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Radford High to move to 4x4 block schedule after months of planning
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Radford City School Board voted March 4 to adopt a 4x4 semester block schedule at Radford High School after a year-long planning process that staff and administrators say will increase course capacity and allow more credit recovery and CTE/AP offerings.
Radford City School Board voted March 4 to adopt a 4x4 semester block schedule at Radford High School, following presentations and questions from the board, staff and students.
Administrators said the change — announced to staff in December after a scheduling committee and a staff vote — will let students take fewer classes at once and allow the school to offer more course sections. "Block schedule allows them to earn eight credits per school year," Radford High principal Mr. Simpson said during his presentation to the board, noting the change also increases teacher planning time and the school’s ability to add DE, CTE and AP sections.
School leaders told the board the planning process started with outside consultation and included teachers from across departments, department heads, counselors, central office staff and student representatives. Simpson…
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