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Superintendent defends switch to period schedule as parents and commenters warn of lost electives
Summary
After public commenters and a board member blamed a shift from an 8-period model for lost electives and program strain, the superintendent presented research and local proficiency data, said most high schools will move to a period schedule and warned that late changes would force rewriting about 157 IEPs and remove courses.
A public delegation and several board members pressed Randolph County Schools officials on a recent shift that has left students with seven academic credits plus an advisory period instead of an eight-class day. The superintendent said district leaders had considered multiple scheduling models and, given staffing cuts and student-proficiency patterns, concluded that the period model is the most efficient under current constraints.
Why it matters: Board and public speakers warned the schedule change reduces elective…
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