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Middle School Master Schedule

Middle School Master Schedule. Characteristics of the school. Located in the rural mountains of VA Student population 641 students 6 th grade: 211 7 th grade: 224 8 th grade: 211 Limited diversity Only 2 ESL students Administration, Teacher, and Staff population 2 administrators

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Middle School Master Schedule

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  1. Middle School Master Schedule

  2. Characteristics of the school • Located in the rural mountains of VA • Student population • 641 students • 6th grade: 211 • 7th grade: 224 • 8th grade: 211 • Limited diversity • Only 2 ESL students • Administration, Teacher, and Staff population • 2 administrators • 32 academic teachers • 13 special education teachers • 1 librarian • 2 counselors • 3 clerical staff • 1 shared resource officer • 4 custodians • 1 shared school nurse • 13 males and 62 females

  3. Instructional Space • 14 year old school building • Renovated in 2001/2002 • Ample space for all students • In classrooms and building as a whole • Connected to the high school • Access to technology for all students and teachers • 2 computer labs • 2 laptop carts per grade level • Gym and auxiliary gym • Extra spaces • Life skills kitchen • Sensory room • Technologies and robotics classroom • Library • Science labs in classrooms • Band room • Art room • Large cafeteria

  4. Organizational Priorities • School day: 7:50 to 3:00 • Seven 50 minute classes per day • Two 100 person teams per grade level • 6 teachers per team (4 core teachers, 2 special education teachers) and one instructional assistant • Exception: 6th grade has 7 teachers to account for double block English • 30 minute lunch • Teacher planning • One with grade level and one individual

  5. Instructional Priorities CORE CLASSES • Students can chose from regular or advanced classes in all core areas • Mandatory double block English for 6th graders • Remedial math and English • If the students failed the previous years SOL or are failing • Algebra ad Geometry for 7th and 8th graders SPECIAL EDUCATION CLASSES • Life skills (6th -8th) • Directed study (6th – 8th) ELECTIVES • Electives for all students • Choir • Band • Exploration classes offered in all subjects • These act as remediation and enrichment periods. • Electives for 6th graders • Exploratory rotation • Consists of 3 classes: art, technology, and world cultures • Electives for 7th and 8th graders • Foreign language (French, Spanish, Latin) • Study Hall • Theater arts- semester course • Keyboarding • Journalism • Photography- semester course

  6. Constraints to the schedule • 3 Lunch periods (30 minutes) • 5 minute class changes • Will foreign language teachers be part time? • Bells? • Too many students in the hall at the same time during class changes • 6thgrade double block reading

  7. Budget • Well funded master schedule scenario • If budget restraints… • Program cuts • Larger class sizes

  8. OVERALL Schedule

  9. Middle School Basic Structure

  10. Course Offerings: Core classes

  11. Course Offerings:Electives

  12. PE: Course Offerings Special Education: Course Offerings

  13. “First comes thought; then ORGANIZATION of that thought, into ideas and plans; then transformation of those plans into reality. The beginning, as you will observe, is in your imagination.” - Napoleon Hill

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