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RCS High School Scheduling Process

RCS High School Scheduling Process. High School Counseling Department. Programming Timeline. November 15 th – course offerings recommended by content specialists and approved by administration. November 15 th - begin 9 th grade programming in classes and follow up with individual meetings

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RCS High School Scheduling Process

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  1. RCS High School Scheduling Process High School Counseling Department

  2. Programming Timeline November 15th – course offerings recommended by content specialists and approved by administration. November 15th - begin 9th grade programming in classes and follow up with individual meetings December 10th – begin individual 11th grade scheduling January 15th – begin individual 10th grade scheduling January 23rd – 8th grade scheduling in classes (review electives and LOTE – “core courses” recommended by 8th grade teachers). February 8th - submit course request numbers May? – begin building schedule

  3. Course Sectioning Course Selection Report – reviewed by administration, content specialists and guidance. Individual meetings with each content specialist regarding recommendations for sectioning and teacher assignments. Final sectioning and teacher assignments made by administration

  4. Master Schedule Building Constraints determined (ie traveling teachers, part time teachers) Creating of section chips Use of SchoolTool whiteboard 107 courses offered (59 + singletons, 19 doubletons) What does this mean? Extremely challenging process!!!!! Singletons placed– use of conflict matrix Doubletons placed – use of conflict matrix Lay out “tracking scenario” (ie honors 9th grader, special needs 9th grader etc)

  5. Master Schedule Building Other challenges to our schedule - CTE, linked labs, specialized CSE courses, co taught courses, integrated courses. Section balancing Analysis of data – courses not placed overview and section load report. “Fine tuning” and re running schedule (“massaging”, “squeezing”) Primary Goal– Minimize Conflict Secondary Goal– strive for section balance Meet with students with conflicting courses (often many of our AP/honors students.

  6. Master Schedule Building End of year - make course adjustments based on failures, rerun schedule, address final conflicts Summer – determine AIS needs (8th grade assessments, regents failures, teacher recommendations) and adjust schedules by hand. Run study halls Schedules handed out to 9th graders during Freshmen Orientation – 8/22. All other schedules are mailed home.

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