Classroom and Building Safety Due to recent campus modernization, all buildings have been updated and made wheelchair accessible. Yet, despite campus modernization, the electrical wiring and sockets did not get updated or replaced. Most of the sockets in classrooms are loose, not working, and often spark when something is being plugged-in. Furthermore, most classrooms have extension cords plugged into loose sockets, and extended across the floor in between rows of desks. According to Article I of the California Constitution, students and staff have the right to attend a safe, clean, and peaceful environment. Also due to the 2004 Williams Case, schools have the duty to provide each student with safe and adequate facilities (Kemerer and Sansom,
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First, to address Lakeside’s on-campus supervision, a review of duty schedule and responsibilities would take place during the next staff meeting. According to California Code of regulations (Title 5, 5552), it falls under the administrative leader(s) responsibility to assign proper supervision during school hour, and before and after school (Kemerer and Sansom, 2013, p. 455). Along with a review of duty responsibilities, a poster size copy of the duty schedule would be displayed in the main office and in the teacher’s lounge. A map displaying duty locations and assigned teachers would be included in the weekly staff bulletin. I would also monitor the campus, duty placements, and note any possible hazardous areas. Finally, I would send friendly reminders stressing the importance of supervision duty to teachers who arrive late and do not complete their duty …show more content…
I would ask for immediate solutions that I could implement on campus until the rewiring of the school could take place. I would also relay safety measures to all staff and post warning signs above loose sockets and non-working sockets. For teachers with various extension cords running across the floor, I would ask for bright colored type to be placed over the cords to keep them in place and noticeable, and if possible, to reroute cords through a lesser path of student travel. Despite potential solutions, as an administrator, reaching out to district personnel for an immediate change of electrical sockets and or wiring would be
First, to address Lakeside’s on-campus supervision, a review of duty schedule and responsibilities would take place during the next staff meeting. According to California Code of regulations (Title 5, 5552), it falls under the administrative leader(s) responsibility to assign proper supervision during school hour, and before and after school (Kemerer and Sansom, 2013, p. 455). Along with a review of duty responsibilities, a poster size copy of the duty schedule would be displayed in the main office and in the teacher’s lounge. A map displaying duty locations and assigned teachers would be included in the weekly staff bulletin. I would also monitor the campus, duty placements, and note any possible hazardous areas. Finally, I would send friendly reminders stressing the importance of supervision duty to teachers who arrive late and do not complete their duty …show more content…
I would ask for immediate solutions that I could implement on campus until the rewiring of the school could take place. I would also relay safety measures to all staff and post warning signs above loose sockets and non-working sockets. For teachers with various extension cords running across the floor, I would ask for bright colored type to be placed over the cords to keep them in place and noticeable, and if possible, to reroute cords through a lesser path of student travel. Despite potential solutions, as an administrator, reaching out to district personnel for an immediate change of electrical sockets and or wiring would be