Although I am glad the Courier sent someone to cover the meeting, there are a few things that were not explained fully. If there are any questions, please feel free to ask for clarifications:
- "Also, the new block schedule would have the same 82-minute classes, but at the half-way point, the teacher would stop and make sure everyone understood the day's lesson."
This is partially true. Teachers check for learning during their lessons now, and that will not change. The new schedule will allow for teachers to stop their class every 7 school days to allow teachers to help those students who need it. (See image below) The first day of the school year students will be attending periods 1, 3, 5, and 7. Since this is day one, they would have 41 minutes instruction and 41 minutes of extra help from the teacher. On the second day of the cycle, the split would happen in period 2, on the third day it would be period 3 and so on. The circles over the periods would show what days they have class time split. As you can see, at the end of the 8 day cycle, it starts over again with period one (see Thurs. above.) - "Some parents argued the new system of taking a break for those who don't understand a lesson, will turn the rest of the class into a gabfest for students."
Yes, this was a concern for parents. The Courier did not explain that Mr. Perry stated if a students does not need the help in that class they can work on enrichment for that class, work on a project for that class, or go to another teacher for help in another subject (with approval from their teacher.) For example, if a student is in the 9th grade Exploratory Science class, they may be able to work on their project during that time. Or, if the student is in English and does not need help with English but does need help with History, the students English teacher can give permission to go to the History teacher for the extra time. (I would expect this to be cleared with the History teacher ahead of time also.)
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