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District 41 presents new elementary schedule, adds daily PE and shifts staffing around kindergarten center
Summary
District 41 administrators and school staff described a new elementary schedule for 2025–26 that adds physical education five days a week, offers A/B schedule templates for buildings, and uses a kindergarten center to free staff time for larger schools.
District 41 administrators and school staff presented proposed elementary schedule changes for 2025–26 that would give every elementary student daily physical education and redistribute staff to support larger buildings.
Curriculum staff said the most notable change is a five-days-per-week PE block of 25 minutes each day; one school (Lehi) will move from a 30-minute PE period to 25 minutes under the new plan. The revisions use 25-minute “chunks” so some specials can be paired (two 25-minute blocks make a 50-minute block useful for PLCs or combined specials). The administration introduced two template options, called Schedule A and Schedule B, and principals were given flexibility to choose which template best fits each building.
Administrators and principals said teachers and building-based leadership were involved at every step. Karen (curriculum coordinator, TOSA) told the board she met with principals and classroom staff to make the templates workable at individual buildings. Staff at Ben Franklin, Forest Glen and other schools described using the templates, then “filling in” academic time and Special Education schedules so co-teaching and resource coverage would work within each building’s layout and hallway constraints. Principals said building-by-building decisions allowed staff ownership and helped identify transition bottlenecks such as narrow hallways at Franklin.
District staff also said the kindergarten center — described in the presentation as a consolidated site for some kindergarten sections — has changed staffing options across buildings. Administrators said the center has allowed some specialists and district-level staff to redirect time to larger buildings (Churchill was cited) so that classes there do not need to “double up” on specials. The presentation said the kindergarten center enrollment was trending around 10 students (the district estimated up to about 12), and that staffing changes at the center would be used to support nearby schools as well.
Next steps: principals will continue work at site-based leadership teams (BLTs) to place core academics into the new day templates and to finalize minute-by-minute student transitions. District leaders said the templates will roll out for the 2025–26 school year; additional communications and building-level schedules will follow over the spring.
The board did not take a policy vote on the schedule during the meeting; staff framed the presentation as an update and a precursor to building-level implementation.
