1. Master Schedule Theory Discovering your options…

2. Agenda Planning for Success Student focus vs. staff focus Thinking “multi-term” Compare/contrast schedule designs Next steps

3. “Teaching you how to cook!”

4. Agenda Planning for Success Student focus vs. staff focus Thinking “multi-term” Compare/contrast schedule designs Next steps

5. Planning for Success February MarchAprilMayJuneJuly-Aug Begin design of your master schedule Enter course requests Submit track config. to IT Depart. Verify track config Begin error checking Begin construction of Master Schedule Initial load of students Check schedule for errors Continue minor adjustments to master schedule

6. Planning for Success Order of operations 1. Define your track setup 2. Enter course requests 3. Determine the number of sections for each course 4. Create your Schedule Map 5. Begin the setup in “Master Builder” 6. Use Master Builder to enter sections 7. Load the students p.2

7. Step 1 – What are we? What is my current track setup?

8. Step 1 – What are we? What do I submit to IT? p. B-D

9. Agenda Planning for Success Student focus vs. staff focus Thinking “multi-term” Compare/contrast schedule designs Next steps

10. Student vs. Staff focus Student focusStaff focus schedule is driven by student course requests prep periods or teams determine design of the schedule

11. Student vs. Staff Focus Student focus Staff focus Where is your master schedule?

12. Teams p. 13, E IDT’sContent Teams group of teachers from different subject areas that share a common prep period and a common group of students group of teachers from a similar subject area that share a common prep period Impact Loss of flexibility for students with singleton conflicts Moderate depending upon number of teams Impacts seats per hour

13. IDT Teams ProsCons Provide teachers with a common prep period for planning and student management Allow interdisciplinary curriculum design Student options for electives become limited Students have a greater likelihood of being tracked through team and non/team sections p. E What do you see as the pros and cons of IDTs?

14. Team Definitions Demographics

15. Team Definitions Relationships

16. Where are you? Student focus Staff focus How would you describe your master schedule on this spectrum? Why?

17. Agenda Planning for success Student focus vs. staff focus Thinking “multi-term” Compare/contrast schedule designs Next steps

18. Thinking “Multi-Term” p.3

19. Terms Example: “2 Term year” Courses Biology1 - 6111 - Fall Biology2 - 6112 - Spring School Year Fall Semester Spring Semester p.3 The number of times a course is offered Grades are posted to history at the end of a term

20. 2 Terms p.3

21. 4 Terms p.3

22. Semester vs. Year Long Courses p.3, F “It’s all about the credits…” Course codeTitleCreditsTerms 4041Algebra 111 4042Algebra 211 5711PE11 571102PE22 1520028th grade English22 1550048th grade English block 42 1552English 1 block (9 th grade) 21 1553English 2 block (9 th grade) 21

23. Term Codes Schedule typeTerm codes SemesterS1, S2, SA Semester/Quarter Q2S, Q4S, QA, Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4 Semester/12 week wheel X3S, X6S, SA, XT1, XT2, XT3 p.3, F

24. Scheduling Terms and Mark Definitions p.3, F A

25. Scheduling Terms and Mark Definitions p.3, F B

26. Scheduling Terms and Mark Definitions p.4, F C

27. Scheduling Terms and Mark Definitions p.4, F D

28. Building “Multi-Term” Schedules Q: Why do I want to link classes together? A: Because students follow certain patterns when they move from term to term Q: How am I going to do this? A: Using two different methods: Section Linking Loader Rules p.G

29. Section Linking ProsCons Zangle follows the rule 100% of the time Only need to put in course request for first course Must build a section link for EACH section Must rebuild section links each time you edit the schedule and export the results Associating multiple sections with each other. A student scheduled for one linked section will automatically receive the other sections. p.9, G-H

30. Section Linking Associating multiple sections with each other. A student scheduled for one linked section will automatically receive the other sections. p.9, G-H

31. Section Linking - Wheels Patterns Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5 Period 6 Wd Hist 7 652102 -1 6521L2 -1 Wd Hist 7 652102 -2 6521L2 -2 Soc. Stud 6 652002 -11 6520L2 -11 Drama Wheel 1439Z -1 t1 1439Z -2 t2 1439Z -3 t3 Drama Wheel 1439Z -4 t1 1439Z -5 t2 1439Z -6 t3 Sci 6 Semester Wheel 6006 -1 Sci 6 Wheel 6006Z -7 t1 6006Z -8 t2 6006Z -9 t3 Sci 6 Wheel 6006Z -10 t1 6006Z -11 t2 6006Z -12 t3 Sci 6 Wheel 4403Z -3 t1 4403Z -1 t2 4403Z -2 t3 Sci 6 Wheel 6006Z -6 t1 6006Z -4 t2 6006Z -5 t3 Expl Computer 4403Z -9 t1 4403Z -7 t2 4403Z -8 t3 Expl Computer 4403Z -12 t1 4403Z -10 t2 4403Z -11 t3 Expl Computer 6006Z -2 t1 6006Z -3 t2 6006Z -1 t3 Expl Computer 4403Z -5 t1 4403Z -6 t2 4403Z -4 t3 Expl Comp 6-8 4403 -1 s2 4403 -2 s1 Art 7-8 010102 -1 0120 -1 0121 -1 Art 6 Wheel 0104Z -8 t1 0104Z -9 t2 0104Z -7 t3 Art 6 Wheel 0104Z -11 t1 0104Z -12 t2 0104Z -10 t3 Art 7-8 010102 -2 0120 -2 0121 -2 Art 7-8 010102 -3 0120 -3 0121 -3

32. Loader Rules p. 11, G ProsCons Can create before/after rules Can keep groups of teachers together Rules can be saved for next year Does not connect individual classes Loader Rules: A method of creating rules for when a student is scheduled for a course. Loader rules can specify what classes a student should take before they are scheduled for a course. Does not apply to individual sections.

33. Loader Rules

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35. Compare/Contrast Master Schedule Designs Semester Semester/Quarters Semester/12 Week wheel p. “I”

36. Student Schedule 2 Semesters

37. Student Schedule Quarter/Semesters

38. Student Schedule Semester / 12 Week wheel

39. Report Card 2 Semesters

40. Report Card Quarter/Semesters

41. Report Card Semester / 12 Week wheel

42. Attendance Screen 2 Semesters

43. Attendance Screen Quarter/Semesters

44. Attendance Screen Semester / 12 Week wheel

45. Change History 2 Semesters

46. Change History Quarter/Semesters

47. Change History Semester / 12 Week wheel

48. Change History 5 Cycle Day

49. Agenda Planning for success Student focus vs. staff focus Thinking “multi-term” Compare/contrast schedule designs Next steps

50. Master Schedule Map - Meeting Patterns 1 Cycle Day Lunch / Not Scheduled Period / DayEvery Day 1P1P1/2 2P2 P2/3 3P3 P3/4 4P4 P4/5 5P5 P5/6 6P6

51. Meeting Patterns p.8

52. The Master Schedule Map p.5

53. Scheduling Map Vocabulary What is a Constraint ? What is a Singleton ? What is a Doubleton ?

54. Order of placing sections when using the Master Builder Constraints / Locked Singletons and/or Doubletons All singletons … use Conflict Summary All doubletons … use Conflict Summary Three Section Courses … use Balance Summary Etc... (please see p. 15 for complete list)

56. Next Steps Begin development of your master schedule map Contact ICC if piloting a new course Submit your track setup to IT (3/15) Determine if you will use section linking. If so, define root courses Determine if your schedule will include teams. What subject areas will be included? How will the students be assigned to a team? p. J

57. Agenda Planning for success Student focus vs. staff focus Thinking “multi-term” Compare/contrast schedule designs Next steps

58. "Focus on what you are moving toward rather than what you are leaving behind.“ -Alan Cohen