Did you join Girl Scouts when you were a child? If so, you are familiar with the Girl Scout motto.
The Girl Scout motto is "Be prepared." In the 1947 Girl Scout Handbook, the motto was explained this way: "A Girl Scout is ready to help out wherever she is needed. Willingness to serve is not enough; you must know how to do the job well, even in an emergency." The same ideas are true today.
This is a motto that teachers should also follow preferably
before the first day of school. All teachers need a set of emergency substitute plans. Keep a copy of your emergency plans in a visible place in your room. A place that you can easily give instructions to someone else to get out for you. It is also helpful if you give a copy of these plans to the school secretary - if he/she is willing. Your school secretary is usually the first person the sub meets when he/she arrives at your school. Wouldn't it be nice if the secretary had your emergency plans ready to hand them to your sub?
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