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Elementary School Course Scheduling

Elementary School Course Scheduling. Alachua County Public Schools. Elementary School Courses. Reading (90 minutes) Writing Mathematics Science Social Studies Specials Art Music Physical Education. History. Collected Teacher Schedules Studied structure of Teacher Schedules

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Elementary School Course Scheduling

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  1. Elementary School Course Scheduling Alachua County Public Schools

  2. Elementary School Courses • Reading (90 minutes) • Writing • Mathematics • Science • Social Studies • Specials Art Music Physical Education

  3. History • Collected Teacher Schedules • Studied structure of Teacher Schedules • Surprise!!!! • Academic subjects • 40-50 minute range • Including ESE classes • Pullouts: • 40-50 minute range • Shorter 20-25 minute range

  4. Establish Time Schedule • Seven periods • 330 Instructional minutes on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday • 255 Instructional minutes on Wednesday • Time parameters set: • 4 Forty-five minute periods • 3 Fifty minute period • Key: Standard beginning and ending times. • Hold to the basic times • Applies to ESE, resource and pullout classes as well

  5. Required Time Periods • Lunch • Reading Period (2 periods in length) • Specials • Difficult for schools to develop schedule • Rotational schedule

  6. Specials Rotational Schedule

  7. Major Considerations • Spread the two period Reading classes throughout the day. • Schedule teachers by grade level.

  8. Exceptional Student Classes • ESE classes must adhere to the same rules. • It works for OT, PT, Speech and Language Teachers • Example • 6 45-50 Minutes periods AND/OR • 12 20-25 minute periods per day.

  9. Flexibility with Period Time

  10. Extended Math Period

  11. Double Period Math

  12. Resource Classes • Co-Teach • Pullouts • Other In-Class Instruction • Develop a consistent scheduling method.

  13. What Happens behind the Closed Door? • Provide flexible time as possible. • Do we really care within the self-contained classroom?

  14. Logic for Loading Student Schedules • Teacher Course Section Numbers match classroom Teacher Number • Specials Teachers have multiple courses with Section Numbers matching every Teacher Number. • Assign homebase Teacher Number to each student. • Program matches Teacher Course Section Numbers with the student’s homebase Teacher Number.

  15. Departmentalized Variation

  16. Interesting • Interesting mixture of structure and chaos. • In-class and Pullout Resource classes almost impossible to schedule.

  17. 2007-2008 Possibility

  18. Contact information: Russ Bedell Information Support Supervisor Alachua County Public Schools 620 E. University Ave. Gainesville, FL 32601 Phone: 352-955-7500 x250 Email: bedeller@sbac.edu

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