The Concerns and the Stakeholders The diocesan curriculum coordinator recommended to Fr. Belleview, the diocesan superintendent, that he extend the length of the school day by forty minutes. Fr. Belleview should not underestimate the enormity of the decision to extend the school day by a significant amount of time. This is not a decision that he can undertake alone, nor can he make this decision in concert with one other individual. The stakeholders to this decision must be identified and they need the opportunity to study the proposal and make thoughtful contributions to the decision-making process. The stakeholders include the parents and students, who may not be able to adjust for the longer day; teachers and principals, who are now working a longer day, as are school custodians and support staff; school-bus drivers, crossing guards, after-school activity coordinators, who have to shift their work day; and any members of the community who may be economically or otherwise adversely affected by the change in schedule. The most pressing concern with making this decision will be the reaction of the parents. Also of high concern is the reaction of the principals and the teachers. Making a decision such as this, that impacts all schools within the diocese, without consulting the primary stakeholders, is poor judgment, and ill-advised. Fr. Belleview noted “some of the considerations that might need to be addressed,” but authorized the schedule change without following up on
Many states are hesitant to change their calendars since they see the shift as excessively costly and troublesome. Be that as it may, that is short-sighted. Over the long run, a later start could really spare lots of schools’ money and an advantage to society on the loose.
Before the children come to school, I will give myself thirty minutes for planning. During my planning time, I will review my day’s plans and ensure I have all necessary materials are available to the children. When the children arrival to school, I will greet them and assist them if need with storing their belonging. Breakfast will be prepared for the children with serving bowls to sever themselves. When the children are finish eating breakfast, the quite centers, such as math and manipulatives and literacy centers, will be available for the children to enter. At nine o’clock I will signal for the children to store their materials away and we will transition to having our group meeting. During our group meeting, we have an open discussion
The text states that it is essential that superintendents and school board members communicate effectively to find the best solutions to problems. Effective communication requiring everyone to be heard in an honest and forthright exchange of viewpoints has proven to be best for children. Therefore report on Curriculum by Dr. Byron Haynes and reports on start of the year were given by Principal J. Griffin, Principal B. Cleark and Principal M.
There are approximately 300 children enrolled in California Elementary School under the age of eight. These 300 would have to find some alternative to school on Fridays if the Moniteau County R-1 School District’s schedule changed from a five day week to a four day week. Additionally student involvement and safety would suffer. Changing the Moniteau County R-1 School district’s schedule to a four-day week would be detrimental to students’ safety and involvement in activities.
From the early 1900’s through today, America society as a whole has embraced the nine month general education school year. As we progress into the future, we need to look for more efficient ways to educate the general populous. When we initially went to a nine month school year, there were a multitude of reasons. As we look at the reasons why we began to utilize a nine month school schedule, we need to consider both the advantages and disadvantages of transitioning to a year round school model. While we continue to grow and expand as a nation, we need to reevaluate our current school model. From this, we will look at why schools should transition to year round schools, and abandon the
The idea of having a year round school schedule has been thought about at the state level throughout the country for many years, especially in the past two decades. The driving idea behind the argument is that if year round school is put into place, there would be an increase in academic performance because students will not forget what they learned so easily. This change of schedule will obviously have a lasting effect on society, with child care, vacations, regular living, and social life would have a major change on every family. Other operations would have a dramatic change if summer vacation would be taken away. Federal and state government, churches, businesses, the school’s community, and public
When individuals think of year-round education, many think that it is an extension of the traditional school year with no breaks and more class time. However, this is not the case. Year-round school systems have the same number of days as any other school system, but the breaks are spread throughout the year differently than the traditional school year. This unchanging view and failure to realize the facts about the system from many people is what makes year-round education a hot topic to debate in terms of whether or not to expand the number of schools who use the system or not. Year-round education can be one of the most beneficial choices for children, as shown in Brigid Schulte’s article, when she describes the benefits her children have
Many students across the nation are attending schools that have seven classes during each school day as their schedule, one of them being Conroe High School. But behind the scenes, students are not exactly satisfied with these conditions, but they are forced to accept this brutal schedule as part of their everyday lives. That is why Conroe High School’s principal, Dr. Weatherly, should change the school’s schedule to have less, but longer, classes in a single day to create a less stressful environment for the students’ and teachers’ benefit.
Their concerns focus on how the proposed schedule would impact families with single parents or with two working parents who would have attending different campuses with different start times and dismissal times. Thomas Brady, a parent of a six grade student at Leaguetown Middle School with two younger children attending elementary. Thomas feels that “Dr.Owens
Many schools are now organizing school day schedules to maximize instructional time and minimize non-instructional time, such as recess (Pellegrini & Bohn, 2005). Schools made this shift in response to increased state testing and the associated pressures of funding. Some also believe that the shift to more instructional time and less non-instructional time was worsened with the adoption of Common Core standards in elementary schools. However, this may not be the best move for schools or for long-term student success.
St. Labre were having thoughts about changing the school days by shorting a period from 8th to 7th period. Most people, including myself, believe that shorting a period is a bad idea. Some people say that they wouldn’t get enough work done, or don’t like the feeling of losing a class. Other people would say it’s good that there’s one less of a class. However, I want to explain to you why they should keep the schedule as it is.
Year round schooling has been growing more popular among school districts. Just in case if you didn’t know what it is it is a form of schooling that operates 180 days a year. It never closes but has some form of breaks. In this case I will be talking about a year round school that goes for 5 weeks then has 2 weeks off. We will also examine the different point of views from the parents, students, and teachers.
Following parents’ demands and school needs, some schools want a longer day. DeKalb middle school in Atlanta already offers after-school enrichment programs and wants to offer all students the extra hours of instruction. Marion Anders, executive director for DeKalb middle school, is doing some things to reform the school. He is working on educational programs, where students spend at list five hours per day in core academic subjects. Also, he asks for additional funds to pay teachers extra to tutor low-achieving students in reading and math (Madison 16). Therefore, some
The transition from traditional to year-round schooling is a long process; the community must come together to discuss which calendar option would fit the district and benefit their students the most. Convincing families to leap on YRE can be intimidating, although superintendent, Kevin Miller of Croswell-Lexington Community School in Michigan, took the leap; he needed to convince one-hundred families to try year-round schooling; instead, he has two-hundred and sixty-two students waiting to make the jump with him (French 29). Miller knew the calendar had to change to show improvement in their students’ academics. Allowing year-round schooling in districts grants students in need of immediate assistance not have to wait nine months before receiving the help needed to succeed. Many studies are finding that disadvantaged students are affected more than any other students attending year-round schools (Varner 3).
The pre-school aims to extend its opening hours from 9am to 12:30pm to a full day operations from 8am to 6:30pm. The planned change will include introducing extracurricular activities and children being provided with meals, rest and sleep periods. The extending of hours will involve substantial change in the way the pre-school operates. New division will be created for food catering and more teachers will be required for the full day pre-school. The changes will affect all the people involved and some may feel insecure or threatened in facing the change. It is natural to feel stressed by the challenge and may resist change. To enable the pre-school to continue to survive and grow the changes are necessary and has to be communicated to