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Optimizing High School Scheduling for Student Success

Explore the complexities of high school scheduling to enhance student outcomes. Review the process, analyze conflicts, and consider alternatives to tracking. Delve into expert insights on course selection and rigorous programs. Propose tiered programming for continual growth and success. Plan next steps and community engagement for effective implementation.

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Optimizing High School Scheduling for Student Success

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  1. In an ideal world, all students would possess equal aptitude and equal motivation.  But in public schools, this is not the case. - Walt Gardner, To Track or Not to Track?

  2. VHS Programming Committee – July 9, 2014 Table discussions - questions 2014-15 HS Schedule Process/Results What did we learn from our reading? Recommendations – HS/Admin Recommendations – Group Next Steps Review of previous meeting/information

  3. 2014-2015 HS Scheduling Process/Results • Began Dec. 2013 with development of courses • Student choices made Jan – Feb • CSE meetings held Jan – Feb • Building process began March – evaluating courses/enrollments • April 30 – May 15 = 10 separate runs, each at 100’s/1000’s iterations • Final course run = 63% fully scheduled; 98% required courses fully scheduled

  4. Conflicts • Italian 3 • Lunch (11/12) • Freshman Writing • Chemistry H • Chemistry • AP Physics • AP English • Coll. Stats • Pre-Cal • Physics • US History H • AP US History

  5. Articles • More Rigor, Not More “Honors” – Mell Riddle, NASSPBlogs.org • School districts move away from honors classes in favor of AP courses – Kevin Sieff, The Washington Post • To Track or Not to Track – Walt Gardner, Education Week • Advice From a Dean of Admissions on Selecting High School Courses – Tanya Abrams, The New York Times • What jumped out at you? • Agree/Disagree?

  6. Table Discussions • Based on what we read, what do you see as the necessary outcomes of the student high school program? • How do we adjust our program to meet those needs?

  7. Recommendations – HS/Admin • Tiered Programming • Continual Challenge Growth • 9th Grade – All Regents • 10th Grade – Honors • 11th Grade – Advanced Placement • 12th Grade – College

  8. Recommendations - Group

  9. Next Steps • Next meeting – August 11 at 6:30pm • Discuss Community Presentation for September meeting

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