School: ____________________________________________________________
2. Proposed Trip Destination: _____________________________________________
3. Student Group Involved (including number of students): ______________________
___________________________________________________________________
4. Objective of the Trip: _________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
5. Preliminary Activities: _________________________________________________
6. Follow-up Activities: __________________________________________________
7. Proposed Departure: Date _______ Departure Time: ________ Return: _______
8. Number of School Days Missed: _________________________________________
9. Means of Travel: _____________________________________________________
10. Name(s) of Supervisor(s) and/or Chaperone(s): _____________________________
___________________________________________________________________
11. Anticipated Cost of Trip Per Student: _____________________________________
12. How will the trip be financed? ___________________________________________
Amount financed by individual student: ___________________________________
Other: _____________________________________________________________
13. What provisions are planned for students unable to pay their share of the expense?
___________________________________________________________________
14. Please attach a copy of the proposed itinerary.
15. Trip proposed by: __________________ Approved by: __________________
(Teacher) (Principal)
Action by Associate Superintendent: Action by Board of Education (If required)
________________________________ ____________________________________
Date: ___________________________ Date: _______________________________
INJURY REPORT
Name of Student _____________________________________ Age ______ Sex ______
Grade ______ Teacher ____________________________ School __________________
Date of Injury ___________________________________ Time ___________________
First Responder __________________________________________________________
PLACE OF INJURY NATUE OF INJURY BODY PART INJURED
___ Classroom ___ Abrasion ___ Abdomen ___ Foot
___ Hallway ___ Asphyxia ___ Ankle ___ Hand
___ Bathroom ___ Burn ___ Arm ___ Head
___ Lunchroom ___ Fracture/Sprain ___ Back ___ Knee
___ Playground ___ Head Injury ___ Chest ___ Leg
___ Gymnasium ___ Laceration ___ Eye ___ Teeth
___ Athletic Practice ___ Other ____________ ___ Face ___ Wrist
___ Athletic Contest
Describe: _______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
Were parents notified? ____ Yes _____ No
Describe treatment and disposition: __________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________
Signature of Teacher, Principal, Nurse, or Coach
Copy to Principal the day of the accident unless at a contest, then turn in the next day.
DUPLIN COUNTY SCHOOLS
INSURANCE RELEASE FOR SCHOOL TRIPS
We, ___________________________________, the parents or guardian of
(Name)
___________________________, who is enrolled in _________________________.
(Name of Student) (Name of School)
have adequate personal hospitalization and accident insurance. The name of our
company is ___________________________________________________________
(Name of Company)
with policy number _____________________________________________________.
(Policy Number)
WE ASSUME ACCIDENT AND HOSPITALIZATION INSURANCE RESPONSIBILITY FOR OUR CHILD ON SCHOOL-SPONSORED TRIPS AND
DO NOT WISH TO TAKE OUT SCHOOL INSURANCE.
Signature ______________________________________________________________
(Parent or Guardian)
Date __________________________________________________________________
Leave Request
Duplin County Schools
To: Principal
Re: (Please Check One)
❑ Sick Leave
❑ Annual Leave
❑ Personal Leave
❑ Flex Time
I, _________________________________, request _______________ day(s). The dates involved in my request
will include ______________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
If I do not use these days, I will notify you immediately.
Reason for leave:
❑ Dental Appointment
❑ Doctor Appointment
❑ Immediate Family Sickness
❑ Personal Illness
❑ Other (Specify)
No reason has to be given for personal leave.
_______________________________
Employee
_____________________
Office Secretary _______________________________
Date
_______________________________
Principal
_______________________________
Date
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|Date Name of Student Reason for Contact |
Parent Contact Log
Name___________________________________ Grading Period__________________
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Teacher Request for Supplies
Date: ________________________________________________________
Teacher’s Name: _______________________________________________
Supplies Needed: ______________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
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Submit this form to the office secretary to request supplies needed for your classroom such as paper clips, markers, staples, chalk, etc.
EMPLOYEE’S DAILY AND MONTHLY TIME REPORT
(Any person employed in TWO OR MORE job categories will fill out a separate “Time
Report” to record the work time on EACH category of activity.)
__________________________________________________ __________________________________________________
(COUNTY) (SCHOOL)
1. Name ______________________________________________ Address _________________________________________________________
2. Type Occupation ______________________________________________________________________________________________________
3. Budget Position ______________________________________ Social Security # ________________________________________________
4. Age _______________________ Date of Birth ________________________________ Sex ______________________
For _____________ School Month or Period Beginning ________________________ Ending _________________________
|(1) |(2) |(3) |(4) |(5) |(6) |(7) |
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|TOTAL TIME WORKED FOR SCHOOL MONTH OR CALENDAR MONTH | | | | | |
|DISTRIBUTION OF TIME TO ACCOUNTS |
|COMPLETED BY SUPERINTENDENT’S OFFICE |
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|Fund | | |
| | |Regular |O. T. |Total |
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Field Trip Permission Form
Student Name: ___________________________________
Trip Destination: _________________________________
Date(s) of Trip: __________________________________
Teachers: Please consider this student’s attendance and grades while determining whether or not this student should attend the above trip. If permission is granted, write “yes” and sign. If you feel that this student should not attend, write “no” and sign.
Teacher Signature Permission Granted?
Yes/No
1st Period: _______________________________ _________________
2nd Period: _______________________________ _________________
3rd Period: _______________________________ _________________
4th Period: _______________________________ _________________
Students must return this form to the teacher sponsoring the field trip at least four days prior to the trip to allow the teacher ample time to inform the school of who is attending.
Pacing Guide/Course timeline
All Staff should turn in course pacing guide to the Principal by the end of the 1st six weeks. Mr. Ballard will email form to teachers upon request.
|East Duplin High School Pacing Guide |
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|__________________________________, Course_ |
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|Unit/Topic/Goal |Days/ | |
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| | | |VOCATS |or % of |
| | | |Objective |course |
|3-1 |2 days |Solving equations by addition and subtraction |3.1 & 3.8 |5% |
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|3.2 |2 days |Solving equations by using multiplication and division |3.8 |5% |
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Teacher ______________________________________________
East Duplin Flextime Log
Mr. Ballard will email form to teachers upon request.
Flextime begins on Opening Day and should be used when no students are under your supervision.
Department _________________________________________________________
School Year____________________
|(1-Date) |(2 -Activity) |(3-Amount of FT Earned) |Flextime Balance(4) |
|7/28/09 |Gate duty |4 hours |4 hours |
|8/20/09 |Orientation |4 hours |8 hours |
|8/5/09 |Parent conference |1 hour |9 hours |
|9/20/09 |Dr. Appointment-during planning |1 hour |8 hours |
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[1] Must have copy on file in principal’s office and location of plan in room.
[2] Became effective the 94-95 school year.
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DUPLIN COUNTY SCHOOLS
2014-15
K-12 School Calendar
AUGUST
19,20,21 Mandated Teacher Workdays
22 Optional Teacher Workday(HS)
22 Mandated Teacher Workday(K8)
25 First Day for Students
SEPTEMBER
1 Labor Day Holiday
24 District-wide PLC/Student Early Release
OCTOBER
15 School Planning/Student Early Release
24 End 1st Grading (Student Early Release)
27 Begin 2nd Grading Period
NOVEMBER
11 Veteran’s Day Holiday
26 Student Early Release
27, 28 Thanksgiving Holiday
DECEMBER
10 District-wide PLC/Student Early Release
19 Student Early Release
22,23,29,30,31 Annual Vacation Leave Days
24, 25, 26 Christmas Holiday
JANUARY
1 New Year’s Day Holiday
2 Optional Teacher Workday
12-16 High School Exams
16 End 2nd Grading (Student Early Release)
19 Martin Luther King Holiday
20 Optional Teacher Workday
,21 Mandated Teacher Workday
22 Begin 3rd Grading Period
FEBRUARY
25 District-wide PLC/Student Early Release
MARCH
18 School Planning/Student Early Release
27 End 3rd Grading (Student Early Release)
30 Begin 4th Grading Period
APRIL
3 Easter Holiday
6,7,8,9,10. Annual Vacation Leave Days
29 District-wide PLC/Student Early Release
MAY
25 Memorial Day Holiday
JUNE
5, 8,9,10,11 High School Exams
11 Last Day of School (Stud. Early Release)
12 Mandated Teacher Workday
15 Optional Teacher Workday(K8)
15 Mandated Teacher Workday(HS)
TBD East Duplin Graduation
TBD James Kenan Graduation
TBD North Duplin Graduation
TBD Wallace-Rose Hill Graduation
KEY
[pic] Student Begin/End Days
• Teacher Workdays (Optional)
• Teacher Workdays (Mandated)
• End of Grading Period
• Holidays
• Annual Vacation Leave Days
• District-wide Early Release PLC Day
Mandated Workdays
August 19,20,21, 22*(K8 only)
January 21
June 12, 15*(HS only)
Optional Workdays
August 22*(HS only)
January 2
January 20
June 15* (K8 only)
Student Make-Up Days
January 21
January 20
B Baysden
47
E. Sandlin
33
Hendrick
60
74
Field House
Holley
Keffer
32
Shop
46
Kapfer 5
Pinales 92
A Smith
9
Guidance
8
M Miller
20
Health Room
45
Weight Rm
43
Health
Room
42
Herring
39
Curns/
Beasley 40
Kast
88
Nichols
89
Marsh-burn
86
T Jenkins 87
Cafeteria
92
Raynor
94
Sumner 95
99
97
Maria Wms
93
Lane
91
J Kennedy
90
Hughes
21
Fife
22
B Sholar
23
R Lanier
26
Stallings
25
Houston
24
Macleod
16
Kennedy
15
Cottle
14
J Smith
13
Wms.
19
Barnett
18
Thigpen
17
Office
Lab
Hatcher
12
Turner
10
James Jones
2
B Lee
1
Arevalo 3
K Jackson
4
Shop
49
S Tadeo
27
D Lee
28
Murray
29
Whitman
30
A Daniels
31
A Jenkins
34
Testerman
35
Keathley
37
On-line
38
Winter
98
ISS
99
FAB
63
Winter
70
Gym
J Jones, Sandlin, G Jenkins, Ross
45
Chittick
97
Comp Lab
96
Humphries
36
Shop
48
Media Center
41
Lounge
7
Hunter
6
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OFFICE
I hereby certify that the above report of time is a correct statement and includes total hours worked each workday for the period covered as indicated at the top of this page.
________________________________________________________
(EMPLOYEE) (DATE)
I hereby approve this statement of total hours worked and that the time indicated is correct.
________________________________________________________
(PRINCIPAL OR SUPERVISOR) (DATE)
I hereby certify that the above report of time is a correct statement and includes total hours worked each workday for the period covered as indicated at the top of this page.
________________________________________________________
(EMPLOYEE) (DATE)
I hereby approve this statement of total hours worked and that the time indicated is correct.
________________________________________________________
(PRINCIPAL OR SUPERVISOR) (DATE)
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