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Classroom Orientation Checklist

A. Notebook ReviewYesNo
1. Workday Responsibility/What to do if a substitute is needed
2. Review job description and LPSDO information
3. LPS Paraeducator Handbook: Work schedule, breaks, method of payment, overtime, appraisal, state development, leaves, reporting, benefits, grievance procedures
4. Review calendars/map
5. Frequently asked questions
6. Forms
B. School InformationYesNo
1. School policies
2. School tour/map of school
3. Programs operating in school
4. Location and use of equipment and supplies
5. Fire/tornado drills, emergency exits, etc.
6. Where to park
7. Start and stop Times
C. Confidentiality InstructionYesNo
1. Formal Inservice
2. Written Guidelines
3. Teacher Follow-up
D. Classroom OrientationYesNo
1. Student characteristics
2. Grouping strategies
3. Classroom rules
4. Physical arrangement of the classroom
5. Teacher characteristics
6. Ethics
7. Work assignments
8. Job expectations
7. Physical arrangement of the classroom
8. Daily routines
9. Location of materials
10. Instructional strategies employed in classroom
11. Student evaluation procedures
12. Supervision guidelines
13. Paraeducator evaluation procedures