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Student tells board he spends class periods with little to do, urges fuller use of instructional time
Summary
A West Allis Central High School junior told the board he returned from a Senate page semester and found West Allis Central classes frequently under‑utilized, asking that teachers use the full scheduled class time.
A student speaker asked the board to review how classroom instructional time is used at West Allis Central High School, saying he had large portions of some 50‑minute classes with “nothing to do.”
Caden Schafer Rose, who identified himself as a junior and recent United States Senate page, told the board he saw more intensive instruction during his page program and that, on return, he found classes where teachers assigned only 5–10 minutes of work and left students with idle time. “I feel like we should be learning the full 50 minutes, not sitting in class,” he told the board during the public‑comment period.
Nut graf: The comment raised classroom‑level instructional concerns rather than a formal board policy complaint; the student recommended that teachers use scheduled class time more fully, especially in AP classes where curriculum pacing can be tight.
Caden said he is in four AP classes and found some AP sections behind curriculum timelines on his return, and he said phone use was inconsistent with policy enforcement. The board clerk explained public comment rules and noted that formal responses may be supplied by district staff at a future meeting.
Ending: The board did not take immediate action in the meeting; staff follow‑up on instructional‑time use and AP pacing would fall to building administrators and district leadership if the board asks for a formal review.
