Aldine I.S.D. Teacher Handbook - Aldine Independent School District

I. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES
SECTION III
GENERAL INFORMATION
All teachers are responsible for closing their windows, turning off the lights, and locking the door when
leaving their room. All rooms should be left neat and orderly.
Teachers required to leave the school campus during the school day, by virtue of the nature of the school
activity being performed, must notify the building principal or their designee, and must sign out on the special
register in the office of the principal before leaving.
Schedule: Each teacher will follow his/her schedule as assigned.
Each teacher has a mailbox. Teachers are to check this box at least three (3) times a day. It is suggested that
this be done in the morning when signing in, at noon, or conference period, and when signing out. (See interschool
mail policy).
Class Change - All teachers will be stationed at the door of their respective classrooms as students change
classes and as students enter and leave the building. Each and every teacher will be responsible for student
conduct in the halls in the immediate area of their duty station at all times.
Teachers who need special consideration for leaving the campus before the sign out time should write a brief
explanation to the principal in advance.
II. REGULAR DUTY AND SPECIAL ASSIGNMENTS
A. Teacher/Paraprofessionals Absence Procedures
AESOP (Automated Educational Substitute Operator) is the automated service used for recording
absences and finding substitutes.
The AESOP service will be available to you 24 hours a day, seven days a week. You may interact
with the system either on the Internet at http://www.aesoponline.com, or by way of a toll-free
automated phone line. Once you are logged in the system, you will be given prompts for the various
menu choices. Paraprofessional/clerical staff should check with the building principal about
substitute eligibility.
When you access the AESOP system over the phone for the first time, it is very important that you
record your name and assignment for substitutes to hear. Please keep in mind that only your name
and assignment should be recorded, (e.g. John Doe, 3rd Grade) as AESOP will play this recording
to potential substitutes for all future absences you register. You will not be asked to record this
information each time you register an absence.
III. TEACHERS’ LOUNGE AND WORKROOM
Each teacher using the lounge will be responsible for seeing that it is kept neat and orderly at all times. This
includes placing bottles, paper, and other litter in the receptacles provided.
The purpose of the general workroom is to provide teachers with adequate facilities for planning and
preparation for classroom instruction.
IV. INTER-SCHOOL MAIL POLICY
The intended purpose of the school district's internal mail system is to facilitate the communication of official
business. The system may be used by organizations that engage in activities of interest and educational
relevance to students. Such organizations must contact the Superintendent or his designated representative
prior to distributing material through the system. Organizations, which fail to do, so will lose this privilege.
Material which promotes illegal activity, immoral conduct, or which is libelous or slanderous is inappropriate
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