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Committee reviews two middle‑school scheduling models to boost core instruction and streamline electives
Summary
District administrators presented two candidate middle‑school schedules — a modified block with longer literacy and math blocks, and a six‑period day with balanced 57‑minute periods — and proposed elective pathway changes and a longer daily advisory to better align time with curriculum and supports.
District administrators and middle‑school principals presented two candidate schedules for Waukesha middle schools and described plans to refine elective offerings and establish pathways so students receive more consistent core instruction and exposure to electives.
Presenters included Dee Garcia, director of middle‑level teaching and learning, principals Rob Bennett (Lefebvre/Lehi Paul), Kent Kleinowski (Horning), and Laura Genaro (Butler). They said the goals are to ensure a guaranteed and viable curriculum in math and literacy, increase time for targeted support and enrichment, and make elective offerings more coherent so students can explore a set of related courses rather than many very small, hard‑to‑staff classes.
The district’s current schedule provides daily literacy blocks of about 86 minutes in grades 6–8 and 43‑minute periods for science and social studies; math minutes vary, with grades 6–7 receiving 86…
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