high school schedules creating opportunities and meeting standards
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High School Schedules
Creating opportunities and meeting standards
What has taken place so far?
1. A committee made up of teachers, principals, parents, students and district staff studied various schedules last school year (2006-2007)
2. Information meetings were held at Eagle, Meridian, Centennial, and Mountain View last spring
3. A recommendation to keep the A/B block at Mountain View and Meridian and to continue to study bell schedule options at Eagle High, Centennial High, and Rocky Mountain was approved by the Board of Trustees last spring
4. The committee has continued meeting this school year
What has to happen next?
Rocky Mountain High will open fall 2008 The committee must recommend a bell
schedule for the opening of Rocky Mountain.
Why consider alternatives to the current high school schedules?
Increased graduation requirements limit opportunities to take electives
Multiple schedules exclude many students from shared programs or students accessing programs available at other high schools
The new graduation requirements are in place for: All students in the 10th grade in the 2007-2008
school year and younger Two years of Science and three years of Math (currently 2
years of science and 2 years of math) All students in the 9th grade in the 2007-2008 school
year and younger Three years of science and three years of math
An additional 2 credits (one year) of Math will be required for all students in the 8th grade in the 2007-2008 school year and younger Three years of Science and four years of math (pending
board approval)
Four Year PlannerState or District Required Classes
Year 1: Freshman Year 2: Sophomore Year 3: Junior Year 4: Senior Semester 1 Semester 2 Semester 1 Semester 2 Semester 1 Semester 2 Semester 1 Semester 2 1st English English
English English English English English English
2nd Math Math Math Math Math Math Math (2012)
Math (2012)
3rd Science Science
Science Science Science Science Am Gov Am Gov
4th Global Pr Speech
US His US His US His US His Economics Required Elective
5th PE PE Health Tech Course
Required Elective
Required Elective
Required Elective
Required Elective
6th Required Elective
Required Elective
Required Elective
Required Elective
Required Elective
Required Elective
Additional Elective
Additional Elective
What are the current electives? Competitive Speech Advanced Speech Debate Adv Debate Intro to Mass Media Newspaper Adv Newspaper Year Book Adv Year Book Digital Photo Adv Digital Photo Health Occupations Sports Med I-III CNA Creative Writing Adv Creative Writing Readers Choice Dance Life Time Sports Intro to Fitness Adv Fitness Astronomy Anatomy Microbio & Genetics AP Chemistry Physics AP Physics AP Environ Science
American Character Psych I -II Sociology Student Leadership Intro to Law Enforce Law II: Civil Law Am Sign Lang I - III Freshman Cornerstone Higher Ed Prep Intro to Eng Design Prin of Engineering Digital Electronics Computer Aided Man Engineering Design & Dev Adult Living Work Site Place Elem Internship Interior Design Parenting & Child Dev Foods & Nutrition Intro to Culinary Arts Hospitality & Tourism Career & Personal Dev Fashion Des & Merchandising Fashion & Interiors II A Cappella Choir
Jazz Choir March Band Music Awareness Music Theory Orchestra Treble Choir Varsity Jazz Ens Acting Adv Acting Stagecraft Adv Stagecraft Directing Design Drawing Painting Adv Art AP Studio Art Teach Art in Elem Schools Intro to Pottery Adv Pottery Graphic Comm I - II Graphic Arts Video Tech Broadcast Tech Personal Skill Dev Intro to Livestock Botany/ Plant & Soil
Accounting Comp Accounting Comp Apps I-IV Desktop Pub Personal Finance Business Tech Internet Apps Adv Internet/ Market Apps Econ for Marketing Sports & Entertainment Advertising & Promo Bus Own/ Entrep Pric of Market Management Market & Management Intro to Livestock Botany Equine Science I - I I Fish and Wildlife Man Botany Range Science Cons Econ/ Bus & Econ Foor Science Occ & Career Exp Floral Design Landscape Design Welding I – II Intro to Ag Mech
What are the current electives, cont. . .
Auto Tech I – III Auto Tech Internship Collision Repair I – III Collision Repair Intern Intro to Eng Design Res Construction Arch Drafting Civil Engineering Res Construction I – III Masonry I – III Construc Management HTI + I-II HTI+ Intern Adv Culinary Arts
Currently, students have more than 150 electives to choose from in Joint School District No. 2
Four Year Planner: Your Student
Year 1: Freshman Year 2: Sophomore Year 3: Junior Year 4: Senior Semester 1 Semester 2 Semester 1 Semester 2 Semester 1 Semester 2 Semester 1 Semester 2 1st English English
English English English English English English
2nd Math Math Math Math Math Math Math (2012)
Math (2012)
3rd Science Science
Science Science Science Science Am Gov Am Gov
4th Global Pr Speech
US His US His US His US His Economics
5th PE PE Health Tech Course
6th
Four Year Planner: College Prep with Music Emphasis
Year 1: Freshman Year 2: Sophomore Year 3: Junior Year 4: Senior Semester 1 Semester 2 Semester 1 Semester 2 Semester 1 Semester 2 Semester 1 Semester 2 1st English English
English English English English English English
2nd Math Math Math Math Math Math Math (2012)
Math (2012)
3rd Science Science
Science Science Science Science Am Gov Am Gov
4th Global Pr Speech
US His US His US His US His Economics Jazz Band
5th PE PE Health Tech Course
World Language
World Language
World Language
World Language
6th Freshman Band
Freshman Band
Symphonic Band
Symphonic Band
Symphonic Band
Symphonic Band
Symphonic Band
Symphonic Band
Other Credits: 1 additional year of foreign language; student leadership; AP Music Theory; Choir
Four Year Planner: Remedial help needed
Year 1: Freshman Year 2: Sophomore Year 3: Junior Year 4: Senior Semester 1 Semester 2 Semester 1 Semester 2 Semester 1 Semester 2 Semester 1 Semester 2 1st English English
English English English English English English
2nd Math Math Math Math Math Math Math (2012)
Math (2012)
3rd Science Science
Science Science Science Science Am Gov Am Gov
4th Global Pr Speech
US History US History US History US History Economics
5th PE PE Health Tech Course
World Language
World Language
World Language
World Language
6th Reading Reading lab
Math Lab Math Lab Language lab
Language lab
Repeat Class
Repeat Class
Year 1: Freshman Year 2: Sophomore Year 3: Junior Year 4: Senior Semester 1 Semester 2 Semester 1 Semester 2 Semester 1 Semester 2 Semester 1 Semester 2 1st Honors
English 1 Honors English 2
Honors English 3
Honors English 4
Honors English
Honors English
AP English AP English
2nd Alg II Alg II Pre-Calc Pre-Calc AP Calc AB
AP Calc AB
AP Calc BC AP Calc BC
3rd Earth Science
Earth Science
Biology Biology AP Chemistry
AP Chemistry
AP Bio AP Bio
4th Global Pr Speech
US His US His AP US His AP US His AP Gov AP Gov
5th PE PE Health Tech Course
AP Physics AP Physics AP Econ AP Econ
6th Spanish 1 Spanish 2
Spanish 3 Spanish 4 Student Leadership
Student Leadership
Student Leadership
Student Leadership
Four Year Planner: Ivy League Goals
Additional Credits: Spanish 4, 5, AP Spanish A, AP Spanish B; AP stats
Other: Art, Music, Athletic Fitness; other computer courses (programming, etc)
Four Year Planner: Student Government
Year 1: Freshman Year 2: Sophomore Year 3: Junior Year 4: Senior Semester 1 Semester 2 Semester 1 Semester 2 Semester 1 Semester 2 Semester 1 Semester 2 1st English English
English English English English English English
2nd Math Math Math Math Math Math Math (2012)
Math (2012)
3rd Science Science
Science Science Science Science Am Gov Am Gov
4th Global Pr Speech
US His US His US His US His Economics
5th PE PE Health Tech Course
World Language
World Language
World Language
World Language
6th Student Leadership
Student Leadership
Student Leadership
Student Leadership
Student Leadership
Student Leadership
Student Leadership
Student Leadership
What are the shared programs?
Meridian District Services Center Construction Trades Home Technology Integration Culinary Arts (2008) Architecture and drafting (2009) EMT (2009) Pre - Law (2009) Public Safety (fire and law enforcement) (2009) Information technology (2009)Meridian Professional Technical Center Animal Science Agricultural Science Welding/Fabrication and Mechanical Pathway Automotive Technology Collision Repair
What are the shared programs?
Mountain View High School Marketing, management and sales E-CommerceDehryl Dennis Technical Center Automotive Technology Collision Repair Digital Commercial Photo Electronics Graphic Design Precision Machining
What are the shared programs?
Information Technology Center Computer Support Network Operating Systems Computer Networking Basics Network Administration IT Internship
Rocky Mountain High School (2008) Pre-Engineering
What schedules has the committee studied?
6 period day (currently in use at EHS and CHS), allows 48 credits in four years
Hybrid Schedule (combination of 60 minute and 90 minute class periods), allows 56 credits in four years
A/B Block (currently in use at MVHS and MHS), allows 64 credits in four years
Trimester 7 Period Day Various other blocks (4 by 4; rollover, etc)
6 Period Day 6 periods per day Classes = 60 minutes 48 credits possible 46 credits required for class of 2011-12 and
beyond
Six Period Day: What does a schedule look like?
Monday Tuesday WednesdayEnglish - 60 min English - 60 min English - 60 minMath - 60 min Math - 60 min Math - 60 minSpeech - 60 min Speech - 60 min Speech - 60 minLab Science - 60 min Lab Science - 60 min Lab Science - 60 minLunch Lunch LunchTech - 60 min Tech - 60 min Tech - 60 minGlobal Pers -- 60 Min Global Pers -- 60 Min Global Pers -- 60 Min
6 period day “Traditional Calendar” 4-year Schedule
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 41 English 1 English 3 English 5 English 72 English 2 English 4 English 6 English 83 Math Math Math American Gov4 Math Math Math American Gov5 Earth Science Biology Lab Science Economics6 Earth Science Biology Lab Science Elective/Math*7 Speech US Hist 1 US Hist 3 Elective/Math*8 Reading/RPT US Hist 2 US Hist 4 Req. Elective 9 Global Persp. PE Health Req. Elective
10 Humanities PE Req. Elective Req. Elective 11 Tech/PTS Humanities Req. Elective Add. Elective12 Req. Elective Req. Elective Req. Elective Add. Elective
*12 Available Electives – 2011; 10 Available Electives – 2012
Hybrid Schedule
7 periods per semester Classes = a combination of 60 minutes and 90
minutes 56 credits possible
Hybrid Schedule: What does a schedule look like?
Student A
Monday Tuesday WednesdayEnglish - 60 min English - 60 min English - 60 minMath - 60 min Math - 60 min Math - 60 minSpeech - 60 min Speech - 60 min Speech - 60 minLunch Lunch LunchLab Science -- 90 min Technology -- 90 min Lab Science -- 90 minPE - 90 min Global Persp - 90 min PE - 90 min
Continued . . .
Student B
Monday Tuesday WednesdayLab Science -- 90 min History - 90 min Lab Science -- 90 minHealth - 90 min Auto Tech - 90 min Health - 90 minLunch Lunch LunchEnglish - 60 min English - 60 min English - 60 minMath - 60 min Math - 60 min Math - 60 minChoir - 60 min Choir - 60 min Choir - 60 min
4 Year Comparison – 6 period, Hybrid Schedule
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 41 English 1 English 3 English 5 English 72 English 2 English 4 English 6 English 83 Math Math Math American Gov4 Math Math Math American Gov5 Earth Science Biology Lab Science Economics6 Earth Science Biology Lab Science Elective/Math*7 Speech US Hist 1 US Hist 3 Elective/Math*8 Reading/RPT US Hist 2 US Hist 4 Req. Elective 9 Global Persp. PE Health Req. Elective
10 Humanities PE Req. Elective Req. Elective 11 Tech/PTS Humanities Req. Elective Req. Elective 12 Req. Elective Req. Elective Elective Elective 6 period13 Elective Elective Elective Elective Hybrid14 Elective Elective Elective Elective Hybrid
A/B Block
4 periods per day
Classes = 90 minutes
Classes alternate every other day
64 credits possible
Credits required for graduation for class of 2011: 50
A/B Block Schedule: What does a schedule look like?
Student A
Monday Tuesday WednesdayEnglish - 90 min Speech - 90 min Eng - 90 minMath - 90 min Global Pers - 90 min Math - 90 minBand - 90 min World Lang - 90 min Band - 90 minLunch Lunch LunchLab Science - 90 min Tech - 90 min Lab Science - 90 min
4 Year Comparison – 6period, Hybrid, A/B Block
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 41 English 1 English 3 English 5 English 72 English 2 English 4 English 6 English 83 Math Math Math American Gov4 Math Math Math American Gov5 Earth Science Biology Lab Science Economics6 Earth Science Biology Lab Science Elective/Math*7 Speech US Hist 1 US Hist 3 Elective/Math*8 Reading/RPT US Hist 2 US Hist 4 Req. Elective9 Global Persp. PE Health Req.Elective
10 Humanities PE Req. Elective Req. Elective11 Tech/PTS Humities Req. Elective Req. Elective12 Req. Elective Req. Elective Elective Elective 6 period13 Elective Elective Elective Elective Hybrid14 Elective Elective Elective Elective Hybrid15 Elective Elective Elective Elective A/B Block16 Elective Elective Elective Elective A/B Block
6 Period DayFour Year Schedule by Semester
1st Semester
2nd Semester
1st Semester
2nd Semester
1st Semester
2nd Semester
1st Semester
2nd Semester
1 English English English English English English English English
2 Math Math Math Math Math MathAmerican Government
American Government
3 Earth Science Earth Science Biology Biology Lab Sci Lab Sci Economics Elective4 Speech Reading U.S. History U.S. History US History US History Elect/Math Elect/Math5 Global Persp Humanity PE PE Health Elective Elective Elective6 Tech/PTS Elective Humanity Elective Elective Elective Elective Elective
Pros Cons
-Most instructional time -Fewer choices for students
-Maximum days of instruction (170) -Less ability to repeat classes
-Easy on administration to schedule -Lack of flexibility for intervention classes
-Daily consistency for staff/students -Requires zero hour/night school/
summer school to add additional credits for some/many students
Hybrid Schedule Four Year Schedule by Semester
Year 1(Freshman)
Year 2(Sophmore)
Year 3(Junior)
Year 4(Senior)
1st Semester
2nd Semester
1st Semester
2nd Semester
1st Semester
2nd Semester
1st Semester
2nd Semester
1 English English English English English English English English
2 Math Math Math Math Math MathAmerican Government
American Government
3 Earth Science Earth Science Biology Biology Lab Sci Lab Sci Elect/Math Elect/Math4 Speech Reading U.S. History U.S. History US History US History Economics Elective5 Global Persp Humanity PE PE Health Elective Elective Elective6 Tech/PTS Elective Humanity Elective Electives Elective Elective Elective7 Elective Elective Elective Elective Electives Elective Elective Elective
Pros Cons-Classes that need to meet every - Requires a new master schedule day to do so - Passing periods for some classes - Classes that need extended time occur while other students are in class meet every other day - Deciding which classes are 60 min- Increased choice for students and which classes are 90 min-Daily consistency for staff/students-Flexibility allows for intervention classes
A/B BlockFour Year Schedule by SemesterYear 1(Freshman)
Year 2(Sophmore)
Year 3(Junior)
Year 4(Senior)
1st Semester
2nd Semester
1st Semester
2nd Semester
1st Semester
2nd Semester
1st Semester
2nd Semester
1 English English English English English English English English
2 Math Math Math Math Math MathAmerican Government
American Government
3 Earth Science Earth Science Biology Biology Lab Sci Lab Sci Economics Elective4 Speech Reading U.S. History U.S. History US History US History Elect/Math Elect/Math5 Global Persp Humanity PE PE Health Elective Elective Elective6 Tech/PTS Elective Humanity Elective Electives Elective Elective Elective7 Elective Elective Elective Elective Electives Elective Elective Elective8 Elective Elective Elective Elective Electives Elective Elective Elective
Pros Cons-Most choices for students -Inconsistent class/contact times-Easiest to manage homework -Least amount of class time-Longest class times -Longest class times-Ability to repeat classes -Higher Class Loads
What’s Next?
Informational Meetings
October 8 – Lowell Scott Middle School, 7 pm
October 9 – Eagle Middle School, 7 pm
October 10 – Heritage Middle School, 7 pm
October 15 – Sawtooth Middle School, 7 pm
Survey
Mailed home to parents
Comments/Questions?
E-mail Centennial High:
[email protected] Eagle High: [email protected] Rocky Mountain:
[email protected] District Office: