Southwest Secondary Options 2014 and Beyond

Thank you to the several who volunteered to start a review of what a different schedule might be for the coming years.  Viewing the clock and calendar as a tool rather than an restrictions, several different models have been developed.  Research indicates that flexibility is a key ingredient in a successful model –not the only one but an important one.  Research also indicates the previously popular “block” schedule is not the ideal.  As you might suspect, research tends to indicate that some variation that combines the short, many periods a day with a longer period but limited number per day is more accepted but extremely difficult to manage.

 

In its simplest form I see this process as exploring two specific opportunities:

-          College-like scheduling for upper level students (maybe just seniors first year)

-          An extended day for flexibility of scheduling

o   Regular day – a 7 period, 50 approx. minute periods

o   “extra” periods zero, 8, 9 and 10

o   For example – start of first class at 7:10 am and start of last class at 5:50 pm (or some variation of this)

Are you intersted in volunteering for this committee.  It will meet at varing times attempting to alternate between 7:30 - 8:15 3:15 - 4:00 pm.  All the meetings will be in the Media Center.

If you aer interested, please email me.  We have scheduled two intorductory meetings - Dec. 10 at 3:15 pm and Dec 17 at 7:30 am

 

Al the documents will be poste on  google doc for all.