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Lakewood High School Trimester Scheduling Presentation Brian Williams, Principal. Lakewood Public Schools. Introduction. The concept of Trimesters is not new, but is one that is being considered by many high schools now with the new state graduation requirements.

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  1. Lakewood High SchoolTrimester Scheduling PresentationBrian Williams, Principal Lakewood Public Schools

  2. Introduction The concept of Trimesters is not new, but is one that is being considered by many high schools now with the new state graduation requirements. In a trimester schedule, the school year would be divided into three terms instead of two semesters. Lakewood Public Schools

  3. Trimester Rationale • The new Michigan Merit Curriculum is forcing schools to find ways to reach all students. The trimester format appears to meet the needs of all students. • Students who seek advanced courses will have more opportunities to take advanced courses. • Students who wish to take advantage of the Career Technological Centers will have more options available. • Students who struggle in school will have more remediation opportunities. (Referred to as recycling) Lakewood Public Schools

  4. School Year Calendar Comparison SEMESTER: Aug [---18 wks---] [ ---18 wks---] June Lakewood Public Schools January • TRIMESTER: • Aug [--12 wks--] [ --12 wks--] [--12 wks--] June November March

  5. Advantages of Trimester Scheduling • Students will have more time to devote to in-depth and quality study time in a fewer number of subjects per trimester. • Students show a willingness to take a challenging 12 week course than they are in a semester structure. (Reported by other schools) • Students can take more electives, including advanced courses. • Students can take different types of classes than they might have ordinarily taken. Lakewood Public Schools

  6. More Advantages • More time for comprehensive instruction and strategies. • Curriculum is reevaluated and realigned to what is considered important for the students to know. • Creation of new courses. • Teachers have more daily planning time of 72-75 minutes.(Planning should strengthen) • There are fewer class changes, which makes for fewer potential disruptions and discipline problems that often arise from students moving around a facility. • If a student fails a class, there are more opportunities to repeat it and still graduate on time. (Recycling) • Meets the rigor required by the MMC. Lakewood Public Schools

  7. Questions and Answers • Will Lakewood be able to meet all the MMC requirements? • We believe this is possible with realignment of state standards. Other schools are reporting success and we believe we will achieve the same success. • 2. Which courses will be year-long courses? • All Advanced Placement Courses, band and choir are typical for most schools. • 3. What is the length of all other courses? • Typically a year-long course will run two trimesters and a semester course will run one trimester. Lakewood Public Schools

  8. Questions and Answers • Will trimesters have a negative impact on college admissions? • NO – Surveys conducted of U-M, MSU, WMU, CMU, Kalamazoo, Albion and Alma Colleges have reported no negative impact. • 5. Will the longer class periods go beyond a student’s attention span? • Learning from other school districts that have implemented a trimester schedule stress the importance of instructional design strategies – such as, every 10-15 minutes there should be a classroom transition. Lakewood Public Schools

  9. Questions and Answers • Is there a concern for the potential gap in instruction that will occur if a student has a first trimester and second trimester course, and then does not have the next sequential course until the next trimester of the following year? • Studies (Semb, Ellis, & Araujo (1993), Kamuch & Ledman (1995), and Bahrick & Hall (1991)) show that “gapping” did not result in loss of retention. Schools who have implemented the trimester schedule have reported similar findings. Furthermore, these same schools indicate that the GPA’s of the students have remained consistent. Lakewood Public Schools

  10. School Day (Tentative) 08-09 Lakewood Public Schools

  11. Sample Freshman Schedule Taking Algebra (Colored Slides are all Electives) Lakewood Public Schools Providing a World Class Education

  12. Sample Sophomore Schedule With Band (Colored Slides are all Electives) Lakewood Public Schools Providing a World Class Education

  13. Sample Junior Schedule – LCC Class 2011 & Beyond(Colored Slides are all Electives) Lakewood Public Schools Providing a World Class Education

  14. Sample Junior Schedule – LCC (Colored Slides are all Electives) Lakewood Public Schools Providing a World Class Education

  15. Sample Senior Schedule- Class of 2011& BeyondAP Courses(Colored Slides are all Electives) Lakewood Public Schools Providing a World Class Education

  16. Research • Trimesters result in greater scheduling flexibility. Miller (1998) reports that students were able to enroll in classes that would not fit in their schedules under the semester model. • Trimesters result in a decrease in behavioral problems. All studies note that students are more engaged and perhaps due to fewer passing times, less involved in behavioral disturbances. Lakewood Public Schools Providing a World Class Education

  17. Schools Using or Moving To Trimester Scheduling Lakewood Public Schools

  18. Schools Using or Moving To Trimester Scheduling Lakewood Public Schools

  19. Schools Using or Moving To Trimester Scheduling Lakewood Public Schools

  20. Schools Using or Moving To Trimester Scheduling Lakewood Public Schools

  21. Schools Using or Moving To Trimester Scheduling Lakewood Public Schools

  22. Why Trimesters We believe this schedule provides ALL students with the opportunity to meet new state required graduation requirements, maintain rigorous academic pursuits, and explore opportunities they may otherwise be denied. Lakewood Public Schools

  23. Additional Information • www.trimesters.org • Created by Mark Westerburg – Spring Lake • www.wws.k12.in.us/WHS • Westfield High School - Indiana • A copy of this PowerPoint can be found on the Lakewood website • www.lakewoodps.org Lakewood Public Schools

  24. One Final Note Continuity gives us roots; change gives us branches, letting us stretch and grow and reach new heights. Pauline R. Kezer Lakewood Public Schools

  25. Lakewood High SchoolTrimester Scheduling PresentationBrian Williams, Principal Lakewood Public Schools

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