Opening Days/Weeks

• Relationship building

• Student Management

• Syllabi/Policies

• Planning Backwards

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Assignments & Grading

• Time Management

• Student Voice & Choice

• Rigor vs. Rigid

• Formatives and Checks for Understanding

Special Education and Inclusion

• IEPs/504s

• SEL ~ DEI ~ ~SEI

• Multi-tiered systems of support

 

Parents and Community

• Emails/phone calls, conferences

• FERPA and confidentiality

• Privacy, boundaries, and social media

Culture & Climate

• Colleagues, admin, union

• Halls, cafeteria, field trips

• Sick, snow, personal days

• Well-being: yours and theirs

 

Safety and Legal​

• Reporting and monitoring

• Bullying, harassment, hazing

• Crisis prevention/management