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Committee recommends daily grade-level English for 7th grade; board hears seventh update on middle-school schedule
Summary
A committee recommended keeping the division—s existing AB block middle-school schedule but adding daily grade-level English for seventh grade (advanced classes would remain on block). The recommendation includes gradual implementation and identified staffing and accountability considerations.
The York County School Board heard its seventh update on middle-school bell-schedule review on Jan. 13 and received a committee recommendation to keep the current AB block schedule while adding daily grade-level English for seventh graders in order to increase reading and writing instructional time.
Process and priorities: Dr. Sherlock (presenter) summarized the multi-year process that began in 2022 with focus groups, committee work in 2023 and subsequent vetting in 2024. The committee established 11 criteria and…
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