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Blended schedule

Blended schedule. Parent Forum March 4, 2014. Beginning with the 2014 – 15 school year, Hamilton High School will be running a blended schedule where core classes will be taught in a semester model and non-core classes will be taught in a trimester model. WHY CHANGE.

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Blended schedule

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  1. Blended schedule Parent Forum March 4, 2014

  2. Beginning with the 2014 – 15 school year, Hamilton High School will be running a blended schedule where core classes will be taught in a semester model and non-core classes will be taught in a trimester model.

  3. WHY CHANGE • *Budget problems – Deficit spending 5 years in a row • *Projected 2014-15 Budget deficit of over $1 million • *Admin was charged to reduce staff • *Allows us to share staff

  4. So why the blended schedule? • *Wanted to keep elective offerings for students • *Wanted to keep our support program in place • *Natural reduction of staff through attrition

  5. Other schedules looked at • *6 period semester • *7 period semester • *7 period alternating semester • *6 period trimester

  6. WHAT DO THE CHANGES LOOK LIKE?

  7. Bell schedule • 60 minute classes • 6 periods in a day rather than 5 in the trimester • 7:35 am start – 2:35 pm departure • 65 minute 2nd hour to accommodate announcements • Tech Center students will eat lunch at HHS before traveling • Tech Center will use 3 class periods (presently 2)

  8. Credit structure • Incoming freshmen will have 29 total credits with 26.5 required for Graduation • All present HS students will have 27.5 credits required for graduation, but can only have 5 failures. • Credits by year: • 9th 6.5 credits • 10th 7.0 credits • 11th 7.0 credits • 12th8.5 credits

  9. Core classes • Taught all year long in two semesters • Adding time to each of the following classes (33 more hours of instruction) per year • English – 4 credits • Math – 4 credits • 4th math credit can be taught in 2 tri’s • Science – 3 credits • Social Studies – 3 credits (Current Events will no longer be required) • World Languages – 2 credits

  10. Non-core classes • Taught in a trimester schedule • Students will have either 3, 6, 9, or 12 electives per year. • Less time for each of the following classes (11 less hours of instruction per trimester) • Physical Education • Health • Art • Music (can still have 3 trimesters) • All electives

  11. Credit recovery • We’ve lost the ability to put a student right back into a class that was failed. • Structure will include immediate remediation of failed material.

  12. What will be the same? • The need for a four year plan • Support for struggling students • Student choice for elective offerings

  13. Sample schedules

  14. Example Student Schedule 9th 10th 11th 12th

  15. Sample Schedule w/ Tech Center 9th 10th 11th no ACT Prep 11th with ACT Prep 12th

  16. Sample Band or Choir Student 9th 10th 11th 12th

  17. Sample Special Education Schedule 9th 10th 11th 12th

  18. Sample Special Ed Schedule with 2 years of Tech Center 9th 10th 11th 12th 2 yr of tech – 4th year Math Credit at Tech Center and VPAA included in Junior Year of Tech Center

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