UDHS SchedulingSummit

April 16, 2009

Agenda

• History

• Direction

• UDHS Sub-Committee

• Discussion

• Prioritization

History

• Educational Opportunities – New High School• EAC Report• School Board Interest• Meetings with UDHS Administration• Scheduling Conference • Surveys by Department• Summit• March 11th In-service

• Survey Summary

• Summit Summary

• Sub-committee Summary

• Discussion/Priorities

• Dr. Rettig Consultation

Direction

Survey Summary

• Generally positive outlook on the current schedule

• Strong desire for collaboration, remediation

Survey Summary Continued

• Little interest in traditional block schedule, maintaining the current lunch period

• Departmental variation with semester courses, extended period

Summit Summary

• UDSD must determine its priorities and how it wants to educate its students

• Interest in a Modified Block Schedule ~ 3 days regular periods & 2 days block

Summit Summary Continued

• Rotation of Periods on traditional schedule days would allow more fairness in class meetings

• Extended Periods (on modified block days) would be helpful especially to science/technology

Summit Summary Continued

• Time could be for student support on modified block days

• Time for collaborative meetings with colleagues could be allowed on modified block days

• Debate over using school hours for club meetings, etc

UDHS Scheduling Sub-Committee

UPPER DUBLIN HIGH SCHOOLSCHEDULING SUB-COMMITTEE

John Baker - Assistant PrincipalKimberly Callahan - Assistant Principal

Lauren D’Amico – World Language TeacherAl Dell'Angelo - Guidance Counselor

Samantha Erickson - World Language Teacher John Herlihy - Music Coordinator

Phoebe Lim - Math TeacherChristopher Michener - Science Teacher

Susan Miller - English TeacherEva Morrison - World Language Coordinator

Daniel Pring - Social Studies TeacherChuck Rittenhouse - Principal

Robert Schultz - Curriculum DirectorJohn Squeri - Tech Ed. Teacher

Michael Tadeo - Guidance Counselor

BELL SCHEDULE - WE LIKE…..

• Easy to follow• Traditional• Simple and sequential• Constant/regular• No rotation of periods/classes• Headstart/Eastern - Can be scheduled in

current system• Homeroom Period - Good start to the day

BELL SCHEDULE - WE LIKE…..

• See all students every day (5 classes per day)• Yearlong schedule vs. semester• 30 minutes is adequate for student lunches• Length of each class (vs. Block Scheduling)• Proven system, i.e. “it” works• Music classes should be seen every day• One prep and one duty

BELL SCHEDULE – WE DISLIKE…..

• 4TH Period - One hour long/unequal periods • Athletes always miss 7th Period• No double lab periods• AP Stat/Science - miss other classes (15-20

each grade) due to lab periods• Activities disrupt the schedule• U. D. bell schedule vs. Eastern bell schedule• Inadequate passing time

BELL SCHEDULE – WE DISLIKE…..

• No time for collaboration, planning time and remediation

• Homeroom Period - TV Studio needed for morning announcements

• Announcements during Homeroom and 6th Period

• No designated time for assemblies• Schedule Homeroom Period later in the day• Lunch period• Option Period

BELL SCHEDULE

IF I WERE KING OR QUEEN…..

• Advisory Period - 25 minutes - 1 Period every 4 days

• House system (G.A./Hogwarts Model)• Double lab periods - Science/World Language• Similar to: Radnor - M-W-F - Regular Schedule• T-R - Rotating• P. W. - Special Schedule - Every other

Wednesday• Time/periods for remediation or periods

BELL SCHEDULE IF I WERE KING OR QUEEN…..

• Semester courses• Rotating periods• Extended periods• Activity periods once a week or every

other week• Change schedule to 8/9 Periods• A nutrition break