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Scheduling and Staffing . Breakout Session: 4/30/13. Welcome. Objective:. 1. Introduce the ‘why’, ‘what’, and ‘how’ of schedule redesign for expanded learning time. Agenda: . 1. Do Now Reading (10 min). 2. Case Study: Brooklyn Generation (10 min). 3. Practitioners Speak (60 min): .
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Scheduling and Staffing Breakout Session: 4/30/13
Welcome Objective: 1. Introduce the ‘why’, ‘what’, and ‘how’ of schedule redesign for expanded learning time Agenda: 1. Do Now Reading (10 min) 2. Case Study: Brooklyn Generation (10 min) 3. Practitioners Speak (60 min): 4. Introduction to STAT Tool (10 min)
Your Schedule should Reflect Your Priorities Read ‘Challenges of School Scheduling’ 1. What resonated with you? 2. If you gave your schedule to someone unfamiliar with your school, what would they identify as your priorities? 3. Whose voices are heard in your scheduling process? Who(m) might you also include?
Scheduling = Designing …excellent purposeful scheduling is a profound creative design challenge
Brooklyn Generation 200 7-Hour Days Each Year Learning Time 20 or More Days Each Year Staff Dev Time 2 Hours Every Day Collab Time ALL for 0 $ For: Course Load Class Sizes Student Load Additional Dollars For: 3 Classes Each Day 14 to 18 Students per Class 60 Students per Teacher
Brooklyn Generation: Key Decisions Two hours of collaboration daily for all teachers College and career prep for all students Teachers trained in unique duties
Intensives at Brooklyn Generation Brooklyn Generation Offers Intensives to Students to Provide College and Career Readiness Courses to Students and Stagger Teacher Schedules
Preparing Students for Post Secondary Success Rotating 4 week Intensive Programs – Tailored to the needs of each grade level Dec & March- Nonprofit & Public Sector Experiences Students adopt a cause and engage in real-life projects to effect change (e.g. Doctors without Boards, United Way, etc.) 9th Grade 10th Grade Jan & May - Private Sector Experiences Students explore fields that interest them: Medicine and Health, Tech and Engineering, Media and Journalism 11th Grade Nov & April – Campus Life & Internships Students visit campuses, identify colleges they will apply to and participate in internships and community service projects 12th Grade Oct & June “I am Ready” Students complete college applications and receive “life-readiness” training.
Redesign that Fits Your Priorities Complexity Creativity Persistence Consider the multiple impacts of each change Rethink every existing resource and strategy Push your school to be creative amidst complexities