RESPONSIBILITY ROLES/TIME-SPECIFIC JOBS

FOR GROUPS OF STUDENTS

Group of Students Group Name Tasks When/How Its Done

Those who arrive A.M. Team Turn on TV Allow students to enter the
early in the mornings Turn on lamps classroom before the first bell if
Turn on devices they want to do these jobs.
Open blinds Display a laminated (or digital)
Sharpen pencils checklist of tasks so whoever
Set up materials for lessons arrives first can begin working,
Passing out papers/supplies and subsequent students can pick
up where s/he left off.

Those who choose Lunch Team Filing As often as you choose, allow
to eat lunch in the Stamp student work students to eat lunch in the
classroom with you Collate/staple papers classroom with you and then
occasionally Cut out laminating assist with these tasks.
Organize centers/library
Rehang falling posters
Repair/replace torn name tags
Change out bulletin boards

Those in your final Dismissal Team Change calendar Meet with students at the end of
period of the day Water plants the day to discuss tasks and allow
who are last to be Erase/clean board students to divvy them up.
dismissed in the Straighten desks Student should automatically do
afternoon (if you Straighten bookshelves these tasks each day.
have a staggered Sweep floor
dismissal schedule.) Sharpen pencils
Close blinds
Charge/turn off devices

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 ONGOING JOBS LIST
Task Job Name Ideas When/How Its Done Skills Required

Make sure the door is locked Door Monitor Automatically throughout the day Needs to be a
when leaving, unlock it when responsible student who
entering, let visitors in when can be trusted with keys
they knock

Keep classroom library Library Helper / On Wednesdays when students 2 people; needs to be
organized and oversee student Class Librarian choose new books for the week; very organized, detail-
book selection, pass out and also as needed for tidying up oriented students
collect textbooks from
classmates, and distribute
bookmarks/post-it notes to
others

Troubleshoot devices when
students need help; install
updates; ensure equipment is
cared for and functional; at the
end of the period, check that
laptops are returned and
plugged in accurately.
IT Team Be on call throughout the day to
help peers; keep running list of
equipment problems to be
submitted to the schools IT
support.
2-6 people; needs to be
kids who are very tech
proficient

Keep track of which students Substitute Automatically throughout the day Needs to take initiative
are absent or not currently in and be very observant
the room and automatically do
their jobs for them

Grab clipboard, turn off lights, Fire Drill/ As needed Needs to be very
do back-up head count Emergency Drill responsible
Coordinator

Acclimate new students to New Student As needed Needs great social skills,
classroom routines and Trainer/ Welcome enjoys helping others,
shadow them during the first Committee explains things well,
week patient, familiar with
class procedures

Task Job Name When/How Its Done Notes

Erase board in between Board Eraser Automatically at the end of a

lessons/periods lesson unless told otherwise

Turn TV/music on and off Media Monitor As directed

and adjust volume
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Sweep daily; ensure no Floor Monitor
scraps of paper are on the
floor after activities; check
floor for cleanliness at
specific points in the day and
asks students to pick up after
themselves

Adjust window blinds and Light Monitor

overhead lights throughout
the day so students can see
the SMART Board

Send and return items to Runner 2 people; must be

various places in the school reliable and mature
while in areas
outside the
classroom

Paper filing: student Filers

portfolios, papers to go
home, missing work forms,
etc.

Assist the class by passing Paper Management / 2 people

out papers and completed Paper Handlers
work

Makes sure the outside door Door Monitor

is closed once the period has
begun, and then closes the
classroom door; opens the
outside door when the
doorbell rings.

Replaces and organizes Supply Manager

supplies for the organizer
cart after each use; checks
staples and hole punchers to
make sure they are working
correctly

Distribute and collect Supply Assistant 2 people

supplies for various
activities; refill supplies as
they run low or break

Collects and hands in all Team Captain

papers for their group
checking for headings;
collects work for absent
group members and helps
Absent Secretary put
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packets together; reminds
group members to clean up
work areas

Turns both sets of lights on Light Monitor

or off as needed

File missing work forms that
students have turned in
Missing Work After papers have been graded Could be a job for
Coordinator and youve recorded missing work, students who arrive
put the forms in the front of the early/are dismissed
container where you store them last instead
and have this helper file them in
each students section

Ensure materials are ready Absent Student Helper

for students who are absent;
briefly review content that
was taught during the
absence

Reviews the seating chart to Absent Secretary

see who is absent; fills in an
I Was Absent Sheet for
those students; later in the
period, checks in with the
Team Captains for the
materials collected then
staples packets together; put
packets in the period folder
on the wall.

Answers classroom phone Phone Operator

and/or intercom

Helps other students when Tech Assistants Needs to have a fair

they are having trouble to good
accessing sites during class understanding of
how to log on to
Google Classroom
and other websites
and should be willing
to learn more about
technology during
occasional academic
flex sessions

Assists other students when Printer Coordinator Needs to have a

printing good understanding
of how to use the
student printers, and
must be reliable and

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 mature while in
areas outside the
classroom without
supervision

Sorts collected papers from Assignment Manager One per class

the inbox by period; when
complete.

Helps put up and take down Design Assistant Must be well

posters, decorate classroom organized, neat, and
spaces, and display have an eye for
students work. design.

Keeps classroom supply of Pencil Sharpener One - Period 9 only

pencils ready for use;
sharpens pencils from the
Something Borrowed cup
at the end of the day.

Gather an extra set of Substitute Coordinator Needs to have a

handouts and label them for history of good
any absent students and attendance, and be
help any substitute teachers helpful to others.
that may work in the
classroom.

Perform or conduct most of Backup As needed

the classroom jobs

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