1. Middle School Staffing Models
Current Model
Proposed Model
Core teachers teach 5 periods a day
Elective teachers teach 6 periods a day
Both core and elective teachers teach 5 periods a day
Core teachers have approximately 120 students a day
Elective teachers have approximately 180 students a day
Both core and elective teachers have approximately 150 students a day
Core teachers have 1 planning period a day and 1 PLC planning period a day
Elective teachers have 1 planning period a day
Both core and elective teachers have 1 planning period a day and PLC planning on early release Wednesday
Early release Wednesday is 1.5 hours
Early release Wednesday is 2 hours
Requires more core full time equivalent (FTE) teachers
Requires fewer core full time equivalent (FTE) teachers
Student schedules include 7 class periods (4 core courses, 2 electives courses, 1 core course rotation) and lunch. Class periods range in time from minutes. (Advisory meets on Wednesdays.)
Student schedules include 6 class periods (4 core courses and 2 elective courses) and lunch. By removing the core course rotation, class periods will be lengthened by approximately 7 minutes. (No changes to Advisory.)