Otsego Elementary School Faculty Handbook - Half Hollow Hills

EXTRA HELP
Please note the following guidelines:
• Teachers are required to provide ninety (90) minutes of extra help to students
each week.
• Extra help schedules must be posted in the classroom and listed in the plan
book. A copy of this schedule should also be submitted to the office. This
provides a quick reference for the office staff, hall monitor and administration.
• Teachers should maintain a listing of the dates and times at which extra help or
enrichment is provided, as well as the names of those students who have availed
themselves of this assistance. This log, which is included on the following page,
should be submitted, in its entirety, every three weeks with the plan book.
AM EXTRA HELP:
If you choose to offer extra help/enrichment before school, please follow the procedures
below:
• Send home a letter (sample included on the pages that follow) inviting the
student to the extra help/enrichment session.
• Submit an AM Extra Help Form (included in the pages that follow) to the hall
monitor at least one day prior to your scheduled session. This will let the monitor
know which children you are expecting and what to do with them (i.e. hold them
by the office, send them to your classroom) when they arrive.
• Please be prompt so that students who come to school early for extra
help/enrichment are not waiting for you.
PM EXTRA HELP:
If you choose to offer extra help/enrichment after school, please follow the procedures
below.
• Send home a letter (sample included on the pages that follow) inviting the
student to the extra help/enrichment session
• Submit a PM Extra Help Form (included in the pages that follow) to the office at
the end of the school day. This will inform us as to which students are still in the
building.
• Follow the 4:15 dismissal procedures. A copy of these procedures is included in
this book.
REMEMBER: The district does not offer transportation for students to attend programs
before the school day. Therefore, it may be necessary to schedule some sessions after
school. This will allow students whose parents can not provide transportation in the
morning the opportunity to receive extra help/enrichment after school and go home on
an activity bus.