Master ScheduleAn overview of options for Riverwood’s future

school schedule

Process Review• Sept- Stakeholder Survey closes, Reviewed

o 800 responses, staff and parents primarily.o Student Support Responseso Design of Day/Schedule Responseso Flexibility Responseso Vote by leadership to move forward with evaluating options.

• Oct-Scheduling team makes commitmentso One member per dept.o Committed to making decisions to support all students, teachers, meeting the diverse needs

of our population, considering equally any scheduleo Who We Are / Who do We Want to Be Discussion to Guide Evaluation

• Oct/Nov-Evaluation, elimination of 17 scheduleso Personalization, Pedagogy, Productivity, narrowed to 3-4o Discussion of implications and costso Pros/Cons developed for 3 schedules compared to current (w/ variation)

Assumptions inEach Schedule

• The Structure of lunch is undetermined• Study hall may or may not be included

• A remediation/enrichment period may be addedto any schedule

• As such, consider the design of each schedulefollowing as a sample only.

6-period TraditionalSchedule

1st Period 8:35 - 9:322nd Period 9:38 - 10:343rd Period 10:40 - 11:364th Period 11:36 - 1:41• Lunch A

o (Lunch) 11:40 - 12:10o (Study Hall) 12:10 - 12:40o (Class) 12:43 - 1:41

• Lunch Bo (Study Hall) 11:42 - 12:10o (Lunch) 12:10 - 12:40o (Class) 12:43 - 1:41

• Lunch C

n Time per course-56 x180=10,180 min

n Teacher planning time= 86min

n Choices available-6n Cost Factor- 5/6 (83%)n Student Load-6n Teacher Load-5n Percentage Core-67%n Meeting format: daily-

yearlongn Staffing: -3.2% or + 2 teachers

6-period TraditionalSchedule

Cons• No built in time for

struggling students• Reduced course choices,

particularly electiveso CTE, PE, VPA, Social Studies, AP

and IB offerings all would slim

• Different allocation ofteachers (fewer elective)

• Reduced credits (24 in 4years, need 23)

• Difficulty achievingpathways, magnet, andarray of AP/IB/VPA/CTEchoice

Pros• Reduces academic load on

students who do notneed/want or cannot handleextra courses

• Increased instructional timeper course (56x180)

• Fewer transitions / lost timeto class switches

• Fewer students for teachersresulting in better feedback,experiences

• Sequencing the supportsstudents needs without“extra”

5-period TrimesterSchedule

1st Period 8:35 - 9:452nd Period 9:50 - 11:003rd Period 11:05 - 12:154th Period 12:20 - 2:30• Lunch A

o (Lunch) 12:20 - 12:50o (Study Hall) 12:50 - 1:20o (Class) 1:20 - 2:30

• Lunch Bo (Study Hall) 12:20 - 12:50o (Lunch) 12:50 - 1:20o (Class) 1:20 - 2:30

• Lunch C

n Time per course-72 x120=8,640 min

n Teacher Planning time= 102min

n Choices available-15n Cost Factor- 12/15 (80%)n Student Load-15 (5 daily)n Teacher Load-12 (4 daily)n Percentage Core-TBDn Meeting format: daily-

tri-mestern Staffing: = -6.5% or + 4

teachers

5-period Trimester ScheduleCons• Reduced instructional time

per course (70x120) from 6-and 7-period day

• Sequencing challenges asofferings would need to beprescriptive from outset

• Different allocation ofteachers, need 4. Close tocost prohibitive

• Retain free periods forseniors

• Difficult for students totransfer in and out ofRiverwood

Pros• Reduces academic load on

students similar to 6-periodin any semester, not over yr.

• Built in time for strugglingstudents

• Maintain course choices,particularly electiveso CTE, PE, VPA, Social Studies, AP

and IB offerings would remain

• Easy to complete pathways,magnet, and array ofAP/IB/VPA/CTE choice

• Fewer transitions / lost timeto class switches

• Increased credits (30)

8-period A-day/B-day Schedule

1st/5th Period 8:35 - 10:052nd/6th Period 10:10 - 11:403rd/7th Period 11:45 – 2:15• Lunch A

o (Lunch) 11:45 - 12:15o (Study Hall) 12:15 - 12:45o (Class) 12:45 - 2:15

• Lunch Bo (Study Hall) 11:45 - 12:15o (Lunch) 12:15 - 12:45o (Class) 12:45 - 2:15

• Lunch Co (Class) 11:45 - 1:15

n Time per course-45 x180=8100 min

n Teacher planning time= 120minutes some days, 30 others(avg. 75 min)

n Choices available-8n Cost Factor- 6/8 (75%), 7/8

(87.5%)n Student Load-8n Teacher Load-6 or 7n Percentage Core: 50%n Meeting format: every-other-

day-yearlongn Staffing: 7/8 load= 0% or +/- 0n Staffing: 6/8 load= -12.9% or

+8 teachers

8-period A-day/B-daySchedule

Cons• Increases academic load on

students.• Reduced instructional time

per course (45x180) from 5-, 6-, and 7-period day

• Cost prohibitive to offerteachers planning each day(12)

• Increases teacherpreparations and, thus,number of students served in the course over two days

• Retain free periods forseniors

Pros• Built in time for struggling

students• Fewer classes for students in

a day• Maintain course choices,

particularly electiveso CTE, PE, VPA, Social Studies, AP

and IB offerings would remain

• Easy to complete pathways,magnet, and array ofAP/IB/VPA/CTE choice

• Least possible number oftransitions / lost time toclass switches

• Increased credits (32)

7-period CommonSchedule

1st Period 8:35 - 9:252nd Period 9:30 - 10:203rd Period 10:25 - 11:154th Period 11:20 - 1:00• Lunch A

o (Lunch) 11:20 – 11:50o (Study Hall) 11:50 - 12:10o (Class) 12:10 - 1:00

• Lunch Bo (Study Hall) 11:20 - 11:40o (Lunch) 11:40 - 12:10o (Class) 12:10 - 1:00

• Lunch C

n Time per course-50- x180=9,000 min

n Teacher planning time=80 minn Choices available-7n Cost Factor- 5/7 (71%), 6/7

(86%)n Student Load-7n Teacher Load-5 or 6n Percentage Core: 57%n Meeting format: daily-

yearlongn Staffing: -16.1% or +10

(teacher load 5); +/- 0%(teacher load 6)

7-period Common ScheduleCons• Increased academic load on

students over a 6-periodschedule.

• Many transitions during theday

• Retain free periods forseniors

• Teacher preparations can behigh

• Teacher turnover andretention concerns ifteachers have many preps

Pros• Built in time for struggling

students• Fewer classes than an 8 a/b

day schedule• 2nd most maximized

instructional time• Maintain course choices,

particularly electiveso CTE, PE, VPA, Social Studies, AP

and IB offerings would remain

• Easy to complete pathways,magnet, and array ofAP/IB/VPA/CTE choice

• Maintain credit offerings(28)

Time Comparisons

6 Period 7 Period 5 BlockTrimester 8 A/B

Passing Time 35 40 30 25

Lunch 30 30 30 30

Class Length 56 50 72 90

Time PerCourse 10,080 9,000 8,640 8,100

Choices 6 7 7.5 8

Class Meetingsper Year 180 180 120 90

Percentage Core(E,M,SC,SS) 5/6 (67%) 4/7 (57%) 4/7.5 (53%) 4/8 (50%)

Fulton HS SchedulesCurrent High School Master Schedule Designs 2013-2014 * Indicates intervention/enrichment time

6 period(teachers 5,students 6)

7 period(teachers 6,students 7)

A/B Schedule(teachers 6,students 8)

Alpharetta(*Tues/Thurs)

Centennial(*Tues/Thurs)

Banneker (Title1)

Cambridge(*Tues/Thurs)

Creekside Tri-Cities (Title 1)

Chattahoochie(*HR ½ lunch)

North Springs(*Wed)

John’s Creek

Langston Hughes

Milton

Northview

Roswell

Defining Riverwood inScheduling PrioritiesWho We Are

How can a schedule help bolsterthat?

• We are an International-minded school

• We are InternationalBaccalaureate Programs(MYP and DP for allstudents)

• We are a Magnet Schoolwhose program bolsterscourse exploration, globalthinking

• We are educationalprogramming valuingholistic learning, well-rounded learners

• We want to have increasedquality over quantityexperiences (the quality ofteacher, the quality of timespent in class, etc.)

• We want to increaseinstructional time andopportunities

• We want to broadenlearning outside ofRiverwood (extendedlearning, dual enrollments,etc.)

• We want to provide

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