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Elementary Specialist Proposal. 2/25/13. Objective. Determine an elementary specialist schedule that maximizes opportunities for students and is as efficient as possible Physical Education 4 out of 5 days Consistent across elementary buildings Includes media – in or out of rotation.
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Elementary Specialist Proposal 2/25/13
Objective • Determine an elementary specialist schedule that maximizes opportunities for students and is as efficient as possible • Physical Education 4 out of 5 days • Consistent across elementary buildings • Includes media – in or out of rotation
Current Reality – Inconsistent Time • SB/LV students receive an average of 83.33 minutes weekly of P.E., Music, and Art and no direct media instruction-3 Day Rotation • HL/HW students receive an average of 62.5 minutes weekly of P.E., Music, Art and Media-4 Day Rotation • Class sizes are larger than optimal: 30-35 in multiple cases
State & National Recommendations • PE – 150 minutes of PE instruction per week or 30 minutes a day (National Association of Sport and Physical Education) • Art - 100 minutes a week (Perpich Center for Arts Education) • Music - 100 minutes a week (Perpich Center for Arts Education) • Media - 1 FTE for each building of 500 students (Minnesota Educational Media Organization)
Proposal • All four buildings operate on a 5 day rotation • 4 days of P.E.—100 minutes • 2 class periods of Art—75 minutes • 3 class periods of Music—75 minutes • Media in a scheduled rotation independent of P.E., Art, and Music—team taught with classroom teacher
Instructional Considerations: 5 Day Rotation • One period of Art per week will be a 25 minute block • Art currently in 50 min blocks only; this proposal, students will have a 25 min and 50 min art block each week. • Two ½ days a week will have PE classes running simultaneously, which will pose space considerations. • Each week, a ½ day Art and ½ day Music could be available for instruction. • One day a week, one section at each grade level will not have common specialist/prep time.