High School Schedules

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High School Schedules

• Creating opportunities and meeting standards

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What has taken place so far?

• A committee made up of teachers, principals,
  parents, students and district staff studied
  various schedules last school year (2006-2007)
• Information meetings were held at Eagle,
  Meridian, Centennial, and Mountain View last
  spring
• 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
• The committee has continued meeting this school
  year

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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.

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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

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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)

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Four Year PlannerState or District Required
Classes
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What are the current electives?
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What are the current electives, cont. . .
Currently, students have more than 150 electives
to choose from in Joint School District No. 2
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Four Year Planner Your Student
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Four Year Planner College Prep with Music
Emphasis
Other Credits 1 additional year of foreign
language student leadership AP Music Theory
Choir
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Four Year Planner Remedial help needed
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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)
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Four Year Planner Student Government
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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

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What are the shared programs?

• Mountain View High School
• Marketing, management and sales
• E-Commerce
• Dehryl Dennis Technical Center
• Automotive Technology
• Collision Repair
• Digital Commercial Photo
• Electronics
• Graphic Design
• Precision Machining

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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

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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)

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6 Period Day

• 6 periods per day
• Classes 60 minutes
• 48 credits possible
• 46 credits required for class of 2011-12 and
  beyond

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Six Period Day What does a schedule look like?
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6 period day Traditional Calendar 4-year
Schedule
12 Available Electives 2011 10 Available
Electives 2012
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Hybrid Schedule

• 7 periods per semester
• Classes a combination of 60 minutes and 90
  minutes
• 56 credits possible

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Hybrid Schedule What does a schedule look like?
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Continued . . .
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4 Year Comparison 6 period, Hybrid Schedule
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A/B Block Schedule What does a schedule look
like?
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4 Year Comparison 6period, Hybrid, A/B Block
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6 Period DayFour Year Schedule by Semester
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
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Hybrid Schedule Four Year Schedule by Semester

• 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

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A/B BlockFour Year Schedule by Semester
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
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Whats 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

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Comments/Questions?

• E-mail
• Centennial High graham.alta_at_meridianschools.org
• Eagle High beck.terry_at_meridianschools.org
• Rocky Mountain hirano.mike_at_meridianschools.org
• District Office nesbitt.don_at_meridianschools.org