Wauwatosa School District Long Range Plan Secondary Scheduling Committee.

Wauwatosa School DistrictWauwatosa School District

Long Range PlanLong Range Plan

Secondary Scheduling Secondary Scheduling Committee Committee

Action StepsAction Steps

• Researched and gathered information on Researched and gathered information on effective scheduling and programming effective scheduling and programming used in secondary schools in the area and used in secondary schools in the area and nationally nationally

• Identified the needs in our system that led Identified the needs in our system that led us to consider alternative scheduling us to consider alternative scheduling options. options.

• Developed goals for Developed goals for scheduling/programming restructuring:scheduling/programming restructuring:

Reaffirm GoalsReaffirm Goals

• To improve student learning through To improve student learning through increased rigor, challenge, and supportincreased rigor, challenge, and support

• To improve the overall climate of the To improve the overall climate of the secondary schoolssecondary schools

• To allow an increase for student/teacher To allow an increase for student/teacher relationshipsrelationships

• To maximizing available instructional time To maximizing available instructional time

• To provide professional development for staff To provide professional development for staff members for effective instructional practicesmembers for effective instructional practices

Reaffirm Goals Cont.Reaffirm Goals Cont.

• To create opportunities for cross-curricular To create opportunities for cross-curricular instructioninstruction

• To develop a support structure to improve student To develop a support structure to improve student learninglearning

• To increase opportunities for staff to collaborate To increase opportunities for staff to collaborate with one another to discuss data and improve with one another to discuss data and improve student learningstudent learning

• To create structured opportunities for students to To create structured opportunities for students to easily access staff memberseasily access staff members

• To maximize class selection/opportunities for all To maximize class selection/opportunities for all studentsstudents

Action StepsAction Steps

• Conducted site of schools in the area that Conducted site of schools in the area that use or have developed innovative schedules use or have developed innovative schedules to address student needs. Schools visited or to address student needs. Schools visited or scheduled for a visit include:scheduled for a visit include:– Pewaukee HS and MiddlePewaukee HS and Middle– Milwaukee Pius Milwaukee Pius – Brown Deer HSBrown Deer HS– Waukesha North HSWaukesha North HS– New Berlin West HS/MiddleNew Berlin West HS/Middle

Action StepsAction Steps

• Met with area educator(s) who have implemented Met with area educator(s) who have implemented alternate scheduling options successfully in their alternate scheduling options successfully in their schools. Marty Van Hulle, the principal at schools. Marty Van Hulle, the principal at Pewaukee High School, met with the committee Pewaukee High School, met with the committee and shared the school improvement process and shared the school improvement process undertaken there with committee members.undertaken there with committee members.

Next StepsNext Steps

• Develop three variation of schedules Develop three variation of schedules to be shared with committee.to be shared with committee.

Time-LineTime-Line

• Develop models for discussion – MarchDevelop models for discussion – March• Collect feedback and modify models – AprilCollect feedback and modify models – April• Determine models to share with building Determine models to share with building

staff for input – Maystaff for input – May• Present three models to District Leaders - Present three models to District Leaders -

JuneJune