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District provides detailed update on new high‑school schedule; AP, CTE and supports addressed
Summary
District staff described implementation steps for a new 4x4 high‑school schedule, including PD plans, course-pairing decisions for AP and lab sciences, use of a flex period, pacing-guide adjustments and registration timelines.
The Chapel Hill‑Carrboro administration gave a comprehensive update on Jan. 16 about implementation of a new 4x4 high‑school schedule, outlining professional development, course-pairing decisions, registration timelines and implementation risks.
Dr. Trice and colleagues said the schedule is built around four 80‑minute instructional blocks, a 45‑minute lunch and a 40‑minute flex period placed after third block to accommodate student travel between campuses and to support targeted interventions. The district said it consulted the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction on seat-hour concerns for career and technical education (CTE) courses and that DPI agreed flex time can be used to meet accreditation seat-hour requirements when scheduled appropriately.
Administrators described professional…
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