Sample Classroom Management Plan

I. Beginning Class Routines

A. Roll call, absentees: school begins at approximately 8 a.m. At 7:50 a.m., I take the green attendance cards (one card per student) and stand in the hallway. As students arrive at their lockers, I pull out the cards of students that are present. I continue this procedure, as students get their belongings and settle in the classroom. After the morning pledge and announcements, I place cards of absentees on the magnetic clip on the door. Someone in the office, for recording of absences, then picks up the cards. A mark is placed on that student's card on the appropriate day of absence and the cards are returned in the teacher's box.

B. Tardies: Students that come to school late have to check in at the office. They receive either an excused or unexcused tardy slip. Then the student brings that slip to the teacher. Upon entering the class late, the student sits down then when convenient asks the teacher what was missed.

C. Distributing materials: This will vary depending on the materials being distributed. During a lesson, I will either distribute the materials myself (i.e., a test) or have a student (that I choose) distribute the materials. On Tuesdays, we send home Tuesday folders. Tuesday folders contain the previous week's graded papers stapled together with a cover sheet in which parents have to sign. On Tuesdays, I pick students to help distribute these papers and folders. This is also a good time to send home important notices to parents (i.e., my introductory letter) because they are more likely to receive them. Other materials, such as art supplies or books, are retrieved or distributed by students. For example, if students are going to need certain books for an assignment, I may have a student distribute those books. Or if they will need art supplies, I will let them know prior to class beginning in order for them to be prepared. I also post a sign outside of the classroom to let them know which textbooks will be needed for the day. This allows them to leave unneeded items in their lockers.

II. Work Requirement Routine

A. Heading of papers: An example of the expected heading is posted on the wall