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Middle School Scheduling
Community Feedback Presentation
Revised
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Providing increased instructional time and scheduling flexibility for
middle school students
Issue
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AlignmentsStrategic Plan Goal Benefits
1Challenge
• Additional instructional time in core subjects• Grade 6-8 World Languages • Increased college and career options
2Eliminate Gap
• Additional instruction in core subjects• Block/flexible scheduling
3High Quality Staff
Professional Development:• Teacher Advisory Period• Instruction in the Block Schedule
5Whole Child
• Addresses individual student needs• Increased electives/exploratory for Grade 6• Maintains Teacher Advisory
3
Plan
Do
Study Act
Today
Identify Scheduling Option
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Community Feedback Process
Online Teacher Course: Early Adolescence
Parent Academy: Early Adolescence
Middle School Design Team 2008-10
ACT II
Grade 6 Spanish
Review of Scheduling Models
4
Current Grade 6 Schedule
Period Course
1 Core: English, Mathematics, Science, U.S. History, Reading
2 Core: English, Mathematics, Science, U.S. History, Reading
3 Core: English, Mathematics, Science, U.S. History, Reading
4 Core: English, Mathematics, Science, U.S. History, Reading
5 Core: English, Mathematics, Science, U.S. History, Reading
6 Health and Physical Education or Electives Rotation
7 Health and Physical Education or Electives Rotation
Current Grade 6 Schedule with Band
Course
Core: English, Mathematics, Science, U.S. History, Reading
Core: English, Mathematics, Science, U.S. History, Reading
Core: English, Mathematics, Science, U.S. History, Reading
Core: English, Mathematics, Science, U.S. History, Reading
Core: English, Mathematics, Science, U.S. History, Reading
Health and Physical Education
Band
5
Proposed Grade 6 Bell Schedule
Monday TA23 Period 1
56 Period 256 Period 3
56 Period 456
Lunch 35
Period 6A(Elective
or PE)
Period 7A
(Elective or PE)
Tuesday TA23 Block 1
76 Block 276 Block 3
76Lunch
35 Period 6B(Elective
or PE)
Period 7B
(Elective or PE)
Wednesday TA23 Block 4
76 Block 176 Block 2
76Lunch
35 Period 6A(Elective
or PE)
Period 7A
(Elective or PE)
Thursday TA23 Block 3
76 Block 476 Block 1
76Lunch
35 Period 6B(Elective
or PE)
Period 7B
(Elective or PE)
Friday TA23 Block 2
76 Block 376 Block 4
76Lunch
35 Period 6A(Elective
or PE)
Period 7A
(Elective or PE)
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Grade 7 Schedule
Period Course
1 Core: English, Mathematics, Science, U.S. History
2 Core: English, Mathematics, Science, U.S. History
3 Enrichment/Remediation
4 Elective/Health and Physical Education
5 Elective/Health and Physical Education
6 Core: English, Mathematics, Science, U.S. History
7 Core: English, Mathematics, Science, U.S. History
Proposed Grade 7 Bell Schedule
Monday TA23 Period 1
45 Period 245
Period 3(Elective
or PE)
Period 4(Elective
or PE)
Lunch35 Period 5
45 Period 645 Period 7
45
Tuesday TA23 Block 1
93 Period 3(Elective
or PE)
Period 4(Elective
or PE)
Lunch35 Period 5
45 Block 693
Wednesday TA23 Block 2
93 Period 3(Elective
or PE)
Period 4(Elective
or PE)
Lunch35 Period 5
45 Block 793
Thursday TA23 Block 1
93 Period 3(Elective
or PE)
Period 4(Elective
or PE)
Lunch 35 Period 5
45 Block 693
Friday TA23 Block 2
93 Period 3(Elective
or PE)
Period 4(Elective
or PE)
Lunch35 Period 5
45 Block 793
GRADE 7 SCHEDULES
Current
Proposed
Grade 8 Schedule – Current
Period Course
1 Elective
2 Elective
3 Core or Health and Physical Education
4 Core or Health and Physical Education
5 Core or Health and Physical Education
6 Core or Health and Physical Education
7 Core or Health and Physical Education
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Proposed Grade 8 Bell Schedule
Monday TA23
Period 1(Elective
or PE)
Period 2(Elective
or PE) Period 3
45Lunch
35 Period 445 Period 5
45 Period 645 Period 7
45
Tuesday TA23
Period 1(Elective
or PE)
Period 2(Elective
or PE) Period 3
45Lunch
35 Block 593 Block 7
93
Wednesday TA23
Period 1(Elective
or PE)
Period 2(Elective
or PE) Period 3
45Lunch
35 Block 493 Block 6
93
Thursday TA23
Period 1(Elective
or PE)
Period 2(Elective
or PE) Period 3
45Lunch
35 Block 593 Block 7
93
Friday TA23
Period 1(Elective
or PE)
Period 2(Elective
or PE) Period 3
45Lunch
35 Block 493 Block 6
93
GRADE 8 SCHEDULES
Current
Proposed
Where we are now…
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• Five community forums• Superintendent meeting with teachers at each
middle school• School-based staff meetings• Open Town Hall online forum• ACI Advisory Committees dialogue and input• Online surveys• Individual e-mails• Individual feedback forms (electronic and hard
copies)
We are listening…
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To date, we’ve received repeated feedback in the broad areas of:
• Interest in increased, uninterrupted, in-depth instructional time
• Concern around the loss of cross-graded elective opportunities
• Interest in maintaining the current level of PE and/or music in Grade 6
• Concern around specific instructional needs for English Language Learners and students with disabilities
Feedback
Continued on Next Slide 10
To date, we’ve received repeated feedback in the broad areas of:
• Need to ensure appropriate reading instruction in Grade 6
• Concern over the developmental and social-emotional abilities of students to benefit fully from increased time in class
• Interest in world language opportunities for all students in Grade 6
• Value of a regular, daily, Teacher Advisor (TA) time• Need for professional learning opportunities for
teachers
Feedback (continued)
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• Continue to gather feedback through the end of March
• Engage in a period of reflection
• Develop a revised schedule based on what we hear
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Where we are going…
Important Dates
Dates Description Location
1/9/20127:30 p.m.
Superintendent’s Advisory Committee on Elimination of Achievement Gaps Syphax: 121 A/B
1/11/20127:30 p.m. Advisory Council on Instruction (ACI) Syphax: 121 A/B
1/17/20123:30 p.m. Teachers Council on Instruction Career Center Dining
Room
1/23/2012 & 2/27/20127:00 p.m. County Council of PTAs (CCPTA) Ed Center: 101/102
2/1/20128:30 a.m. & 6:30 p.m.
Community Forum(All community forums are identical in format and last approximately 2 hours.)
Ed Center: School Board Room
2/7/2012Noon
Ed Center: School Board Room
2/21/20126:30 p.m.
2/22/20128:30 a.m.
January & February School-based PTAs and Staffs (TBD by principals) Each Middle School
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Completed
Completed
Completed
Completed
Completed
Completed
Anticipated TimelineDate Action
December 2011 – March 2012
Develop and implement communication and feedback plan (ACI, TCI, PTA, CCPTA, CPST)
May 2012Presentation to School Board on implementation of flexible block scheduling in middle schools for the 2013-14 school year
May-August 2012Develop & revise curriculum (Pacing guides)
October 2012Develop budget requests for FY14 Operating Budget
August 2012-July 2013Implement professional learning for staff
September 2013Implement new middle school schedules at all middle schools
Timeline of Next Steps
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