District 281 Summer Academic Program 2016

Teacher/Staff Expectations
It is expected that Robbinsdale Summer Academic Program Staff will:

wear a District name tag while on duty;

arrive at and leave the work site in accordance with established work hours; time cards are to be
submitted bi-weekly to Site Manager and must accurately reflect hours worked;

assist and monitor students in classrooms & hallways;

check e-mail at least once daily for communication from office staff;

prepare for, and direct, daily student instruction (see further explanation for Elementary & Middle School
below);

record and maintain daily student attendance, including times of tardies (for secondary programs), and
communicate anticipated absences to the office staff as early as possible and leave appropriate directions
for substitute;

be present in the classroom so that students are never left unattended;

leave classroom or space in the same or better condition as when the class started, and complete the
Condition of Space Form ( provided the first and last day of your assignment) and return to the office on
the same day as it was received;

Sick Time is limited to what is specified in the Teacher/EA contracts - this applies to all staff;

follow established procedures to request support staff, and communicate to office staff when bringing
students to a location other than classroom;

adhere to Robbinsdale Area Schools policies.

In addition to the above expectations, we will implement changes into our instruction for this Summer Academic
Program. New expectations for this years Summer Academic Program at the Elementary & Middle School
level.

We will use the provided summer school curriculum for reading and math. This curriculum has been
updated to comply with new district requirements for our summer programs. Changes/updates:
o Making certain the material is tied to current standards at grade level;
o Acts as a bridge between grade levels, preparing students for the following year;
o Provides opportunity to collect assessment data throughout the four-week period.

Administration will observe classrooms for the purpose of collecting programmatic data regarding the
curriculum. We will look for specific feedback from teachers.

We will look for engagement strategies that we use during the regular school year in our classrooms, such
as NUA, AVID, and responsive classroom approaches. T
his applies to ALL programs.

District 281 Summer Academic Program 2016

Teacher/Staff Expectations
Some of these expectations are new to the summer program classroom; however, we are dedicated to bringing
the same rigor and focus on engagement strategies of the regular school year to the summer program
classrooms. As always, we strive to instill in our students the desire to learn and desire to come to our schools.
This is an important facet to our Excellence for All vision.