Time Saver : Hall Passes

Permanent passes are not a new idea, but depending on your school's pass protocols, they can be a huge time saver. 

The idea of a permanent pass is that you have an object that stands for the pass so that you don't have to write passes during the class period. 

I used to have a pass for the boy's bathroom, the girl's bathroom, and for general hall travel.  If the pass was missing, then the student had to wait until whoever had it got back. 

If your school is really lax, than these probably won't be necessary.  If your school is extremely strict, than these will not be good enough. 

If your school requires a pass with the exact date, time, and location written on it, here are a couple of ideas. 

• have your class procedure be for students to write the pass and you just sign it.  This interrupts your teaching the least.  
• photocopy passes that have as much information filled in as possible.
• make permanent passes that have a way for entering this information.  Maybe an area to write the date and time with wet erase marker.  This allows you to change that info quickly and easily, but is harder for students to alter it in transit.