Work Station Visitation. To provide patrons of the District an opportunity to visit classroom work stations with the least interruption to the teaching process, the following guidelines are set forth:
Work Station Visitation. 1. The employees and the District recognize that the Port Xxxxxxxx Schools belong to the citizens of the Port Xxxxxxxx School District and jointly encourage parents and citizens to visit our schools, our school activities and our classrooms.
Work Station Visitation. 17 To provide patrons of the District the opportunity to visit classroom work stations with the least 18 interruption to the teaching process, the following guidelines are set forth: 19
Work Station Visitation. The District will make a reasonable effort to afford an opportunity for the teacher to confer with the classroom visitor before and/or after the visitation. All unannounced visitors shall be reported to the principal's office. Requests from parents or others to take students from classes must be authorized by the superintendent or his/her designee. Academic Freedom No special limitations shall be placed upon study, investigation, presenting and interpreting facts and ideas concerning branches of learning provided that the employee adheres to the curriculum rules and written policy established by the District. These responsibilities include a commitment to democratic tradition, a concern of the welfare, growth and development of children, for an insistence upon objective scholarship. No mechanical or electronic device shall be installed in any classroom or brought in on a temporary basis by means of which a person shall be able to listen to or record the procedures in any class without the employee's knowledge and written permission. As a vital component of academic freedom, teachers shall be primarily responsible for decisions regarding the methods and materials used for the instruction of students: provided, however, that such decisions are in keeping with curriculum guidelines, state and national standards, and written policy established by the District.
Work Station Visitation. Parents and patrons of the District are and shall be welcome to visit classroom work stations in the District. In the interest of protecting students and the orderly educational process during regular school hours, all visitors shall report upon arrival to the building principal’s office and whenever possible, arrangements should be made in advance with the teacher. The teacher shall be provided an opportunity to speak with the visitor before and after the classroom visitation, provided that if the patron fails to so meet with the teacher, the District incurs no liability.
