20092010 HKMS Master School Schedule

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JRMS Master Schedule 2009-2010 Presentation to
the Board of Education June 2, 2009
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Drivers of schedule change

• Impact of state requirements for a school based
  plan regarding Scientific Research Based
  Interventions (SRBI) effective by July 2009.
• Linking curricular areas, mandates across the
  content areas, and the skills of reading and
  writing across the curriculum.
• Time flexibility to personalize learning.

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1. Impact of Scientific Research Based
Interventions (SRBI)

• The focus of SRBI involves instruction and
  interventions in general education
• An upcoming revision of Connecticut state
  guidelines for Identifying Children with Learning
  Disabilities will require SRBI
• Tiered instruction
• Progress monitoring

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2. Linking curricular areas, mandates across the
content areas, and the skills of reading and
writing across the curriculum.

• Middle school characteristics
• Linking curriculum and skills across content
  areas
• Curriculum that is challenging, integrative and
  exploratory.
• Longer class length for Science, Math, Social
  Studies will allow for greater integration of
  reading and writing skills.
• Flexible organizational structures
• Teams will have ability to extend periods or
  block time as needed.
• Ex. Extended science lab or research project.

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3. Flexible time for personalized learning

• Smaller communities of learners will allow for
• Reduced student load for teachers
• Increased effectiveness of team meeting time,
  more focused discussions
• Flex period twice a week
• Initial 8 sessions designated for study skills
  lessons
• Provides opportunity for drop-in use of Writing
  Lab and TAP
• Remediation and extra help
• Lessons specific to team regarding areas of
  concern or focus
• Teams have more control over time
• Increased personalization and ability to
  differentiate
• Ability to meet demands of SRBI

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Anticipated scheduling outcomes

• Reduced student load for teachers
• Created smaller teams of teachers and students
• Flex period 2x/week
• SRBI Periods
• Reading and Writing across all content areas

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Sample Grade 5 Student Schedule
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Sample Grade 6 Schedule
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Sample Grade 7 Schedule
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Sample Grade 8 Schedule