SUPERVISION POLICY

MORNING BUS SUPERVISION

Main Building

Procedure

-         At the tone of the first morning bell all supervisors must go to assigned areas.

-         Once the children disembark from the morning busses, they must enter the building through the closest door immediately and proceed to their classroom area.

-         Students from the Annex must proceed directly to the busses waiting at the Northwest end of the front yard.

-      Parents who drive their children to school must stay away from the area where the busses unload.

-         Students driven to school must enter the school building through the office entrance.

Busses arriving late must leave main building students at the office entrance and then proceed to take annex children to the Annex. 

A.M. HALL SUPERVISION

Procedure

-         At the tone of the first morning bell all supervisors must go to assigned hallway areas.

-         Students must proceed directly to their classroom area.

-         In the beginning of the year, K students enter the building and gather in the hallway outside the cafeteria.  Once most of the K students have gathered, the supervising teacher leads them to their respective classrooms.  Mid-year, the K students follow free entry procedures.

Once the 8:00 a.m. bell rings, all teachers must go to their respective classrooms.

A.M. RECESS SUPERVISION

Procedure

-         First bell is the signal to get dressed and get ready to exit.

-         Supervising teachers must exit with their classes before the second bell.

-         At the tone of the second bell, all students exit for recess.

-         Teachers NOT supervising should dismiss their students into the yard only AFTER the second bell.

-         Students exit freely, however, the classroom teacher must not leave the classroom area until all his/her students have left for the playground.

-         No child is to be left unattended.

-         Students may not re-enter the building unless otherwise authorized by a staff member.

-         At the tone of the bell, all students line up.

-         The supervising teachers proceed to signal the students to enter one class at a time.

-         Teachers proceed to meet students at schoolyard entrances.

Supervising teachers are the last to enter the building making certain the exterior doors are well closed and locked.

INCLEMENT WEATHER

Procedure           

-         The principal or his/her delegate announces the decision for indoor recess.

-         Students stay in their respective classrooms.

-         Students may play with games in their classrooms.

-         Supervising teachers circulate in designated areas (corridors).

-         Once the bell rings, all teachers proceed to their respective classrooms. 

LUNCH SUPERVISION

Ratio:  Minimum of 1 supervisor per 75 students as per Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier’ s Policy

Procedure

-         Teachers wait for the supervisor or supervise students as they dress to go into the schoolyard.

-         Students should be permitted and encouraged to use the bathroom facilities and water fountain before dressing to go outside.

-         Students must have passes to circulate unattended in school.

-         When the bell signals the end of one lunch period, (approximately 30 minutes per period) and the beginning of another, supervisors ensure students dress, line up and lead them outside. At the same time, schoolyard supervisors line other students up to re-enter the building for lunch.

-         After the bell rings and the students have completed lunch, students either go to the schoolyard or return to class depending on their time frame.

Permission slips to leave school premises for lunch must be brought to the office during homeroom.

INCLEMENT WEATHER

Procedure

-         The principal or his/her delegate announces indoor lunch recess.

-         Students are supervised either in the cafeteria or in their classrooms during lunch.

-         Supervisors walk between classes in hallways, making certain that students remain calm in their classrooms.

-         Lunchtime supervisors should ensure that  students have activities.

Students should be permitted to take turns going to the bathrooms and to the fountains.

PM BUS SUPERVISION

Procedure

-         A first bell signals end of class.

-         The supervising teachers may dismiss their class before the first bell in order to be ready at the second dismissal bell.

-         Daycare students are dismissed a few minutes early in order for daycare to take attendance.

-         At the second dismissal bell, supervising teachers must exit the building with their class.

-         Daycare students from the Annex can enter the building by the office entrance.

-         Every exit door area must have one supervisor.

-         Once supervisors are in designated areas, the principal or his/her delegate gives the signal for all the other classes to exit the building.

-         Annex students are permitted to go to their bus.

-         Teachers lead their class to the exit doors and dismiss the students.

-         Students who do not board the busses must not leave the school building unless accompanied by an adult.

-         No child is to leave the building to meet a parent waiting in a car.

-         The supervisor standing in front of the center entrance is responsible for collecting bus cards.  The bus card is given by one student from each class to signal that he/she is the last from the class to leave the building.

-         Daycare signals that all students are accounted for and sends daycare card.

-         Once the walk is clear of students, the different supervisors give the signal that all is clear and that the busses can leave.

-         Parents must pick up their children at the main office in the building.

-         Students are not permitted to disembark from their bus once they have boarded.

FIELD TRIP & ECA ACTIVITIES

Ratio:  Minimum of two adults go on the outing (at least one per class)

          Transportation: one supervisor per bus

Procedure

-         The Governing Board must approve the field trips and ECA activities along with a detailed outline of adequate supervision plans.

-         One person must be a designated person in charged of the outing or activity.

-         Students must have a written consent from their parents to participate in field trips.

-         The person in charge needs to supply the Administration with:

·        List of students going on the field trip, or participating in the activity

·        List of students per bus load as applicable

-         The person in charge needs to bring:

·        First Aid kit

·        EPIPEN (if applicable)

·        List of students with their Medicare number

-  A car should accompany the group in case of minor accident or illness of a student.

SUPERVISION RESPONSIBILITIES

·        Keeps students in sight at all times.

·        Maintains order and safety.

·        Encourages positive atmosphere.

·        Anticipates potential dangers and initiates preventive action.

·        Any debris or damaged equipment must be reported to the administration.

·        Serious injuries which require the student to remain still: The supervisor administers first aid, remains with the student and ensures the administration is advised.

·        Minor injuries: The supervisor administers first aid on site if possible. If not, send the student to the office for treatment accompanied by an older student.

·        Responsible for completing accident forms when necessary.

·        Assists administration in applying school rules and ensures the administration is informed when school rules have been violated.

·        Exercises a certain amount of understanding, good judgement, good example, impartiality, an absence of discrimination.

·        Ensures that students remain within the limits of the designated areas.

·        Remains at all time with the students to be supervised.

·        Supervisors must ensure they circulate in the school yard within their assigned zones. Gathering up in one area is discouraged.

·        Supervisors are not permitted to eat or smoke while supervising students.