Middle School Scheduling Community Feedback Presentation Revised 1

Middle School Scheduling

Community Feedback Presentation

Revised

1

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

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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

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Current Grade 6 Schedule

Period Course

1 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





Health and Physical Education

Band

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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


76Lunch

35 Period 6A(Elective

or PE)

Period 7A

(Elective or PE)

Thursday TA23 Block 3


76Lunch

35 Period 6B(Elective

or PE)

Period 7B

(Elective or PE)

Friday TA23 Block 2


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


3 Enrichment/Remediation

4 Elective/Health and Physical Education

5 Elective/Health and Physical Education




Monday TA23 Period 1

45 Period 245

Period 3(Elective

or PE)

Period 4(Elective

or PE)

Lunch35 Period 5


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


or PE)

Period 4(Elective

or PE)

Lunch35 Period 5

45 Block 793

Thursday TA23 Block 1


or PE)

Period 4(Elective

or PE)

Lunch 35 Period 5

45 Block 693

Friday TA23 Block 2


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





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Monday TA23

Period 1(Elective

or PE)

Period 2(Elective

or PE) Period 3

45Lunch



45

Tuesday TA23

Period 1(Elective

or PE)

Period 2(Elective

or PE) Period 3

45Lunch


93

Wednesday TA23

Period 1(Elective

or PE)

Period 2(Elective

or PE) Period 3

45Lunch


93

Thursday TA23

Period 1(Elective

or PE)

Period 2(Elective

or PE) Period 3

45Lunch


93

Friday TA23

Period 1(Elective

or PE)

Period 2(Elective

or PE) Period 3

45Lunch


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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Documents

Middle School Scheduling Community Feedback Presentation Revised 1