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School Year 20092010
Reasons for proposal:
Provide high school students an opportunity during the regular school day to makeup
failed courses, particularly in math.
Reduce contact time for high school students to provide later start time for elementary
and earlier release time for middle school.
Provide high school teachers two planning periods, one of which would be a common
plan for faculty meetings, department meetings, IEP Reviews, 504 plans, professional
learning communities, staff development, etc.
Provide all high school teachers a duty free lunch.
The following is a bell schedule to illustrate the proposal. The times can be adjusted
based on the outcome of the School Start Time Task Force.
Teacher Arrival: 7:40
Student Start Time: 8:35
Period 0: 7:408:35 Teacher Planning
Period 1: 8:359:25 First period (50 minutes)
Period 2: 9:3010:30 Second period/homeroom (60 minutes: 50 class/10 homeroom)
Period 3: 10:3511:25 Third period (50 minutes)
Period 4/5: 11:301:20 Block class (85 minutes class plus 25 Min.lunch each semester)
Period 6: 1:252:15 Sixth period (50 minutes)
Period 7: 2:203:10 Seventh period (50 minutes)
Lunches: 11:2511:50 1 st lunch
11:5512:20 2 nd lunch
12:2512:50 3 rd lunch
12:551:20 4 th lunch
Teachers who have planning during the 4/5 th period would be assigned a 50 minute plan,
a 25 minute lunch, and a 35 minute duty. Only the teachers assigned this planning period
would serve duty. A duty roster would be required from each school that shows each
teacher’s 35 minutes of duty assignment.