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CCSD principals describe Warrior Wednesdays, flexible pacing and project-based teams as pilot programs report early gains
Summary
Western High School principal Antonio Rael told the Clark County School District board Nov. 5 that 'Warrior Opportunity Wednesdays,' a restructured school day that sends about 60% of students to targeted small-group sessions while giving teachers 80 minutes of uninterrupted PLC time, has coincided with early academic gains. Principals from Northeast Career & Technical Academy and Jim Bridger Middle School also described mastery-based flexible pacing and team-based project learning pilots the district is tracking.
Western High School principal Antonio Rael said his school’s ‘Warrior Opportunity Wednesdays’ were designed to give students targeted instruction and teachers extended professional time.
"The idea for Warrior Opportunity Wednesday was really born out of us realizing that the traditional education model did not meet the needs of our students," Rael said. On Wednesdays, roughly 60% of students attend campus for between one and four "warrior" periods matched to short-cycle assessment data, Rael said; teachers get two 80-minute blocks for professional learning community and professional learning time. Smaller in-person class sizes — Rael described them at about 10 students — allow more targeted remediation and acceleration.
District presentations linked the schedule change to several early measures of improvement. Rael reported the school’s ACT math pass rate "has tripled percentage-wise in the two years we’ve done the program," ELL growth has about doubled, AP course participation rose roughly 75–78%, and AP exam passing increased by about 65%. He…
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