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Preparing for a Substitute
Put together a “Substitute Teacher Folder” that includes the following items:
- Detailed lesson plans
- Bell and class schedules
- Student seating charts for every class and/or period (teachers may want to consider using student photographs in their seating charts)
- Classroom rules
- Teacher duty schedules
- Map of the school
- Written procedures to follow in emergencies and disaster drills
- A list that identifies students who participate in educational
"pull-out" programs and the times
- A list of students who have special medical needs
- A list of students who can be relied upon to help the substitute
teacher
- Identification of students with special needs and effective
instructional strategies to use when working with these students
- A written description of where classroom materials, books, and
audio-visual materials are located
- Assembly instructions
- Special procedures used at the school, such as walking students to
and from the playground, buses, etc.
- A copy of the student computer use agreement and a list of students
approved to use the Internet
- A roster of volunteers, times that they are expected, and any
volunteer instructions
- Any special directions or instructions that the classroom teacher
feels would be beneficial to a substitute teacher
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