Brainstorming Scheduling Issues March 20, 2014

We surveyed schools with the following questions. What are the priorities when creating a schedule? 2. How is your schedule aligned with the recommended subject time allotments? 3. Who is responsible for creating the schedule? Who is accountable for ensuring that the schedules are adhered to? . Do students have access to uninterrupted blocks of instructional time to receive in-depth connected instruction? 5. Define your scheduling tights. What is the procedure for instruction when there is a special event? What are your expectations for time allotted for transitions within the classroom and moving around the building? 8. Is there a “team time” at your school? If so, how many days of the week? Are schedules visible or posted in classrooms? 10. How are your intervention/enhancement teachers delivering their services? In-class and/or pull-out? How are decisions made to delivery approach?

Making Every Minute Count Refer to Policy Brief Making Every Minute Count

Quality Time Analysis Tool Results from an Elementary School Reduce passing time to 3 min. between classes = added 1,800 minutes per year back into instruction

Quality Time Analysis Tool Results from an Elementary School When lunch was first: younger students spent 7 minutes washing hands When recess first: washing hands fell between recess and lunch

Quality Time Analysis Tool Results from an Elementary School Outcome: Gained 21 hours of lost instructional time Combine lunch and recess together, rotate subjects before and after

Yates Mill Schedule

Making Every Minute Count How to change the culture to be about every minute counts. When leaders in a building are talking about every minute counts, the culture becomes about the importance of instructional time. Support new/less experienced teachers and staff in using time effectively. What is your next step? If you are not there yet with time allotments, that can be a place to start If you have the allotted time, but don’t know if teachers are adhering to the instructional schedule Teachers on a grade level all have their own individual schedule when they teach a subject, start there Making Every Minute Count