Block ScheduleWhy, and why now?

A simple Question:

Does our current 6 period schedule best serve our students?

What other options might there be that would be of high value to our students?

Many types of students are limited by the 6 period day.

Four years of classes.

List courses that you have successfully completedFreshman Year – Fall Your classes Freshman Year – Spring Your classes

English EnglishMath MathScience SciencePE/Health PE/HealthCivics/Computer Civics/ComputerElective ElectiveSophomore Year – Fall Your classes Sophomore Year – Spring Your classes

English EnglishMath MathScience ScienceWorld Hist/Elective World Hist/ElectiveElective ElectiveElective ElectiveJunior Year – Fall Your classes Junior Year – Spring Your classesEnglish EnglishMath MathU.S. History A U.S. History BElective ElectiveElective ElectiveElective ElectiveSenior Year – Fall Your classes Senior Year – Spring Your classesEnglish EnglishSocial Studies/CWP Social Studies/CWPElective ElectiveElective ElectiveElective ElectiveElective Elective

Four Years of High School.

Graduation Requirements for Class of 2018 and prior…

List courses that you have successfully completedFreshman Year – Fall Your classes Freshman Year – Spring Your classesEnglish EnglishMath MathScience SciencePE/Health PE/HealthCivics/Computer Civics/Computer

Sophomore Year – Fall Your classes Sophomore Year – Spring Your classes

English EnglishMath MathScience ScienceWorld Hist

Junior Year – Fall Your classes Junior Year – Spring Your classesEnglish EnglishMath MathU.S. History A U.S. History BCTE CTE

Senior Year – Fall Your classes Senior Year – Spring Your classesEnglish EnglishSocial Studies/CWP Social Studies/CWPPE PEArt Art

Graduation Requirements for Class of 2018 and prior…

Including Requirements for UniversityList courses that you have successfully completed

Freshman Year – Fall Your classes Freshman Year – Spring Your classesEnglish EnglishMath MathScience SciencePE/Health PE/HealthCivics/Computer Civics/ComputerWorld Language World LanguageSophomore Year – Fall Your classes Sophomore Year – Spring Your classesEnglish EnglishMath MathScience ScienceWorld HistWorld Language World Language

Junior Year – Fall Your classes Junior Year – Spring Your classesEnglish EnglishMath MathU.S. History A U.S. History BCTE CTEWorld Language World LanguageScience ScienceSenior Year – Fall Your classes Senior Year – Spring Your classesEnglish EnglishSocial Studies/CWP Social Studies/CWPPE PEArt ArtMath Math

Graduation Requirements for Class of 2019 and Beyond…

New requirements…List courses that you have successfully completed

Freshman Year – Fall Your classes Freshman Year – Spring Your classesEnglish EnglishMath MathScience SciencePE/Health PE/HealthCivics/Computer Civics/ComputerWorld Language World LanguageSophomore Year – Fall Your classes Sophomore Year – Spring Your classesEnglish EnglishMath MathScience ScienceWorld HistArt ArtWorld Language World LanguageJunior Year – Fall Your classes Junior Year – Spring Your classesEnglish EnglishMath MathU.S. History A U.S. History BCTE CTEScience Science

Senior Year – Fall Your classes Senior Year – Spring Your classesEnglish EnglishSocial Studies/CWP Social Studies/CWPPE PEArt Art

Graduation Requirements for Class of 2019 and Beyond…

Including Requirements for UniversityList courses that you have successfully completed

Freshman Year – Fall Your classes Freshman Year – Spring Your classesEnglish EnglishMath MathScience SciencePE/Health PE/HealthCivics/Computer Civics/ComputerWorld Language World LanguageSophomore Year – Fall Your classes Sophomore Year – Spring Your classesEnglish EnglishMath MathScience ScienceWorld HistArt ArtWorld Language World LanguageJunior Year – Fall Your classes Junior Year – Spring Your classesEnglish EnglishMath MathU.S. History A U.S. History BCTE CTEScience ScienceWorld Language World LanguageSenior Year – Fall Your classes Senior Year – Spring Your classesEnglish EnglishSocial Studies/CWP Social Studies/CWPPE PEArt ArtMath Math

With an 8 period scheduleList courses that you have successfully completed

Freshman Year – Fall Your classes Freshman Year – Spring Your classesEnglish EnglishMath Math

Science SciencePE/Health PE/HealthCivics/Computer Civics/ComputerWorld Language World Language

Sophomore Year – Fall Your classes Sophomore Year – Spring Your classesEnglish EnglishMath MathScience ScienceWorld HistArt ArtWorld Language World Language

Junior Year – Fall Your classes Junior Year – Spring Your classesEnglish EnglishMath MathU.S. History A U.S. History BCTE CTEScience ScienceWorld Language World Language

Senior Year – Fall Your classes Senior Year – Spring Your classesEnglish EnglishSocial Studies/CWP Social Studies/CWPPE PEArt ArtMath Math

That’s better for students.

Comparison of daily schedules

6 Period Schedule

1st 7:50 – 8:50

2nd 8:55 – 9:55

3rd 10:00 – 10:55

lunch 10:55 – 11:25

4th 11:30 – 12:25

5th 12:30 – 1:25

6th 1:30 – 2:30

8 Period Alternating Block

1st / 5th 7:50 – 9:19

2nd / 6th 9:24 – 10:53

lunch 10:53 – 11:23

3rd / 7th 11:28 – 12:56

4th / 8th 1:01 – 2:30

Looking Back:

Over a year of discussion and research

Staff discussion, both large and small group

Parent focus groupSite visits to two schoolsVisit from neighboring schoolSchool board and District support

Graduation requirements with an 8 period day.

Class of 2016 Class of 2020+

English 4 4

Math 3 3

Science 2 3

Social Studies 3 3

Health/Fitness 2 2

Arts 1 2

CTE 1 1

Computer Tech 0.5 0.5

World Lang 0 2

Additional coursework 6.5 9.5

Credits required 23 30

Credits possible 24 32

% credits required 0.9583 0.9375

Graduation requirements with an 8 period schedule

Class of 2016 Class of 2017 Class of 2018 Class of 2019 Class of 2020+

English 4 4 4 4 4

Math 3 3 3 3 3

Science 2 2 2 3 3

Social Studies 3 3 3 3 3

Health/Fitness 2 2 2 2 2

Arts 1 1 1 2 2

CTE 1 1 1 1 1

Computer Tech 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5

World Lang 0 0 0 2 2

Additional coursework 6.5 8 10 7.5 9.5

Credits required 23 24.5 26.5 28 30

Credits possible 24 26 28 30 32

% credits required 0.9583 0.9423 0.9464 0.9333 0.9375

Personalized Pathway RequirementsUp to three credits of PPR can

replace the two year world language requirement, and up to one year of the art requirement.

Moving forward

Larger scale community conversations

Professional development planBoard approval*Master scheduleStaffing (?)

Thank you to the Schedule Review CommitteeDebbie KonkleKevin GudgelKristen IngmanPam PryorRyan Wallace

Samantha Phillips

Sue WrightTodd SetterlundJeff Demorest

Schedule Transition Committee?