Braintree Public Schools Jim Lee, Braintree High School Headmaster Braintree High School Overview of Proposed Master Schedule Braintree Public Schools |

Rationale & Background Prior to , students were required to take 6 courses. This was changed in that year due to a dearth of elective offerings 2008 Staff reductions eliminated Technology/Engineering, Food Skills, and certain Foreign Language classes. In 2010/2011 school year, Scheduling Committee formed to assess our school schedule to maximize instruction In 2012/2103 the School Improvement Plan again raised the work of the Scheduling Committee stating, “the staff should explore other school schedule options in an effort to maximize staff and respond to the ongoing complications that the present departmental scheduling needs have on the scheduling process.” In students were NOT enrolled in six (6) classes. In were not enrolled in six (6). Approximately 49% of students had 2 studies. November 16, 2015BRAINTREE PUBLIC SCHOOLS 2

Research & Planning Examined schedules from 26 ‘comparable’ schools Visited four schools using proposed schedule & presented an update at December faculty meeting Identified potential schedule type January Department discussions for pros/cons Developed “mock” schedule for school year that showed results of a schedule change “Mock” schedule presented to Directors in September detailing effects of a schedule change Faculty decided in October that benefits of changes not sufficient to justify moving to new schedule November 16, 2015BRAINTREE PUBLIC SCHOOLS 3

After requests to continue new schedule conversation, survey constructed and provided to faculty in fall of 2014 Feedback from survey utilized to adjust proposal - maintaining science labs in certain subjects Schedule discussions brought to School Council in November for feedback- council positive on proposed schedule Hingham Teachers visit to discuss implications of teaching under the proposed schedule Mock schedule created using new parameters that demonstrated the assumed benefits of the schedule change Meetings by department revealed consensus to move to new schedule Decision to pursue schedule change for reached November 16, 2015BRAINTREE PUBLIC SCHOOLS 4

Benefits New schedule of 7 periods with six meeting each day Classes 57 minutes No daily homeroom - 4 min. passing time Classes better balanced, reducing larger class sizes 18 additional instructional hours 60+ minutes additional prep time Non-science classes add 2.5 hours of instruction per year Science labs remain, but detached in core subjects Existing AP lab schedule intact No labs in science electives Potential for increased electives in science & phys. ed 80+% of students received requested courses compared to 73% November 16, 2015BRAINTREE PUBLIC SCHOOLS 5