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[teacherartexchange] scheduling related arts classes-early dismissal

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hollingsworth005_at_TeacherArtExchange
Date: Wed Jan 30 2008 - 18:36:58 PST

I was interested to read the post about scheduling since we are looking at an interesting situation for next year in our district involving early release days. Currently we have school from 7:50 until 2:25 (this is an elementary school - 5kdg through 6th gr) Next year our day will go until 2:45. (Some parents are already complaining that is too long) The district officials are having conversations with the PTO, SIC (school improvement council) and other groups about having 7 Fridays built into the schedule next year when students will dismiss at 12 noon - lunch will still be provided to all ( bag lunches) and teachers will have training or meet with other teachers district wide in the area ei, all 1st grade teachers, all science teachers,etc. We only have 3 elem, 1 middle and 1 high school. Do any of your schools do that now? How do you like it? What do you do during your release days. Does the school provide anything for students who are bus riders, etc or do they all go home? I
 think some schools do clubs or enrichment then- but how do the teachers have time for training or to do endless paperwork. I am thinking about my Friday afternoon students that will miss 7 days of art. They come to me once a week for 45 minutes. The Friday kids would miss a lot and we already have several inservice days on Fridays. Do any of you have students everyday for a quarter or several weeks at an elementary level?Of course they chose Friday because the high school athletics wanted that day so students wouldn't have to come back for practice on a Monday or other days. Do any you have early release time now? I'd love to hear from you. I have the ear of one of our board members who has to vote on this issue and I told her I would consult my network!
       thanks,
           Jeryl in SC 

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