Possible+Schedule+Talk

This is the discussion page for our bell schedule changes.

There are three anticipated major implications to the proposed change:

1. The structure of House will change.(including the way office hours are used)

2. The lunch schedule could be different.

3. The early release time.



This proposal was presented to the staff on April 14th. Eric discussed some important points at the start regarding EEA input and our process with JCAC. The staff asked several clarifying questions at the start. Then, Eric and Joel passed out the proposal to staff for smaller group discussion. In the last part of the meeting, teachers expressed their opinions about how the possible changes would affect a kids day at Roosevelt. Eric and Joel wrote down several possible changes to the overall schedule.

The staff seemed to like Schedule A over the others. Still, there was clear interest in changing it for particular reasons. Schedule A in the proposal has an early House. Many wanted to move House to a later time of day. Reasoning behind this was related to loss of precious morning instructional time when student minds are the most fresh.

The staff made it very clear that break in any schedule must continue. There were numerous reasons why it should remain: developmentally appropriate recess for 6th grade, a chance to take a breather and have a snack for teachers and students, a free moment to catch up and communicate with a colleague, and several more. Because of these reasons, Schedule B was quite unpopular. The survey revealed only one interested teacher.

There were three options discussed

Staff Survey of the Possible Choices

A. 13 B. 1 C. 3 None of them. 1