Monday, December 29, 2008

Six-Period Day

Let's discuss the pro and cons of moving to a six-period day. I don't think we can support a five-period day due to the number of elective teachers we have (they would all have to teach several core courses for that schedule to work), but we could probably move to a six-period day if there is demand by our staff. If we move to a six-period day, do you have any thoughts about a different bell schedule?
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  1. AnonymousJanuary 5, 2009 at 4:09 PM

    I am not sure how a 6 period day would benefit us. I love our schedule :) Merri

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  2. Welcome to the Ellersonian!January 12, 2009 at 12:50 PM

    I could use more clarification on comparing the two. I am not sure what this would look like.

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  3. UnknownJanuary 12, 2009 at 2:09 PM

    Schedules are not my strength, but I have gotten better at them over the past few year, through necessity. One positive of a six-period day would be more prep time for teachers: we would only be teaching 5 classes, with one prep, and since the minutes of each class would be longer, we would get more prep time - that's why teachers in BIS, with a 5 period day, have much more prep time.
    The down side of course, is that there would be WAY fewer electives available. And with the graduation requirements going up, that makes it even more difficult. BIS has very few elective teachers, so it was easier for them to implement a 5 period day - they have their core teachers teaching an elective during the 3rd trimester. So that's the other thing - core teachers would have to be able to offer more electives, especially within blocks.
    Pretty complicated huh? :)

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  4. AnonymousJune 14, 2009 at 10:59 AM

    Although I love the sound of more prep time and more focus on fewer classes, it is difficult for me to support a 6 period day . As it is right now, with 7 possible classes, there are still not enough 'slots' for some students to continue on in language. We are an electives rich school, and I am guessing that this would also impact the other electives in the same way. For this program specifically, more students are becoming interested in becoming fluent and pursing a foreign language for the full four years, and I would like to be able to offer them that option. An important component of it as well is that students who take the full four years can get up to 20 credits for college. -Darcy

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