Purpose+&+Goals



Collaboration – 5/6 Remediation – 5/6 Rotation of Periods – 5/6 Extended Periods – 5/6 Advisory (not daily) – 4/6 || Semester Courses – 2/6
 * ** Tier One ** || ** Tier Two ** || ** Tier Three ** ||

Equal Periods, including lunch period – 2/6 || School culture and schedule must go hand in hand Rotation of lunches Integration Flexibility No missed classes Student-run organizations to meet during the day No club meetings during class time Maintain the integrity of electives No hand-holding advisory period Four classes for science teachers with labs Use staff for remediation, not hall duty, etc Homeroom embedded into 1st period/tech-based announcements Tech-support center Grade pure scheduled period Student swipe cards/attendance office responsibilities Contractual issues with teaching time? Morning nutrition break ||

Rotation of lunch (A/B/C) __**TWO**__ Flexibility for integration No missed classes (due to clubs, sports, etc. Also time of day and peak brain activity) No clubs, SGA, NHS during class time Maintain the integrity of electives // Advisory does not equal joining hands for self-esteem // Four classes for science, but with doubles
 * __ONE __**
 * Some type of rotation (share lunch, sports dismissals, class meeting time, and sleepy kids) **
 * Advisory Period (mother hen & peeps, small group, stay together 4 years) **
 * Collaboration **
 * Common planning time (within and across departments) **
 * Time for remediation (outside of prep and class time) **
 * Extended periods (but not for all) **
 * Equal periods (including lunch) **
 * Rotation **

// Disagreement over rotating periods // Make homeroom part of 1st period and use technology for announcements School schedule must reflect/support school culture
 * __THREE __**
 * Favor modified block **
 * Common planning time/collaboration **
 * Eliminate 4th period lunch schedule **
 * Remediation instead of option period **
 * Remediation instead of teacher duty **
 * Weekly advisory **

Tech Help-Support (student run, students are available, student enrichment) Grade Pure Scheduled Period (once a month or as needed, class meetings, grade level presentations) Increased Student Responsibility (swipe card, attendance, cutting class, option locations, accountability and liability) Contractual Issues relating to teacher time Nutrition Break in a.m. Attendance Office (deal with re-admit cards, not teacher)
 * __FOUR __**
 * Remediation **
 * Collaboration **
 * Rotating periods **
 * Extended periods **
 * Semester courses **
 * __FIVE __**
 * Flexibility in schedule ** (** student alertness **, don’t miss same classes, ** double labs **, assemblies, FLES, ** collaboration **, projects & research, interdisciplinary teaching, activity)
 * Help ** ** Center ** (fully staffed, ** remediate **, enrich, make-ups)
 * Advisory Time (lunch best option, replace homeroom, mentor group, grade pure, get to know students) **

Staff/Student interaction (** support **, enrichment, assemblies, test make-up, character education & development) – ** Flex Period or Advisory with character education, etc ** Accessibility to a greater variety of courses – **semester courses**, more periods, ** period ** ** rotation **
 * __SIX __**
 * Collaboration for staff **
 * Extended Periods ** (student engagement, differentiation) – 3 day regular/** 2 day extended **