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Teachers and media specialists urge board to reject proposed 8-period elementary special schedule, endorse 7-period pilot
Summary
Teachers, media specialists and other staff used public comment at the April 9 board meeting to oppose a proposed eight-section elementary special-area schedule and urged the board to stick with or refine a seven-section pilot that preserves transition and planning time.
Several CUSD elementary specials teachers, media specialists and school staff used the public-comment portion of the April 9 meeting to press the governing board to reject a proposed eight-section daily specials schedule and instead continue with or refine the seven-section pilot the district tested at some schools.
What commenters said: Speakers described multiple operational problems they say would arise under an 8-section model. Major concerns raised by several commenters included: - Transition time and instructional continuity: Teachers said a five-minute buffer between special classes (included in the seven-section pilot) is instructional time for greeting, calm dismissal, and transition; removing the buffer would force back-to-back classes with little time to set up centers or instruments and would reduce actual instructional time. - Loss of prep and planning: Presenters said…
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