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Master Schedule Theory. Discovering your options…. Agenda. Planning for Success Student focus vs. staff focus Thinking “multi-term” Compare/contrast schedule designs Next steps. “Teaching you how to cook!”. Agenda. Planning for Success Student focus vs. staff focus
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Master Schedule Theory Discovering your options…
Agenda • Planning for Success • Student focus vs. staff focus • Thinking “multi-term” • Compare/contrast schedule designs • Next steps
Agenda • Planning for Success • Student focus vs. staff focus • Thinking “multi-term” • Compare/contrast schedule designs • Next steps
Planning for Success Order of operations • Define your track setup • Enter course requests • Determine the number of sections for each course • Create your Schedule Map • Begin the setup in “Master Builder” • Use Master Builder to enter sections • Load the students p.2
Step 1 – What are we? What is my current track setup?
Step 1 – What are we? What do I submit to IT? p. B-D
Agenda • Planning for Success • Student focus vs. staff focus • Thinking “multi-term” • Compare/contrast schedule designs • Next steps
Student vs. Staff Focus Student focus Staff focus Where is your master schedule?
Teams p. 13, E
IDT Teams What do you see as the pros and cons of IDTs? p. E
Team Definitions Demographics
Team Definitions Relationships
Where are you? Student focus Staff focus How would you describe your master schedule on this spectrum? Why?
Agenda • Planning for success • Student focus vs. staff focus • Thinking “multi-term” • Compare/contrast schedule designs • Next steps
Terms • The number of times a course is offered • Grades are posted to history at the end of a term Example: “2 Term year” • Courses • Biology1 - 6111 - Fall • Biology2 - 6112 - Spring • School Year • Fall Semester • Spring Semester p.3
2 Terms p.3
4 Terms p.3
Semester vs. Year Long Courses “It’s all about the credits…” p.3, F
Term Codes p.3, F
Building “Multi-Term” Schedules • Q: Why do I want to link classes together? • A:Because students follow certain patterns when they move from term to term • Q: How am I going to do this? • A:Using two different methods: • Section Linking • Loader Rules p.G
Section Linking Associating multiple sections with each other. A student scheduled for one linked section will automatically receive the other sections. p.9, G-H
Section Linking Associating multiple sections with each other. A student scheduled for one linked section will automatically receive the other sections. p.9, G-H
Loader Rules Loader Rules: A method of creating rules for when a student is scheduled for a course. Loader rules can specify what classes a student should take before they are scheduled for a course. Does not apply to individual sections. p. 11, G
Agenda • Planning for success • Student focus vs. staff focus • Thinking “multi-term” • Compare/contrast schedule designs • Next steps
Compare/Contrast Master Schedule Designs • Semester • Semester/Quarters • Semester/12 Week wheel p. “I”
Student Schedule 2 Semesters
Student Schedule Quarter/Semesters
Student Schedule Semester / 12 Week wheel
Report Card 2 Semesters
Report Card Quarter/Semesters
Report Card Semester / 12 Week wheel
Attendance Screen 2 Semesters
Attendance Screen Quarter/Semesters
Attendance Screen Semester / 12 Week wheel
Change History 2 Semesters
Change History Quarter/Semesters
Change History Semester / 12 Week wheel
Change History 5 Cycle Day
Agenda • Planning for success • Student focus vs. staff focus • Thinking “multi-term” • Compare/contrast schedule designs • Next steps
Meeting Patterns p.8