[LM_NET] Target: Schedule change and no aide

[Ruie Chehak <Rchehak@AOL.COM>]

Hi Everyone,
Monday brings our 18th day of school for our students as we are on an  
extended (or year round) schedule.  I am having a panic attack.  And  no, this is 
not my first year.   Any suggestions will be greatly  appreciated.  First, I 
have lost my aid who was almost full time.  She  is there for about 45 
minutes-11/2  hours on a good day.  We are on a  fixed schedule, with 5 special 
areas, 
but the computer/career lab is a two week  block, which means some weeks I have 
the same classes twice a week and then  sometimes not, there is a pattern, 
but it rather irregular.  To add to the  mix, we have 7 kindergarten classes 
(soon to be 8) 6 first grades, 6 second  grades, 6 third grades, 5 4th and 5th 
grades.  Because we have only  5 places  for them to go, we have to double up 
some kids for all grade  levels except 4 and 5.  It is a nightmare for the 
teachers who have split  classes and for me and my special area team members.  I 
think I am asking,  for those of you who don't have aides, how do you manage 
check in and check out,  how do you assist your students when you are the only 
one in the media center to  do the checking in and out?  Do you or would you use 
those extra classes as  enrichment, or would you do an entirely different 
lesson plan?  As it is, I  have 6 preps a day, adding the double classes it makes 
it 9 or 10 preps  depending on the week.  This of course allows no time for 
library  administration, but that is whole different issue.  Oh, and did I 
mention  that I run the news program every morning before school so I have had to 
close  the media center, because I have no help.  I do have two volunteers 
coming  on two days to alleviate that problem, and I could use 5th grade students 
but  they can't be unsupervised.  It is a dilemma.  I didn't mean to get so  
windy, but I am feeling cornered and desperate.  Any suggestions will be  
gladly taken.  
 
Thanks for listening!  
 
Ruie
 
 
Ruie  Chehak, Library Media Specialist
Sallie Jones Elementary School
1230  Narranja Street
Punta Gorda, FL  33950
Ruie_Chehak@ccps.k12.fl.us
941-575-5440

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