Secondary Master Schedule Development Lesson 4: Finalizing the Master Schedule Amy Illingworth Susan Skinner
Agenda Review Getting Started Using your Course Requests Designing your Magnet Board Handling Conflicts Contract Issues Final Thoughts
Introductions Share your school, position, and master schedule experience
Program Overview Nov.Jun. GroundworkInformation Gathering Data & Decisions Finalize the Schedule Publish Jan.Feb.Dec.Mar.Apr.May
Session 3 Homework Collect articulation cards for continuing students Begin enrollment of VEEP / Choice / Magnet / PISC students Register for “technical training” sessions Submit bell times and instructional minutes for to Pupil Accounting Develop “first pass” of your master schedule board
Agenda Review Getting Started Using your Course Requests Designing your Magnet Board Handling Conflicts Contract Issues Final Thoughts
Getting Started Explore your Master Schedule Design program
Getting Started Review your priorities
Getting Started What does your timeline look like? Where are you on the timeline?
Getting Started Know your limitations Allow “big picture” team members to give input in the design process
Agenda Review Getting Started Using your Course Requests Designing your Magnet Board Handling Conflicts Contract Issues Final Thoughts
Using Course Requests Review general counts Identify students in wrong grade levels Combine L and G course counts Compare course numbers that belong together Analyze your data using the Course Request List & Tally report. See p.21 in the Course Request Handbook
Agenda Review Getting Started Using your Course Requests Designing your Magnet Board Handling Conflicts Contract Issues Final Thoughts
Designing your Magnet Board
Adding data to builder allows you to run reports and analyze Not entering data makes changes easier later on Data entry – starting now vs. waiting until later
Agenda Review Getting Started Using your Course Requests Designing your Magnet Board Handling Conflicts Contract Issues Final Thoughts
Handling Conflicts Where do conflicts come from? Wrong course numbers Staff members unhappy Placement of courses
Handling Conflicts Strategically design your magnet board Test “flow” with sample students Review seat counts Make changes using your priority list Placement of courses
Agenda Review Getting Started Using your Course Requests Designing your Magnet Board Handling Conflicts Contract Issues Final Thoughts
Contract Issues Creating multiple sections of PE Teachers must have less than 36 across the assignment Teachers cannot go beyond max. 3 prep periods without a waiver
Agenda Review Getting Started Using your Course Requests Designing your Magnet Board Handling Conflicts Contract Issues Final Thoughts
Know when to stop for summer Make the stopping point public
Master Schedule - Finalizing the Schedule - Next Steps Finish analyzing your course request data Begin construction of your master schedule board Identify and prioritize potential conflicts Identify sample students for use with testing master schedule flow