Grade Level AssembliesGrade Level Assemblies

Arrive on Time and ReadyArrive on Time and Ready

The Outcomes are to:The Outcomes are to:

Reduce late arrivals to classReduce late arrivals to class Increase teaching and learning timeIncrease teaching and learning time Teach student expectations during Teach student expectations during

transition timestransition times Outline teacher expectations during Outline teacher expectations during

transition timestransition times Improve student learningImprove student learning Create a safe and caring school Create a safe and caring school

communitycommunity Identify the indicators of plan’s Identify the indicators of plan’s

successsuccess

What problems do late arrivals What problems do late arrivals cause?cause?

Disruption to the learning Disruption to the learning environmentenvironment

Lost teaching and learning timeLost teaching and learning time

Student ExpectationsStudent Expectations

Get all of the supplies that you Get all of the supplies that you need for the morning or need for the morning or afternoon from your locker afternoon from your locker before classes start and arrive in before classes start and arrive in that first class before the bell that first class before the bell soundssounds

Student ExpectationsStudent Expectations

When the bell goes to end a class, When the bell goes to end a class, collect your belongings and move collect your belongings and move quickly and safely to your next class, quickly and safely to your next class, arriving before the bell sounds that arriving before the bell sounds that starts the next classstarts the next class

Moving quickly and safely means Moving quickly and safely means getting to class getting to class without without stopping to stopping to talk to friends in the hallways or at talk to friends in the hallways or at lockerslockers

Student ExpectationsStudent Expectations

Travel on the right side of the Travel on the right side of the hallwayhallway

Arrive in your next class with all Arrive in your next class with all of your supplies before the bell of your supplies before the bell soundssounds

Take your assigned seat and Take your assigned seat and begin the assigned activitybegin the assigned activity

Students on a SpareStudents on a Spare

Students who have a spare Students who have a spare must be in the Canteen, Library must be in the Canteen, Library or Resource Area before the bell or Resource Area before the bell sounds indicating the start of the sounds indicating the start of the next classnext class

Students on spares must not be Students on spares must not be in the hallways for the first ten in the hallways for the first ten minutes of the classminutes of the class

Teacher ExpectationsTeacher Expectations

Teachers who have a class the Teachers who have a class the next period will wait at or near next period will wait at or near their door, greeting students and their door, greeting students and giving them instructions for the giving them instructions for the start of classstart of class

Teacher ExpectationsTeacher Expectations

When the bell goes indicating When the bell goes indicating the end of the transition period the end of the transition period and the start of the class, and the start of the class, teachers will close their doors teachers will close their doors and immediately begin teachingand immediately begin teaching

Teachers will not allow students Teachers will not allow students to leave the classroom for any to leave the classroom for any reason during the first 10 reason during the first 10 minutes of the classminutes of the class

Consequences for LatesConsequences for Lates After a 5th late the classroom teacher After a 5th late the classroom teacher

will call parents to inform them of the will call parents to inform them of the lates and a letter will be sent homelates and a letter will be sent home

After an 8After an 8thth late the classroom teacher late the classroom teacher will contact parents and a letter will be will contact parents and a letter will be sent homesent home

Upon a 12th late students will serve Upon a 12th late students will serve an in school detention in room 102 an in school detention in room 102 and will work on daily assignments or and will work on daily assignments or missing tasks and parent will be missing tasks and parent will be informed.informed.

Indicators of SuccessIndicators of Success

Reduction in latesReduction in lates Fewer truanciesFewer truancies Fewer discipline referralsFewer discipline referrals More teaching and learning timeMore teaching and learning time Improved student successImproved student success Improved school cultureImproved school culture