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Middle‑school teachers tell Wayzata board new schedule harms instruction, behavior management
Summary
Two middle‑level teachers told the Wayzata school board during public comment that a district schedule change has reduced prep time, weakened team structures, and worsened student behavior, and they asked the board to pursue alternatives or restore the former model.
Two veteran middle‑school teachers used public comment at the May 12 Wayzata Public Schools board meeting to urge the board to revisit a recently adopted middle‑school schedule, saying it has reduced teacher collaboration time, weakened relationships with students, and undermined behavior‑management systems.
Chris Bizans, a social studies teacher at Wayzata West who said he has taught in the district for 32 years, told the board that his class sizes and workload have changed so that “the amount of minutes I spend with a given student has been reduced by 25% each month.” He said the change has diminished his ability to build relationships and provide timely academic…
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