THINK Teacher Information
Cancellation Policy
If you agree to teach for a semester, you are agreeing to teach all 12 weeks of class. If you need to cancel a class (e.g., due to illness), please let your students and the admin team know as soon as possible.
When you cancel a class, you must either find a substitute teacher or refund your students a pro-rated amount of the class fee (the materials fee is not returned). This refund will be done via PayPal, unless you prefer to use cash or check. THINK does not offer a make-up day or time for individual classes to make up for missed days. You may offer your own make-up option (e.g., Zoom) and only refund the students who cannot attend the make-up.
If an entire THINK day is cancelled (e.g., due to hurricane, loss of power to the building), the scheduled Hurricane Day at the end of the semester, as announced with the semester dates, will be used.
Class Helpers
THINK requires that one parent helper be present in each class for liability purposes. Please feel free to ask them for any assistance: passing papers, working with a small group, preparing materials, walking a student to their parent, etc. If you do not have a need for a helper, they can sit around the perimeter of the class, but still must be present in the room. If your class helper is not in your room any week, please ensure a substitute classroom helper comes to your class.
Class Kit
THINK has a classroom kit in each room which contains basic supplies such as white board marker, pencils, scissors, ruler, etc. There is also a supply closet with bins that contain scissors, colored pencils, crayons, clip boards, etc. We have some PE equipment also such as cones, field markers, team flags, etc. These are all available to teachers on a first come first serve basis. If you need something, just ask, and we might have it.
Class Length
All classes must run for 12 weeks (barring unforseen illness or other circumstances, see cancellation policy above) of 55 minute classes. If you have a scheduled conflict with one of the semester’s THINK days, please reach out to the admin team before submitting your class proposal.
Class Size
You choose your class’s minimum and maximum size. The minimum is the smallest number of students for which the class would definitely run. (If fewer sign up, you will still have the option to run the class. If you are just below, this is encouraged, but not required.) If the maximum number of students sign up, a waitlist will be started. (You can choose to increase your maximum class size to let students in from the waitlist if desired.) The maximum class size cannot be above 18.
Collecting Money
You can set your own class fee and a materials fee when you propose your class. These fees will be collected through PayPal or by check sent to THINK before the semester begins. You may not collect additional money later in the semester. Please include any incidentals that parents may need to purchase within your description such as costuming, books, materials, etc.
Communication
You can e-mail your students from your class's page on the THINK website. Click "Manage Roster" and then select the top box under "Email" to select all families. Scroll to the bottom of the roster and click "Email Selected Parents" to e-mail your students. You are welcome to use e-mail to communicate with your families as needed to explain class work, homework assignments, missed classes, etc. You are expected to regularly check the e-mail you provide to THINK and respond to messages from students' families in a timely manner.
Refunds/Class Drop
Students can drop a class at any time, but are not entitled to a refund after the registration add/drop period is closed.
Registration
Open enrollment week opens on Monday (Sunday for teachers and admin) and closes on Friday. During this time parents can add/delete classes as they wish. On Saturday, families will not be able to change classes and the rosters will be finalized. (See specific dates in the post/email detailing class proposal submissions).
Parents who wish to add a student that is outside of your stated age range can email you for permission. If you approve, they will be manually added beginning Wednesday of open enrollment week. It is your choice if you would like to allow them to enroll or not.