Middle School Scheduling Community Feedback Presentation Revised 1

Providing increased instructional time and scheduling flexibility for middle school students Issue 2 2

Alignments Strategic Plan Goal Benefits 1 Challenge Additional instructional time in core subjects Grade 6-8 World Languages Increased college and career options 2 Eliminate Gap Additional instruction in core subjects Block/flexible scheduling 3 High Quality Staff Professional Development: Teacher Advisory Period Instruction in the Block Schedule 5 Whole Child Addresses individual student needs Increased electives/exploratory for Grade 6 Maintains Teacher Advisory 3

Plan Do Study Act Today Identify Scheduling Option 4 Community Feedback Process Online Teacher Course: Early Adolescence Parent Academy: Early Adolescence Middle School Design Team ACT II Grade 6 Spanish Review of Scheduling Models 4

Current Grade 6 Schedule PeriodCourse 1Core: English, Mathematics, Science, U.S. History, Reading Health and Physical Education or Electives Rotation 7 Current Grade 6 Schedule with Band Course Core: English, Mathematics, Science, U.S. History, Reading Health and Physical Education Band 5 Proposed Grade 6 Bell Schedule Monday TA 23 Period 1 56 Period 2 56 Period 3 56 Period 4 56 Lunch 35 Period 6A (Elective or PE) Period 7A (Elective or PE) Tuesday TA 23 Block 1 76 Block 2 76 Block 3 76 Lunch 35 Period 6B (Elective or PE) Period 7B (Elective or PE) Wednesday TA 23 Block 4 76 Block 1 76 Block 2 76 Lunch 35 Period 6A (Elective or PE) Period 7A (Elective or PE) Thursday TA 23 Block 3 76 Block 4 76 Block 1 76 Lunch 35 Period 6B (Elective or PE) Period 7B (Elective or PE) Friday TA 23 Block 2 76 Block 3 76 Block 4 76 Lunch 35 Period 6A (Elective or PE) Period 7A (Elective or PE)

6 Grade 7 Schedule PeriodCourse 1Core: English, Mathematics, Science, U.S. History 2 3Enrichment/Remediation 4Elective/Health and Physical Education 5 6Core: English, Mathematics, Science, U.S. History 7 Proposed Grade 7 Bell Schedule Monday TA 23 Period 1 45 Period 2 45 Period 3 (Elective or PE) Period 4 (Elective or PE) Lunch 35 Period 5 45 Period 6 45 Period 7 45 Tuesday TA 23 Block 1 93 Period 3 (Elective or PE) Period 4 (Elective or PE) Lunch 35 Period 5 45 Block 6 93 Wednesday TA 23 Block 2 93 Period 3 (Elective or PE) Period 4 (Elective or PE) Lunch 35 Period 5 45 Block 7 93 Thursday TA 23 Block 1 93 Period 3 (Elective or PE) Period 4 (Elective or PE) Lunch 35 Period 5 45 Block 6 93 Friday TA 23 Block 2 93 Period 3 (Elective or PE) Period 4 (Elective or PE) Lunch 35 Period 5 45 Block 7 93 GRADE 7 SCHEDULES Current Proposed

Grade 8 Schedule – Current PeriodCourse 1Elective 2 3Core or Health and Physical Education Proposed Grade 8 Bell Schedule Monday TA 23 Period 1 (Elective or PE) Period 2 (Elective or PE) Period 3 45 Lunch 35 Period 4 45 Period 5 45 Period 6 45 Period 7 45 Tuesday TA 23 Period 1 (Elective or PE) Period 2 (Elective or PE) Period 3 45 Lunch 35 Block 5 93 Block 7 93 Wednesday TA 23 Period 1 (Elective or PE) Period 2 (Elective or PE) Period 3 45 Lunch 35 Block 4 93 Block 6 93 Thursday TA 23 Period 1 (Elective or PE) Period 2 (Elective or PE) Period 3 45 Lunch 35 Block 5 93 Block 7 93 Friday TA 23 Period 1 (Elective or PE) Period 2 (Elective or PE) Period 3 45 Lunch 35 Block 4 93 Block 6 93 GRADE 8 SCHEDULES Current Proposed

Where we are now… 8

Five community forums Superintendent meeting with teachers at each middle school School-based staff meetings Open Town Hall online forum ACI Advisory Committees dialogue and input Online surveys Individual s Individual feedback forms (electronic and hard copies) We are listening… 9

To date, we’ve received repeated feedback in the broad areas of: Interest in increased, uninterrupted, in-depth instructional time Concern around the loss of cross-graded elective opportunities Interest in maintaining the current level of PE and/or music in Grade 6 Concern around specific instructional needs for English Language Learners and students with disabilities Feedback Continued on Next Slide 10

To date, we’ve received repeated feedback in the broad areas of: Need to ensure appropriate reading instruction in Grade 6 Concern over the developmental and social- emotional abilities of students to benefit fully from increased time in class Interest in world language opportunities for all students in Grade 6 Value of a regular, daily, Teacher Advisor (TA) time Need for professional learning opportunities for teachers Feedback (continued) 11

Continue to gather feedback through the end of March Engage in a period of reflection Develop a revised schedule based on what we hear 12 Where we are going…

Important Dates DatesDescriptionLocation 1/9/2012 7:30 p.m. Superintendent’s Advisory Committee on Elimination of Achievement Gaps Syphax: 121 A/B 1/11/2012 7:30 p.m. Advisory Council on Instruction (ACI)Syphax: 121 A/B 1/17/2012 3:30 p.m. Teachers Council on Instruction Career Center Dining Room 1/23/2012 & 2/27/2012 7:00 p.m. County Council of PTAs (CCPTA)Ed Center: 101/102 2/1/2012 8:30 a.m. & 6:30 p.m. Community Forum (All community forums are identical in format and last approximately 2 hours.) Ed Center: School Board Room 2/7/2012 Noon Ed Center: School Board Room 2/21/2012 6:30 p.m. 2/22/2012 8:30 a.m. January & February School-based PTAs and Staffs (TBD by principals) Each Middle School 13 Completed

Anticipated Timeline DateAction December 2011 – March 2012 Develop and implement communication and feedback plan (ACI, TCI, PTA, CCPTA, CPST) May 2012 Presentation to School Board on implementation of flexible block scheduling in middle schools for the school year May-August 2012 Develop & revise curriculum (Pacing guides) October 2012 Develop budget requests for FY14 Operating Budget August 2012-July 2013 Implement professional learning for staff September 2013 Implement new middle school schedules at all middle schools Timeline of Next Steps 14