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LESSON PLANSLesson plans should reflect PACES components outlined in Domain I of the PACES Observation Manual.In addition, lesson plans should be available to the principal or designee during classroom visitations andprior to formal observations. Most importantly, teachers should prepare meaningful and comprehensivelesson plans reflective of district adopted curriculum frameworks and sunshine state standards. Inaddition, lesson plans should reflect “Integrated Academy Planning” with specific “academy applications”noted on lesson plans. If applicable, lesson plans should reflect “ESOL Strategies” and modifications forExceptional Education Students assigned to regular classes.MAINTENANCE SERVICESMiami Lakes Educational Center has a full-time zone mechanic on duty to perform minor repairs of thebuilding and classroom areas. The zone mechanic will refer major repairs to the School Board Departmentof Maintenance. Your building administrator has the appropriate form to request repair services from thezone mechanic.Custodians are on duty from 6:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (Mondays through Fridays) at Miami LakesEducational Center. Light custodial duties are performed while classes are in session. Heavy cleaningand major custodial duties are performed when classrooms are vacated. Should you need the assistanceof a custodian, contact your building administrator.Custodial assistance forms should be utilized to address specific sanitary concerns. Completed formsshould be returned to a building administrator for follow-up action.All electrical, mechanical, or building related concerns fall under the jurisdiction of the zone mechanic (LouFeldkamp). Whenever necessary repairs are needed in a teacher’s classroom, the appropriate zonemechanic maintenance request form must be completed and submitted to the building administrator forfollow-up. Corrective action will be prioritized based on the nature of the problem.MEDIA CENTERThe Media Center contains a collection of technical and industrial books that instructors may borrow.Automotive manuals, reference books, and career materials are also available. Trade journals for thevarious vocational areas, ordered through the media center, are distributed directly to each department.Items may be checked out in accordance with the Media Center policies. The Media Center is located inbuilding “F”. The hours are Monday – Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.The media center has an extensive collection of videos and other audiovisual materials that instructorsmay use to supplement their instructional program. These AV materials, and the equipment needed toview them, may be borrowed from the media center for classroom use. Additional equipment availableinclude: televisions, video cassette recorders, overhead projectors, slide projectors, projection screens,LCD projectors, laptop computers, video cassette recorders, cassette tape players, CD players, and DVDplayers. All materials should be returned the same day unless other arrangements have been made.Instructors may also assign individuals or small groups of students to view AV materials in the mediacenter. It is necessary to reserve a room if a group needs to be accommodated. Post-secondaryinstructors sending individual students for specific assignments should indicate this information on a hallpass. For secondary students a yellow pass should be prepared and signed by the subject area teacherlisting specific assignments given and the names and times of students authorized to use the media centerduring that specific block. A limit of five students per class will be admitted during any one block.3-7