FAQ to support NEW Hamilton Staff by Sankaranarayanan, Vidhya https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ Post your response to the discussion topic by clicking the plus button below. en-us 2025-06-06 19:39:38 UTC 2025-06-11 18:16:06 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads-usc1.storage.googleapis.com/3902301376/a0ef4bd89f5d4a2c132c39338a3bdd69/HAWKS.png what is the school behavior plan? https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486810487 2025-06-11 14:51:38 UTC https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486810487 Where is the laminator? https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486810497 2025-06-11 14:51:38 UTC https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486810497 how do you use the laminator? https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486811052 2025-06-11 14:52:04 UTC https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486811052 Meetings https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486811430 How do I figure out when and where staff meetings are happening?

]]> 2025-06-11 14:52:28 UTC https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486811430 https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486811743 Who to ask for IT or tech support?

Who to ask for laptop support for students?

]]> 2025-06-11 14:52:52 UTC https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486811743 What is the school policy regarding student AI use? https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486811781 2025-06-11 14:52:53 UTC https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486811781 Subjects https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486812074 How do other grade levels teach common language or projects?

]]> 2025-06-11 14:53:10 UTC https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486812074 Getting support https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486812727 How do I get immediate classroom help or support?




]]> 2025-06-11 14:53:45 UTC https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486812727 Curriculum https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486812912 Where is my curriculum located?

]]> 2025-06-11 14:53:58 UTC https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486812912 What days are the IA requiered to attend staff meetings? https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486813326 2025-06-11 14:54:23 UTC https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486813326 What do we do if PowerSchool doesn't work at home? https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486813442 2025-06-11 14:54:32 UTC https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486813442 Student behavior https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486813492 If I need support with a student, who can I call for support?

]]> 2025-06-11 14:54:35 UTC https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486813492 Phones https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486813568 How do you use them? How do I set up a voicemai? How do I dial out for emergencies?

]]> 2025-06-11 14:54:38 UTC https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486813568 LIBRARY https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486813872 How do I book the library?

When can kids visit the library?

Do they need a pass to go to the library?

Do you visit classrooms?

Can I send a student to the library to do a makeup test? makeup work?

Does the librarian teach research skills?

Do you have books for very low reading levels?

Do you have books for very high reading levels?

How often do you get new books?

How old is the library collection?


]]> 2025-06-11 14:55:00 UTC https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486813872 Parent Concerns https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486813883 How do I navigate parent interactions that go South?

]]> 2025-06-11 14:55:01 UTC https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486813883 how to know when and where meetings are? https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486813965 2025-06-11 14:55:07 UTC https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486813965 https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486814018 Who do we email about subs or general office things?

How far in advance to we need to email them?

Who do we email for supplies?

]]> 2025-06-11 14:55:12 UTC https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486814018 Bathroom use: Staff are not allowed to use the student bathrooms during school hours. https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486814023 2025-06-11 14:55:12 UTC https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486814023 https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486814695 Who do I email for tech help and issues?

]]> 2025-06-11 14:55:52 UTC https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486814695 Who do I email about my laptop not working?/Getting a laptop https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486814793 2025-06-11 14:55:59 UTC https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486814793 What are some helpful classroom management tips for 8th grade? https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486815070 2025-06-11 14:56:17 UTC https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486815070 How to use the gradebook. How to enter comments. How to use L1,L2,L3,L4 vs percentages. https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486815862 2025-06-11 14:57:15 UTC https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486815862 https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486815983 Tech hours - Knowing that action steps are required to capture this income and how to document.

]]> 2025-06-11 14:57:24 UTC https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486815983 https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486817007 Who to contact on which admin.

]]> 2025-06-11 14:58:08 UTC https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486817007 Submitting a tech ticket https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486817084 2025-06-11 14:58:14 UTC https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486817084 Requesting a sub through Sub Finder and reporting your hours thru ESS. https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486817612 2025-06-11 14:58:43 UTC https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486817612 How to acknowledge IEP and 504 https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486818108 2025-06-11 14:59:12 UTC https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486818108 PowerSchool Shortcuts https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486818145 What are some shortcuts/tips for PowerSchool that can facilitate faster grading?

]]> 2025-06-11 14:59:14 UTC https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486818145 https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486818308 Emergency fix when projector overheats and turns bulb off!

]]> 2025-06-11 14:59:24 UTC https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486818308 What is the procedure for getting a sub? https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486818359 2025-06-11 14:59:27 UTC https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486818359 What does "book club" mean? https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486818654 2025-06-11 14:59:43 UTC https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486818654 New Staff Orientation PPT https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486819230 last updated for 2019-20 school year

]]> 2025-06-11 15:00:11 UTC https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486819230 Bathroom pass procedure. https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486819350 2025-06-11 15:00:20 UTC https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486819350 How do I know if I have money to spend? Does PTSA give me money? What about my department? https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486819469 2025-06-11 15:00:29 UTC https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486819469 Announcements https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486819593 How can I request an announcement to be made over the intercom?

]]> 2025-06-11 15:00:37 UTC https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486819593 Can I go an Amazon Wishlist? https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486819823 2025-06-11 15:00:54 UTC https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486819823 cell phone policy and consequences/ enforcement https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486820026 2025-06-11 15:01:08 UTC https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486820026 Can I send my Amazon Wishlist boxes to the school? https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486820137 2025-06-11 15:01:14 UTC https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486820137 Lunch spots https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486820650 Where do people eat lunch?

]]> 2025-06-11 15:01:47 UTC https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486820650 Grades https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486820819 When they are do, how to submit at quarters, different kinds of grades and when to use them, requirements of an E grade

]]> 2025-06-11 15:01:59 UTC https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486820819 How to use OneNote? https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486820903 2025-06-11 15:02:04 UTC https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486820903 Do we all have access to the Wallingford Playfield? Do I need a field trip form to take kids there? Some people say it's a walk field trip https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486820946 2025-06-11 15:02:06 UTC https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486820946 When to send students to nurse or counselor. https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486821351 2025-06-11 15:02:34 UTC https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486821351 TECH https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486821494 Do staff get district-provided laptops? IAs, too?

Do students get school laptops?

When do students get school laptops?

How do I get help if my laptop stops working?

How do students get help when their laptop stops working?

What happens if a laptop is damaged by accident? On purpose?

Do students take their laptops home?

How do I get a website blocked/unblocked?

Can I limit a student’s access to the internet?

A student keeps abusing their online privileges in my class, what is the discipline process?

Do students keep their laptops over the summer? What if they are in a summer learning program?

When do students return their laptops?

How does the laptop collection work?

Do staff get to keep their laptops over the summer? IAs, too?



]]> 2025-06-11 15:02:43 UTC https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486821494 Is there a place that documents lives that are shared? teams? sharepoint? https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486822025 2025-06-11 15:03:22 UTC https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486822025 Could we do circles to deal with conflicting issues? https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486822051 2025-06-11 15:03:24 UTC https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486822051 schoology use expectations https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486822338 2025-06-11 15:03:38 UTC https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486822338 Are students allowed to leave classroom before the bell? https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486825388 2025-06-11 15:06:30 UTC https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486825388 https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486826454 Wednesdays have a different start time!

]]> 2025-06-11 15:07:34 UTC https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486826454 gender neutral bathrooms are prone to vandalism https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486827101 outside of bathroom needs to be monitored during passing period

]]> 2025-06-11 15:08:17 UTC https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486827101 Lunch https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486827895 Know when the high schoolers have their lunch, so you can avoid the crowds if you decide to eat out.

]]> 2025-06-11 15:08:57 UTC https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486827895 What do we do if a student has a phone out? https://padlet.com/visankaranar/NEWSTAFFFAQ/wish/3486830229 Students are given Yondr pouches at the beginning of the year. Students are suppoed to put their phone in the yondr pouch at the beginning of the year. If you see a phone: take phone, write student's name on a sticky note, give phone to front office.

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Schoology

Grading system

Contract procedures

Meaning of different wednesday schedules.

Sub Request


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