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Lockport Township High School District 205 approves plan to move East Campus to eight-period day
Summary
The district approved in concept an eight-period schedule at East Campus starting in 2026–27 to expand course access; the board estimated roughly $1.9 million in additional annual cost and the hiring of about 20 teachers, with scheduling details to be finalized.
Lockport Township High School District 205’s board of education approved in concept and on cost the district’s plan to move East Campus from a seven-period day to an eight-period day beginning in the 2026–27 school year, Superintendent Dr. Bob McBride said.
Dr. Bob McBride, superintendent, said the change is intended to expand opportunities for East Campus students as state requirements for world language and science courses make it harder for students under the current seven-period schedule to take desired classes. "Our board in concept and cost approved moving East Campus to an 8 period day," McBride said during a board meeting brief.
The district said an expanded schedule would allow students to take more courses that can provide college credit and access career and technical education opportunities earlier in high school. McBride told the audience the plan will match the schedule already used at Central Campus and that the district plans to begin the new schedule in 2026–27.
Implementation carries a cost, McBride said, estimating the district would need to hire roughly 20 teachers and that the additional expense would be about $1,900,000. "We believe investing in roughly about 20 teachers, which we estimate would be about an additional expense of $1,900,000, is important for student opportunity and important for academic rigor," he said. The board brief did not include a documented motion text, mover/second, or a vote tally in the provided transcript; those details were not specified.
The transcript briefing contains an apparent scheduling phrasing inconsistency: McBride also said students "will actually have 6 courses to choose from in addition to the required lunch and physical education." The district did not provide additional scheduling detail in the brief to reconcile that phrasing with the description of an eight-period day; the district is expected to publish implementation and enrollment guidance as planning continues.
Next steps the superintendent described are internal planning, staffing, and student enrollment for the 2026–27 schedule change. The district said community updates will follow as those details are finalized.
