Shippensburg University Student Expectations GBLUES

It is important for the safety of both elementary school and university students that we accurately account for everyone in the school building. Observers will buzz to enter the building through the doors in the vestibule that connects GBLUES and Shippen Hall.  Observers should never hold the door open for others when entering the building as this is a safety concern.  When you buzz to be allowed entrance, please be patient as we may be elsewhere in the office and need to return to the desk to allow you in.

All observers must stop at the GBLUES office.  A valid university student photo ID card will be presented as identification.  The ID card will be worn and visible while present in GBLUES. Observers may use the lanyards provided at the kiosk but they must be returned at the end of the observation. 

Use your SU ID to swipe in at the kiosk outside of the office.  There is an area with pertinent information at the kiosk that should be looked at frequently as it will be updated with special events and schedule changes. 

The cubbies and coat hanger beside the kiosk are for student observer belongings.  Laptops, notebooks, and water bottles may be taken into the observation rooms.  All other personal belongings should remain in the lobby, including cell phones. 

Observers will use the observation rooms adjacent to each classroom.  Observations or projects conducted within classrooms must have prior approval or invitation of the teacher or school director. 

Each observation room has 3-4 chairs.  Only 4 observers may be present in the room at any time – first come, first served.  The observation rooms also serve as coat closets and for storage of instructional materials.  Please do not disturb these items.

There are no observation rooms for specialist areas – art, music, physical education and library.  Observers are welcome to follow classes to these subjects.  Observers are not to stay in the observation area if there are not students in the classroom. If you choose not to follow the class to their special, you can either observe a different class or return to the lobby to swipe out. When observing in a specialists areas, sit where directed by the specialist teacher.  All observers in any of these areas must still sign-in in the school lobby before proceeding to these classrooms.

Maintain professional demeanor, behavior and attire when observing –you can be seen and heard in the observation rooms.  Hats should not be worn indoors, and clothing should not be distracting to students.

Please put your cell phone on silent and leave it with your belongings in the designated area in the lobby.

Do not bring food, gum or drinks into GBLUES. Water bottles are acceptable. Starbucks and Dunkin’ Donuts coffee are not permitted.  

Swipe your SU ID at the kiosk outside of the office to record your time out immediately prior to leaving the building.  Please get into the habit of checking the SU student info area when checking out.

Observers MUST exit the school through the left set of doors when standing with your back to the kiosk.  These are not the same set of doors that you buzz to enter the building.  This is a safety precaution and protocol must be followed.

• The project is conducted in partial fulfillment of a Shippensburg University course and is supervised by a Shippensburg University faculty member.
• Risks are minimized, and are reasonable in relation to anticipated benefits to participants and the importance of the knowledge that may reasonably be expected to result.
• Informed consent will be documented from each prospective participant’s parents or guardians.
• Student assent is required.
• Adequate provisions are made to protect the privacy of participants and to maintain the confidentiality of data.
• The selection of participants is equitable.

• A copy of the project proposal
• A copy of the participants’ parents’ consent form. The form should explain the project and all possible risks and should assure the parents that they are free to withdraw their children from the project at any time, without penalty. Written informed consent is required of parents or guardians for all University elementary students.
• The signature of the sponsoring faculty member.

In addition, the director may require further information about the project, including attendance at a meeting to supply additional information. Finally, at the discretion of the GBLUES director, the approval of the University Committee on Research on Human Subjects may be required.

All undergraduate, graduate and faculty research at GBLUES must be approved by the school director and the University Committee on Research on Human Subjects.

Anyone involved in research with human subjects is encouraged to pursue education on the protection of human research participants. As of October 1, 2000, the National Institute of Health has required education on the Protection of Human Subjects for all NIH grant submissions. The educational requirement can be fulfilled by completing the NIH. Free on-line training program at http:\cme.cancer.gov/c01/ Successful completion earns the investigator a certificate – a good piece of evidence to add to a professional portfolio.