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The school manual is a continuously evolving and developing compilation of
school rules and procedures. for access to the most recent version.
The care
and professionalism with which teachers carry out their responsibilities
will determine the atmosphere of the school. For that reason:
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Teachers
should never be less well dressed than their students. They should not
come to school wearing shorts, jeans or sweat pants (except PE teachers)
or flip flop like sandals. Staff who are not dressed properly may be asked
to go home to change.
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Staff
should always be on time, whether it is on arriving to school every
morning or when going from lesson to lesson.
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Teachers
may not give private lessons to students of the school or to students of a
different school who are applying to enter Fleming.
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Teachers
may not leave their students unattended or allow them to leave lessons
early.
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Teachers
must promptly mark books, tests, projects, exams, etc. They must also
ensure that they complete all administrative tasks which are part of their
jobs. They will use the whole school-marking scheme. Students should
understand the scheme.
Confidentiality
It is not
professional to comment unfavourably about internal affairs of the school or
to speculate about the private lives of colleagues in public. We must
remember that everything becomes known in Trujillo and that any indiscrete
comment will soon be heard by everyone.
Personal
information about students and/ or their parents which is handled by the
school may not be used outside the school or shared with other students and/
or their parents. This information may never be used against the students.
Punctuality
Hours of work
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Teachers
must arrive at school before 7.15 every morning – 7.10 on duty days.
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Teachers
who arrive late must fill in a Late Slip and hand it in to the Academic
Secretary. If a Late Slip is not presented the tardy will not be
justified.
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The
employees who in the course of a same month accumulate a total of three
tardies will obtain a discount worth half a day of work.
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With the
money collected from the discounts a common fund will be formed.
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Within
the first seven days of the semester to which the discount corresponds,
the fund will be used, designating 50% to a donation of social works in
name of the Employees and other 50% to the purchase of a gift that will be
given at random (raffle) to one of the Employees during a general meeting.
Absences
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Teachers
who are absent from school due to illness must inform the Academic
Secretary as early as possible and send in work for their students. If
absent for more than 3 days he/she must present a medical certificate. In
cases where the absent teacher is not able to send any work the Academic
Secretary must coordinate with the Heads of Level.
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Attendance to staff meetings is compulsory. Attendance to other school
activities is encouraged.
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Teachers
who have a free period may leave the school but must be back in time for
their next lesson.
Cover
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Cover
will be organized by the Academic Secretary. She will notify cover staff
and indicate what work the class is expected to do.
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If a
class has no teacher one student will go to the Academic Secretary who
will find a replacement and will coordinate with the Head of Level about
the work to be done by the students.
Discipline
Staff have
a duty to ensure that discipline is maintained in their classrooms and
throughout the school. Guidelines on class control have been written and
must be applied. (See section on Academic Standards)
Most
teachers assume responsibility for discipline in their own classrooms. Some,
however, are less professional when on duty or in corridors and external
areas.
A good
school depends on a staff which works as a team in which all members work
together and do not depend on one or two to do the hard work.
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