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Board adopts new middle school schedule to lengthen core instruction and preserve elective choice
Summary
After an eight-month review, the Park Ridge CCSD 64 board approved a reorganized middle school schedule for 2026-27 that lengthens ELA and math blocks, moves to common trimesters and preserves 12 elective choices while maintaining homeroom/advisory time.
The Park Ridge CCSD 64 Board of Education voted April 17 to adopt a new middle school schedule designed to increase instructional time in English language arts and mathematics, move the district to a common trimester calendar and preserve student choice in electives.
Assistant Superintendent for Student Learning Samantha Alaimo told the board the change responds to district assessment data showing reading and math growth below pre-pandemic targets. The middle school review committee'which included Emerson and Lincoln teachers, administrators and staff'worked eight months, held eight meetings and considered…
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