slc master schedule implementation from “paper to practice”

SLC Master Schedule ImplementationFrom “Paper to

Practice”

Mike NeubigNeubigM@att.net

A school must first address the philosophy / culture within the school in order to create a belief system that ALL students can learn and ALL teachers should be expected to teach high level curriculum.

Also, that there is EXTREME power in common teachers sharing common students and meeting regularly regarding their needs.

SLC’s are designed to provide equal opportunity within each community, by

providing less segmentation and more

flexibility to move between course levels.

Students are placed into a tracking sequence by providing multiple labels to students based upon past performance and other data:

•Teacher recommendations•Grades•Attendance/discipline•Test scores

To be successful, this system must be changed to one for heterogeneous grouping. (Equity)

The size of the “SLC Box” (student time spent in each SLC) depends upon how much a school is able to:

• prescribe vertical course sequences • reduce core course levels and assign teachers by

SLC - not by department. (Process)

Team A Team B Team C

Outside TimeLearning Community

Time

Outside Time

Learning Community Time

Outside Time

Outside TimeLearning Community

TimeOutside Time Outside Time

Student Purity

The percentage of students in each SLC specific class who are actually in that community:

should be above 90% in grade 9 should be above 80% in grades 10-12.

Teacher Purity

Teachers in each SLC should teach the majority of their courses within the SLC and have 3 hours per week of common planning time.

Math FoundationsAlgebra AAlgebra A and BAlgebra 1Honors AlgebraHonors Geometry

Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5 Period 6 Period 7

English

Found. English

Found. English

Common Plan

English 1Found.

English 1Found.

English 1English 1

English

Honors English

Honors English

Common Plan

English 1Honors

English 1Honors

English 1English 1

Math Math Found.

Math Found.

Common Plan

Math Found.

Math Found.

ALG 1 ALG 1

Math Honors ALG 1

Honors ALG 1

Common Plan

Honors ALG 1

Honors ALG 1

Honors Geometry

Honors Geometry

Math ALG A ALG ACommon

PlanALG 1 ALG A ALG A ALG 1

Science

Physical Science

Physical Science

Common Plan

Found. Science

Physical Science

LABPhysical Science

Science

Honors Physics

Honors Physics

Common Plan

Honors Physics

Honors Physics

Honors Biology

Honors Biology

SS Global 1 Global 1Common

PlanGlobal 1 Global 1

Found. Global 1

Found. Global 1

SS Honors Global 1

Honors Global 1

Common Plan

Honors Global 1

Global 1Honors Global 1

Honors Global 1

Sample schedule of too many course levels and assigning teachers to limited preps

Honors Global 1

Heath Academ

y

Arts Academ

y

STEM Academ

y

Global Course

Key

Algebra 1Honors Algebra 1

Period 1

Period 2

Period 3

Period 4

Period 5

Period 6

Period 7

EnglishFound English

Found. English

Common Plan

English 1Honors

English 1English 1

Math ALG 1 ALG 1Common

PlanALG 1 ALG 1

Honors ALG 1

SciencePhysical Science

Physical Science

Common Plan

Physical Science

Honors Physical Science

LABPhysical Science

SS Global 1 Global 1Common

PlanGlobal 1

Honors Global 1

Global 1

Elective 1

Medical Service

Health Science 1

Common Plan

Health Science 1

Health Science 1

Elective 2

Intro to Health

Common Plan

Intro to Health

Intro to Health

Medical Tech

Honors Global 1

Heath Academ

y

Arts Academ

y

STEM Academ

y

Global Course

Key

Sample schedule for a school who has “prescribed and reduced” and assigned teachers preps for purity.

Biology + HonorsChemistry + HonorsEcology + HonorsGeology + HonorsPhysics + HonorsAP BiologyAP Physics

Grade 11All SLC - Chemistry or Physics (or Honors)

Grade 12All SLC - Ecology, Geology (or Honors)

AP occurs as “global” class across all SLC’s

Note: Biology is not offered as a repeat -- must take in summer school, online, or in alternative setting.

Curriculum Analysis (rules for including courses in SLCs).

Vertical Course Sequencing (Pathways) reflecting the ADDITION of core courses working with CTE, with common planning time.

Deciding upon the minimum half day focus for purity, at each grade level, per SLC

Adjusting the registration sheets to reflect the SLCs

Gathering course requests by SLC, not in a conglomerate number

Dividing courses as SLC specific, suggested electives, and global classes

Sample templates from:Pemberton, NJNashville, TNAlbuquerque, NM, andRochester, NY

1. Have no more than three levels (or options)2. Are able to be taught by one teacher3. Occur in similar time periods as other SLC classes4. Are common to almost all students5. Have similar enrollment numbers to other teamed

courses6. Integrate well with other courses

A TEAM process in which a clear course sequence for each SLC/Career Academy is defined, Seperate tags/codes are

created for course requests in each SLC,SLC schedules are built as separate schools, and

teachers are assigned by SLC according to enrollment (NOT BY DEPARTMENT)

The BIG shifts:

Period Academy A Academy B Academy C Academy D

1 Elective Lane AP’s/Music Elective Lane AP’s/Music Elective Lane AP’s/Music Elective Lane AP’s/Music

2 Academy Core Core Academy Elective Academy Core

3 Academy Elective Academy Core Core Academy Core

4 Core Academy Core Academy Core Lunch

5 Academy Core Lunch Lunch Academy Core

6 Lunch Academy Elective Academy Core Academy Elective

7 Core Academy Core Core Core

Period Social

StudiesEnglish Career Tech

Academy Elective

1 Academy Plan Academy Plan Academy Plan Academy Plan

2 Academy Core Outside Corse Academy Tech Outside Course

3 Academy Core Academy Core Core Lunch

4 Outside Core Academy Core Academy Tech Academy Elective

5 Academy Core Lunch Lunch Academy Elective

6 Lunch Outside Corse Outside Course Academy Elective

7 Outside Course Academy Core Academy Tech Outside Course

School 9th Purity10th

PurityOverall Average

Antioch 97% 72% 85%

Cane Ridge 78% 63% 71%

Glen Cliff 81% 52% 67%

Hillsboro 86%

Hillwood 92% 73% 83%

Hunters Lane 90% 70% 80%

Overton 82%

Maplewood 78%

McGavock 90% 84% 87%

Pearl Cohn 73%

Stratford 74%

Whites Creek 89% 64% 77%

Third Run - Late August

Final Average

9th Purity

10th Purity

Overall

District 84% 68% 76%

School 9th Purity

10th Purity

Overall Average

Teacher Purity

Antioch 96% 72% 84% 49%

Cane Ridge 77% 61% 69% 32%

Glen Cliff 82% 47% 65% 33%

Hillsboro

Hillwood 78% 59% 69% 33%

Hunters Lane 62% 54% 58% 32%

Overton

Maplewood

McGavock 77% 82% 79% 50%

Pearl Cohn

Stratford 79%

Whites Creek 58% 54% 56% 33%

District Average

71% 61.30% 69% 38%

School9th

Purity10th

PurityOverall Average

Teacher Purity

Antioch 97.05% 73% 85% 50%

Cane Ridge 76.30% 61% 69% 30%

Glen Cliff 80.40% 45% 63% 33%

Hillsboro

Hillwood 80% 59% 70% 36%

Hunters Lane 76.30% 56% 66% 33%

Overton

Maplewood

McGavock 81% 82% 81.50% 46%

Pearl Cohn

Stratford 64.32%

Whites Creek 61% 59% 60% 36%

District Average

72.50% 62.10% 71% 38%

First Run Second Run – Mid August

Scheduling Guide by Mike Neubig

The Practitioner’s Guide to Scheduling SLC’s and Career Academies; Equity in Action

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