2. Superintendent’s Office
229-8256 or 639-2871
Jim Norton, Superintendent
Mary Lou Cumbie, Secretary
Lori Price, Asst. Supt. for Instruction
Susie McFarland, Secretary
Bill Carr, Asst. Supt. for Business
Angie Benavides, MIS Ex. Asst.
Sissy Worley, Director of Finance
Kathy Thomas, Payroll & Insurance
3. Office of Instructional Services
229-6940 or 639-2422
Lori Price, Asst. Supt. for Instruction
Susie McFarland, Secretary
Martha Weimorts, Director of Special Services
Amy Palmer, Secretary
Duane McFarland, Director of Assessment
Debra Anderson, Personnel Specialist
Secretary
4. Technology Department
Terry Thompson, Computer Technology
229-8256 or 639-2871
Marty Riley, Instructional Technology
229-6940 or 639-2422
6. Certificates
Temporary
Requirements for Statement of
Eligibility
General Knowledge Test
Subject Area Exam
Professional Ed Test
Possible Coursework
Professional
Recertify every 5 years
Through coursework or
120 in-service points or SAE
NEW REQUIRMENT- 20 hours/ 1 credit
in ESE
7. Things to ask for:
Employee Handbook
Student Handbook
Course Descriptions
Next Generation Sunshine State
Standards/ Florida Standards
Test Item Specs for ELA, Math,
Science and EOC’s
Classroom Emergency Procedures
Guide
Other
8. Tips for Success
Be friendly, but firm
Be structured, not rigid
Post goals
Plan well
Utilize resources
Have a sense of humor
Use walls for learning
Have students apply knowledge
Arrange room for learning
9. In the Classroom
Be good classroom managers
Eyes everywhere
Limit referrals
Dress appropriately
Professional
School t-shirts and jeans
Contact parents
Good news and bad
11. The Effective Teacher…
1. Is a good classroom manager
2. Designs lessons to reach
mastery
3. Has positive expectations that
all students will be successful
❖ (What you expect from your students is
exactly what you will get)
12. First Day of School
The first day of school is the
most important day of the year!
What you do on the first days of
school will determine your
success or failure for the year!
• (greet your students as they enter your classroom)
You should “whip” your class
into shape by the last Friday of
the second week of school
13. Students Want To Know
Am I in the right room?
Where am I suppose to sit?
What are the classroom rules?
What will I be doing this year?
How will I be graded?
Who is the teacher as a person?
Will you treat me as a human
being?
14. Learning Process
1. Good classroom management
2. Teaching how to learn
(demonstrate how to take notes…how to
write…how to read to learn…how to work
in small groups…how to find & research
information…)
3. Home & parent support
4. Teacher & Student
interrelationships
16. Reasons for Assigned Seats
Class roll is fast & easy (3 to 5 sec.)
Students get situated quickly
and start assignment posted on
board (“Bell Ringer” posted each day)
Easy to learn students names
Separate problem students
Students know when they enter
your room they are to sit and go
to work
17. Classroom Management
One of the reasons students are
tardy is they know nothing
“important” will be going on the
first 5 to 10 minutes of your
class
Teacher verbally calling roll
No work posted for students
Time is wasted
18. Classroom Management
Students are greeted by the
teacher as they enter room
Students sit in assigned seats
Students start working on
assignment posted on board
The “culture” of your classroom
is the minute students walk in
the room the class starts
19. STANDARDS
How does the lesson’s purpose
connect to the standard for what
student should know and be
able to do?
The PURPOSE should be clear
The lesson should intentionally
be linked to other lessons
Does the lesson match
purpose?
20. GREAT TEACHCERS…
Set high expectations for ALL
students
Have clear, written objectives &
essential questions
Are prepared & organized
Engage students and get them
to view issues in a variety of
ways
21. GREAT TEACHERS…
Form strong relationships with their
students and demonstrate that they
care about them
Are masters of their subject matter
Communicate frequently with
parents
22. Great Teachers…
Teach skills, mastery & passion
Design & implement
instructional exemplars to guide
and inform teaching and
learning
Realize that making mistakes is
the essence of learning.
Reflecting and focusing on
mistakes to become better
23. Rigorous Lessons
If you do not “challenge” your
students, they will challenge you
The degree into which students
enjoy “challenge” is a skill that
teachers need to learn
Great teachers find a way to
feed their students’ passion
25. Teacher Development Program
Required for Beginning or First Year
Teachers in Gulf County unless:
Has successful experience
Successfully completed a
Beginning Teacher Program
Successfully completed an
Alternative Certification Program
mastering the Florida Educator
Accomplished Practices
26. The role of the teacher remains
the highest calling of a free
people. To the teacher, America
entrusts her most precious
resource, her children…
Shirley Hufstedler (1925-)
American Attorney and
Former U.S. Secretary
of Education