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Secondary Master Schedule Development Lesson 4: Finalizing the Master Schedule. Amy Illingworth Susan Skinner. Agenda. Review Getting Started Using your Course Requests Designing your Magnet Board Handling Conflicts Contract Issues Final Thoughts. Introductions.
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Secondary Master Schedule DevelopmentLesson 4: Finalizing the Master Schedule Amy Illingworth Susan Skinner
Agenda • Review • Getting Started • Using your Course Requests • Designing your Magnet Board • Handling Conflicts • Contract Issues • Final Thoughts
Introductions • Share your school, position, and master schedule experience
Groundwork Information Gathering Data & Decisions Finalize the Schedule Publish Program Overview Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun.
Session 3 Homework • Collect articulation cards for continuing students • Begin enrollment of VEEP / Choice / Magnet / PISC students • Register for “technical training” sessions • Submit bell times and instructional minutes for 2007-08 to Pupil Accounting • Develop “first pass” of your master schedule board
Agenda • Review • Getting Started • Using your Course Requests • Designing your Magnet Board • Handling Conflicts • Contract Issues • Final Thoughts
Getting Started Explore your Master Schedule Design program
Getting Started Review your priorities
Getting Started • What does your timeline look like? • Where are you on the timeline?
Getting Started • Know your limitations • Allow “big picture” team members to give input in the design process
Agenda • Review • Getting Started • Using your Course Requests • Designing your Magnet Board • Handling Conflicts • Contract Issues • Final Thoughts
Using Course Requests • Review general counts • Identify students in wrong grade levels • Combine L and G course counts • Compare course numbers that belong together Analyze your data using the Course Request List & Tally report. See p.21 in the Course Request Handbook
Agenda • Review • Getting Started • Using your Course Requests • Designing your Magnet Board • Handling Conflicts • Contract Issues • Final Thoughts
Designing your Magnet Board • Adding data to builder allows you to run reports and analyze • Not entering data makes changes easier later on Data entry – starting now vs. waiting until later
Agenda • Review • Getting Started • Using your Course Requests • Designing your Magnet Board • Handling Conflicts • Contract Issues • Final Thoughts
Wrong course numbers Staff members unhappy Placement of courses Handling Conflicts Where do conflicts come from?
Placement of courses Handling Conflicts • Strategically design your magnet board • Test “flow” with sample students • Review seat counts • Make changes using your priority list
Agenda • Review • Getting Started • Using your Course Requests • Designing your Magnet Board • Handling Conflicts • Contract Issues • Final Thoughts
Contract Issues • Creating multiple sections of PE • Teachers must have less than 36 across the assignment • Teachers cannot go beyond max. 3 prep periods without a waiver
Agenda • Review • Getting Started • Using your Course Requests • Designing your Magnet Board • Handling Conflicts • Contract Issues • Final Thoughts
Final Thoughts • Know when to stop for summer • Make the stopping point public
Master Schedule - Finalizing the Schedule - Next Steps • Finish analyzing your course request data • Begin construction of your master schedule board • Identify and prioritize potential conflicts • Identify sample students for use with testing master schedule flow