WORKING FOR BB&N School Closures upon request, share what they have learned with other BB&N In the event of inclement weather, communicable disease outbreak community members. or unsafe conditions, the Head of School takes into consideration Care for Children on Professional Development Days travel conditions, and safety measures and determines whether to When sta昀케ng is available, care is o昀昀ered for Faculty and Sta昀昀 children close or delay school. For weather related closures, the decision is participating in professional development on certain days. Care is communicated via a rapid communication service that delivers voice o昀昀ered during the three days of opening school year meetings for all messages to each employee’s personal phone number. Employees may children of faculty and sta昀昀 who are ages 4 (September 1 of the school also tune into radio station WBZ (1030AM &TV 4). School closures for year) to grade 6. Care is o昀昀ered for BB&N enrolled children in grades other reasons will be communicated directly from the Head of School Beginner through 6 during the school year. For weather related closures, faculty, administrators and sta昀昀 (except required emergency personnel) are not required to come to work and Care is sta昀昀ed by the After School team and Educational Fellows as will receive pay if scheduled to work. Employees who have portable follows: projects are encouraged to plan to work from home. Sta昀昀 with ongoing projects or responsibilities for the following day, should only • Three days of August opening meetings (open to BB&N and come to work if safe to travel. For other closures, instructions will be non-BB&N children of faculty and sta昀昀) communicated by the school. • October All School Professional Day Professional Development • Lower School/Middle School November Conference Day BB&N o昀昀ers professional development programs and resources to • Lower School January Admissions Day help faculty & sta昀昀 develop and grow as educators and professionals. • February All School Professional Day All current Professional Development (“PD”) information can be found on the professional development site. All PD opportunities require an • March Lower School Conference Day application via the PD application form. It is expected that faculty and • June All School Professional Days sta昀昀 who attend professional workshops and conferences will, Care programs require pre-registration, and are o昀昀ered on a 昀椀rst-come, 昀椀rst-served basis dependent on sta昀케ng levels. BB&N enrolled children may only participate in opening school year care if all of their requisite health and related forms have been completed and cleared by the lower school nurse. Children of BB&N employees not enrolled at BB&N are required to complete health forms and other registration materials in advance of participation. Tutoring Full-time faculty members are not allowed to tutor BB&N students for pay during the academic year. Any faculty member who would like to tutor a BB&N student during the summer must obtain permission from the Campus Director. - 18 -
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