New Caney ISD staff propose high-school schedule change to add intervention time and longer blocks
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District staff presented a proposal to keep an eight-period high-school day while adding 15 minutes to most class periods, creating 90-minute blocks on Wednesdays and Thursdays and a 40-minute intervention period for students needing remediation; the board received the proposal and asked questions about precedent and data.
District academic staff presented a proposed high-school schedule for the 2026–27 year aimed at expanding instructional and intervention time. Dr. Condarko told trustees the plan would keep an eight-period day but add roughly 15 minutes to seven of the class periods (increasing many class periods from 45 to about 47 minutes) and convert Wednesday/Thursday into 90-minute blocks for deeper instructional time, labs and testing. The plan would also create a 40-minute intervention period within the 90-minute block for students who need additional help on state assessments.
Dr. Condarko said the change was developed by a committee of directors, principals and executive directors and then discussed with Mr. Calvert and the principals. He said the district will monitor results “over the next couple of years” and cited Humble ISD as a nearby district that has used a similar model. The proposal is targeted at high schools only; district staff said the change would start the high-school day about 10 minutes earlier and end five minutes later to avoid disrupting bus routes.
Board members pressed for evidence and timeline; Dr. Condarko said the district plans to pilot and review two years of data and adjust as needed. No formal vote on the schedule was taken at the Nov. 17 meeting.