Teaching Staff
Teaching Staff
Maris Stella Teaching Staff are prepared professionals who teach to realize the potential gifts and talents of all students. They are to be role models of Christian virtues, values and service to others.
The primary task of the teaching staff of Catholic Mission Schools is to help Catholic Mission Schools fulfill its Mission of educating students whose lives are guided by the Christian call to service. Therefore, each faculty member is a role model whose passion and commitment sustains a safe, respectful and animated environment conducive to learning.
The following procedures are required of all classroom teachers to facilitate the mission of Catholic Mission Schools in educating our students:
Presence
- Teachers, as role models, are to be professionally dressed and well-groomed.
- Teachers are expected to be present at school before the morning assembly and present at all assemblies and school functions.
- Teachers must notify the principal of their absences, anticipated and unexpected.
- Teachers sign in and out of school each day.
- Teachers are responsible for their students during scheduled class periods, whether they are in the classroom, the library, the computer room, the church, or outdoors.
- Attendance at scheduled faculty meetings and in-service workshops is mandatory.
- Teachers will experience periodic classroom and teaching supervision and evaluations.
- Betel nut is not permitted in the classroom or around students; consumption of tobacco or other such products, is not allowed during school hours and around students. These are to be consumed privately, and not in public.
- Teachers may not socialize with students using any social network, especially the internet, e.g. Facebook.
- Teachers participate in peer-support and peer-learning through peer observations, consults, teacher sharing times and regular meetings.
Performance
- Teachers must respectfully get to know students as individuals.
- Teachers are responsible to know expected outcomes of their subjects, scope & sequences of the materials and appropriate teaching procedures.
- Teachers must prepare lesson plans ahead of time and have all teaching materials available.
- Teachers will be required to submit lesson plans upon notification to the Principal or Vice Principal for review.
- Lesson plans for substitute teachers are to be prepared by the class or subject teacher.
- Any changes to the class schedule must be approved by the Principal in advance.
- All teachers are responsible to inform about and enforce school rules in their classrooms, on the campus, and at off-campus school functions to assure consistency in the school environment.
- Serious infractions of school rules are to be reported to the Principal.
- Homeroom teachers are responsible to convey rules of the class to the students; subject teachers are required to honor and enforce the rules as well.
- Teachers engage in regular and varied assessments of taught materials – through classwork, homework, quizzes (written and oral), tests and exams, and projects for appropriate grades.
- Teachers are responsible for accurate record keeping of student performance, conveying that information honestly on report cards and on permanent record cards. Grade books are turned in to the office at the end of a school year.
- Teachers will always to, and stay with, their students in the library, computer room, church, for P/E and other outside-the-classroom events.
- Teachers make appropriate referrals for children requiring special help/special education.
- Teachers will use tutor students for targeted needs – after school, at school, without financial compensations from families – it’s part of our Christian service.
- Teachers will maintain confidence about sensitive information pertaining to students and families.
- Teachers will help to maintain an awareness of God in practices of prayer, church services, and reflective moments.
- Teachers will follow all school procedures and permissions for field trips.
- Teachers will self-evaluate for effectiveness of teaching lessons and make revisions as necessary. Evaluations are on a daily basis more formally, quarterly. (Attached)
Care of Property
- Each teacher is responsible for making sure the classroom is an inviting learning environment and is kept neat and orderly.
- Teachers distribute books to students and record the number of the book for student accountability and care of materials.
- Teachers regularly check the conditions of desks, chairs and all school property; they hold students accountable for proper usage and respect.
- Teachers share the responsibility for property maintaining the Teachers’ Room.
- Teachers are to report any maintenance needed in the classroom or offices by submitting a Maintenance & Repair (M&R) work request form to the Principal.
Teaching Staff Additional Teacher Responsibilities
Home-room Teachers
- Serve as the over-all contact for students in a particular grade/class, providing a structure, instilling school spirit, encouraging best study habits, and use of individual talents.
Subject Department Heads
- Prepare and submit the department’s plans and activities at the beginning of each school year
- Coordinate the necessary co-curricular activities within departments
- Submit plans to improve the curriculum of the department
- Visit classes of their departments and assists the teacher in finding materials, if possible
- Is accountable to the Principal
Sports Coordinator
- Is the custodian of all school sports equipment and notifies the Principal of needs
- Coordinates and distributes the expected PE activities for the various grades for the school year.
- Plans for specific activities/field days/intra-murals
- Is accountable to the Principal
School Librarian
- Organizes and maintains the library
- Develops the rules for library use
- Develops a schedule for Library use
- Serves as a resource for teachers’ and students’ projects
- Submits requests for Library supplies and materials
- Plans motivational activities to increase library use
- Is responsible to the Principal
Computer Lab Coordinator
- Organizes and maintains all components of the computer lab
- Creates and communicates the rules and regulations for the use of computers and lab
- Consults with teachers to arrange class computer schedules
- Provides systematic and progressive materials for students, according to grade levels
- Recommends to the Principal learning materials to be purchased
- Is responsible to the Principal