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Staffing

Are all vacancies filled with appropriate staff?

If the school has a parent coordinator, is this position staffed?

School Organization

Prepare packets to ensure that all staff are familiar with the following items:

Prepare information packets for students and parents

Prepare school day schedule for distribution to staff, custodian and parents

Prepare to collect emergency contact information from all students and new staff

Physical Environment and Security

Is the building deemed "ready to open" (without critical problems)?

Notify appropriate liaison of security needs

Discuss and institute visitation procedures

Discuss and institute pass procedures

Technology

All computers functional and connected to the internet/network

All phones are operational

All school personnel have access to systems they needEnsure that all ATS printers are functioning

If applicable, ensure that attendance scanners are functioning

Registration (ES/MS only)

Plan for orderly registration, including

o All new incoming students with IEPs;

o All "over the counter" students;

Instructional Program

Do all teachers and staff have necessary curriculum and materials?

Ensure that curriculum materials and classroom libraries are in right classrooms

For students requiring related services, have service providers been identified?

For phase one schools only:

Yes/Done

If applicable, is there a plan in place for where ATRs will be assigned for the first

week?

o Tentative organization sheets with names of all teachers andtentative assignments

o Individual responsibilities

o Ladder of responsibility

o School and system expectations, rules, codes and policies

o Daily routines for receiving, dismissing and ordering flow ofstudents during the day

o Emergency and security procedures

o Expectations and procedures for interactions with parents

o Expectations and procedures for interactions with visitors

o Expectations and procedures for interactions with press

Prior to the start of school, ensure all teachers and students are appropriatelyprogrammed so that students have a complete course schedule on the first day ofschool.

o Ensure all student and teacher linkages are entered into STARS

Prepare breakfast and lunch schedule for school food staff (make any necessaryadjustments to schedule for first week)

Walk through building and noteareas that need repair

Ensure every classroom is suitable for instructional use

o There is appropriate space

o There is appropriate furnitureo Technology is set up and working

Assign responsibility for creating appropriate welcoming environment (signs,bulleting boards, reception)

Ensure all teachers and students have access to school discipline policy includingladder of referral.

Plan use of physical space for line-up, lunch time and dismissal (including plans forinclement weather)

o Identifying reception and line up procedures for parents

o Identifying appropriate waiting areas for parents

o Hiring staff for early registration

o Coverage plan in place should the school need to open additionalsections or classes if space does not exist within exisiting classes(all students must be accommodated until a capping/overflow planis approved by the Division of Portfolio Planning).

o Ensuring that staff has appropriate forms and information forregistering.

Develop communication plan for parents who dont speak English and ensure allstaff is familiar with plan

Ensure that school staff are familiar with the appropriate procedures for acceptingand welcoming all students on the first day, especially including:

Are plans in place and materials ready for the September 7th ProfessionalDevelopment day for teachers?

Establish and implement procedures for distributing textbooks and keeping accuratereceipts

Ensure that the school has adequately planned for returning and arriving ELL and

students with disabilities. This includes provision of related services and anyaccommodations and modifications indicated on the IEP/504 Plan. Ensure thataccess to IEPs is provided pursuant to Chapter 408 to all required staff.

o Is your school prepared to serve all students with IEPs at your school,customizing programs to meet individual student needs?

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o For incoming students whose current IEPs have a programrecommendation which is not currently programmed for your school,do you have a plan to customize your resources to meet studentneeds accordingly, or if appropriate, amend or reconvene students'

IEPs to offer a program that will best meet student needs in line with yourschool's flexible programming options?