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Teaming Handbook

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Team Digital Handbook

Each team is responsible for keeping a digital copy of their team handbook. The team handbook provides relevant information about the team and is preset each year on the shared drive. A team digital handbook folder will be created by year with individual sub folders by team names.  The team digital handbook should include a short biographical sketch of each team member, the teams’ mission statement, a team identity sheet, team guidelines, daily team agenda and weekly summary form.  The team record keeper is responsible for posting team information in the Team Folder located on the shared drive. Team records should also include a parent telephone report form and a parent conference report form.

 

Biographical Sketches

At the beginning of each school year the principal will ask each teacher to provide biographical sketches of each teacher on the team. This information can be written in an essay, outline, or short paragraph format. Teachers might want to tell something about their families, hobbies, special interests, travels, pet peeves, previous teaching experiences, educational degrees or awards, and future goals. Biographical sketches will be posted on the schools website which will include the teachers’ school e-mail address along with a picture of the teacher.  (Reference Link)

 

Team Mission Statement

Both the school and the team's mission statements will be included in on the school website. Teams may want to post their team mission statement in the team hallway or classrooms.  It is important to share the overall philosophy of the middle school concept with special emphasis on the interdisciplinary teaming component. (Team Mission Statment Guide Template)

 

Team Identity Sheet

An outline of the team's unique characteristics and plans for the year should be included. Briefly describe the team's name, color, logo, slogan, cheers, traditions, rituals, and celebrations, as well as anything else key and important to its special identity. (Team Identity Statement Guide)

 

Team Meeting Daily Agenda

It is useful to include a daily team meeting agenda in the digital handbook folder as a reminder to both students and parents that much school-day time is spent planning and evaluating the team's instructional program. The principal will provide for each member of the middle school staff a chart showing the team meeting times, dates, and locations. (Team Daily Agenda Form) (Reference Link )

 

Student-Parent Conference Planning Sheet

A sample of the student-parent conference-planning sheet should be part of the handbook so that students know what to expect when they attend a teacher-student conference. It should be noted that all teachers on the team should be present for a student-parent conference, which is generally held during the team's common planning period. (Team Parent Teacher Conference Form)

 

Parent Telephone Report Form

A sample telephone report form should be part of the handbook so that parents can see that team teachers keep records of telephone contacts with the home.

 

Team Guidelines and Procedures

An overview of the team's classroom behavior rules, as well as guidelines for student grades, for absences, for homework, for make-up work, and for disciplinary procedures should also be part of the teaming handbook.

 

Team Class Schedule

A brief explanation of how the students spend their time in school is appropriate for the teaming handbook. A copy of the team schedule is provided in the 200 series of the professional guide with a brief explanation of how the schedule works, including common planning time (Reference Link)

 

Minutes From Team Meeting

A sample of minutes from a typical team meeting can be a useful tool in showing students and parents the kinds of tasks completed during the team's common planning periods. A weekly summary from is provided for each team that is separate from the team minutes. The weekly summary form should be completed by the team recorder and placed in the teams’ folder. The weekly summary will provide an overview of the team discussions that include students, curriculum and professional development.  Principals and counselors attending team meetings are responsible for reviewing the team weekly summaries prior to attending a team meeting.  The review of team weekly summaries will help guide the principal in establishing follow-up conversations with the team. (Weekly Team Summary Form)

 

Calendar of team dates and special events

Students and parents will appreciate a list of the planned rituals, celebrations, traditions, events, and special dates that will have an impact on their time and energies during the school year. This calendar can be used as a vehicle for planning both short-term and long-term activities. The calendar can also provide opportunities to mirror and plan cross curriculum objectives that are required by the district. 

 

Team problem-solving and decision-making tools and techniques

Most parents are interested in learning more about the various problem-solving and decision-making models that are used as part of the learning and instructional processes employed by the team. Information about how decisions are made, how problems are solved, or how concerns are addressed make good reading for both teachers and students alike.

 

Study Hints

The teaming handbook is a good place in which to remind students and parents of the importance of cultivating good study habits while in school. This section might include everything from hints on how to study for a test to suggestions for writing an effective research paper or book report, including school practices like the use of Cornel Notes.

 

Team Wiki Planning Guide

In this exercise of team wiki design, are some suggested topics that your team may want to include when constructing a Team Wiki for Students and Parents. It is important for a quality team to plan and develop a comprehensive Team Wiki that can be used to orient students and parents to the philosophy and structure of the teaming concept as well as to acquaint other DCMS teams, substitute teachers and support staff with the team's organization and established policies and procedures. Your connect teachers will start building your team wiki during Wednesday PLC times, while the PE teachers construct and organize your Thursday and Friday team homebase advisory activities. Use the following topics as the foundation for developing your team Wiki. (Team Wiki Planning Guide) 

 

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