Secondary Master Schedule Development

Lesson 2: Information Gathering & Articulation

Carol Waldron

Key dates

Jan. – Release staff info

Jan. – Cert. Staffing due

Jan. – Budget books released

Feb. – Notify staff of assignment change

Feb. – Post & Bid Open

Feb. – Budget Books due

Jan. – Parents select VEEP, Choice, Magnet

Mar. – Enrollment Options List released

Mar. – IT runs New Year Init

Aug. – Finance reviews master schedule

Agenda

Review Collecting data

– Staff Information– Parents– Feeder Schools

Important Points to Emphasize Next Steps Closing

Program Overview

Nov. Jun.

Groundwork Information Gathering

Data & Decisions

Finalize the Schedule

Publish

Jan. Feb.Dec. Mar. Apr. May

Session 1 Homework

Tasks Review WASC/Single Site Plan Finalize the general vision of your master schedule Identify and prioritize goals Identify the members of your site master schedule

team Review and develop project timeline Communicate project to stakeholder

Session 1 Homework

Guiding Questions Who is on your master schedule team? What are the top three or four objectives on

your master schedule priority list? How is your timeline different than the

sample distributed during Session 1? How did you communicate project timelines

and priorities to stakeholders?

Session 2: Data Collection

Collecting data from: Staff Information Parents Feeder Schools

Master Schedule “Information Gathering”

Next Steps

Send out and collect assignment preference sheets Begin looking at organizational changes for next year

as a staff and class changes Decide if need articulation meeting with feeder

schools and schedule Set up site articulation schedule and feeder school

articulation schedule Develop strategy for keeping Principal informed

Agenda

Review Collecting data

– Staff Information– Parents– Feeder Schools

Important Points to Emphasize Next Steps Closing