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Students and teachers urge Lake Oswego board to keep ‘rainbow’ middle school schedule
Summary
Dozens of students and middle‑level educators told the Lake Oswego School Board that a proposed move from the district’s longer 'rainbow' class periods to a 7‑period day would harm instruction, increase transitions and destabilize students amid construction and staffing changes.
Dozens of students and teachers urged the Lake Oswego School District board Tuesday to retain the district’s existing “rainbow” middle school schedule and to reject a proposed shift to a seven‑period day that officials proposed as a budget balancing step.
Current and former Lake Oswego Middle School students told the board the rainbow schedule — which provides longer class blocks and a rotating seven‑day color schedule — gives teachers time for labs, individual help and deeper lessons. “We are currently on a rainbow schedule that has 7 classes that are different depending on the color day,” student Paige Powers said. She and other…
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