Service classes usually include the assignment of students to administrative offices, laboratories, the library, and the cafeteria.  For student to receive credit, a certificated person must supervise him.  It is important that the classes be planned and conducted to assure that, for the student concerned, valid educational objectives are achieved.  These are the guidelines:

• Office needs will be considered first when assigning student service workers.

• Each student will be limited to one assignment per semester for a total of ten credits during a high school career.
• No student will be assigned to a teacher without prior approval of the teacher and a counselor.
• An individual teacher is limited to one service worker per teaching period.
• A service class is considered elective credit. 
• A service worker should be held accountable for a list of appropriate duties.
• A teacher may not have a student service worker during his/her conference period.

Guidelines for Student Service Workers
Teachers who have service workers must follow the following guidelines:

• All students must be under the direct supervision of a teacher at all times. 
• Classroom teachers may not have a service worker during their conference period. 
• A teacher should have a maximum of two service workers per semester.
• Service workers are not to leave their area of service during class time without a pass.
• Teachers are to instruct students to go directly to the place where they are being sent, not to the other halls, bathrooms, lockers, etc.
• Teachers are to instruct assisting student of the confidentiality of all student information:  addresses, test grades, etc., that they may have direct or indirect access to in the performance of duties.     
• Students may not perform tasks that are required of certificated personnel, i.e., take class roll, make photocopies, etc.
• Students are expected to have regular attendance and to be on time.  Extracurricular eligibility can be affected by a failing or low grade in service, as in any other class.  Regular roll procedures must be followed and recorded in the roll book.
• Students are not to leave campus for any reason during a service period, nor are service students to leave early during any service period.
• School service workers are to be given a mark at the same time that all students are given marks.
• For each grade report period, the supervising teacher/office will be asked to submit a grade and a grade and attendance record for each service student.  A service worker’s grade should be based on the following criteria:

• Performance of assigned duties
• Regular daily attendance.  A service worker should not earn an “A” if absences number over six per semester.

Procedures for Requesting and Placement of Service Workers
The chronological order of events for placement of service students is as follows:

1. The student requests a service class and is assigned by his/her counselor.
2. The supervising teacher or office fills out a “Request for Service Student” form, and sends it to the Counseling Office.  The teacher or office may request a specific student by name
3. Students will be matched with requests and each student will be sent to a teacher/office with a  “Service Student Enrollment” form      
4. If the teacher/office agrees to take the service student, the student’s name is entered in the teacher’s roll book and the enrollment form is signed.  The supervising teacher/office may refuse to accept the student.  If the student is accepted, the signed form must be returned to the Counseling Office.

For each grade report period, the supervising teacher/office will be asked to submit a grade and a grade and attendance record for each service student.