Grand Canyon board reviews proposal to move high school from 4x4 to five-period day

Grand Canyon School District staff presented a proposal at the board’s April 9 work session to switch Grand Canyon High School from a four-by-four block schedule to a five-period day beginning in 2025–26. District presenter Kari explained the change would add elective options and allow year-round offerings for courses like math, science and English while preserving the board’s 28-credit graduation requirement under current review.

Kari (presenter/district staff) said the five-period model yields more instructional flexibility. She summarized the draft schedule by noting the district would ‘‘gain 21 instructional minutes’’ overall under the five-period model and that classes would still be scheduled as 75-minute periods with a 32-minute lunch. Kari told the board the district is still reviewing how year-long, trimester and quarter classes translate into credits but that the plan assumes every class will count for 0.5 credit under the proposed conversion rules.

Why it matters: The schedule change would affect how students earn credits, who…