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Oliver Ames H block and advisory changes get mostly positive reviews; district will reconvene schedule committee
Summary
Oliver Ames principals presented survey results showing students and staff generally approve the new H block (flexible learning time) and reduced advisory frequency; the district will reconvene a schedule committee in January to refine timing and frequency.
School leaders told the Easton School Committee on Dec. 19 that the new "H block" flexible learning period and adjustments to advisory in Oliver Ames’s seven‑day cycle are showing early, mostly favorable results, and that a schedule committee will review survey data and recommend changes for this year and next.
Principal Kelly Kavanaugh presented results from November surveys that included responses from 443 students (about half the secondary population) and 81 staff members. The changes this year added a 49‑minute flexible learning block (H block) three times every seven days, and reduced daily advisory to four times per cycle with one extended advisory on day 1.
Findings and next steps Kavanaugh said about 85% of students "really like" the longer advisory and that a majority of staff and students…
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