Assistant Responsibilities

1. Assistants are just as important to the success of co-op as the teachers. Every class has at least one assistant for the teacher because two adults per class are mandatory.
2. If you will be absent, you must contact a substitute for your session.  All classes should have two adults.   If after three attempts you still cannot reach someone, contact the Substitute Coordinator for your session or you will have an unexcused absence. (See Substitutes Policy.) Not doing so three times in a semester automatically forfeits your family’s slot in co-op for the following semester.
3. Assistants or Substitutes will fill in when the teacher is absent. If you fill in for an absent teacher and find that you need an extra adult to help, go to the Parents’ area and request a volunteer.
4. Assistants, teachers and students are responsible for cleaning the room at the end of class and returning tables at the end of fourth period. At the end of each class, be sure the room is better than when class started and do not leave or allow students to leave until then. Return tables and chairs; help put away craft supplies, lab materials, computers or toys; erase boards; put debris in the trash; wipe tables and sweep if necessary.
5. To help conserve energy, please make sure lights are off when your class leaves the room and all outside doors are closed.
6. Assistants are expected to:

• Help the teacher gather supplies, implement lessons and handle discipline.
• Participate actively in class and avoid side conversations with the other helpers.
• Assist students who need extra help.
• Help the teacher keep track of time so students will not be late to their next class.
• Take attendance so the teacher can focus on her lesson plans.