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Random Lake proposes new bell schedule and daily targeted support time to boost secondary achievement
Summary
District leaders described a new bell schedule that adds daily targeted support blocks ("Advantage" and "Win" time), smaller group interventions, peer tutoring and reassessment labs intended to raise performance across secondary grades; the board signaled it will monitor data and adjust as needed.
Random Lake School District staff presented a reworked bell schedule and a set of targeted, in-day intervention blocks designed to support student learning at the middle and high school levels. The board heard details at its meeting and was told the changes are designed to create smaller, more focused support groups and more frequent opportunities for reassessment.
Staff members said the new structure replaces a previous academic-resource model with two regular support periods: "Advantage time" for elementary students and "Win (what I need) time" for middle and high school students. "Win time is opposite of lunch," the presenter said, explaining that two grades will have lunch while two grades receive targeted support, and the groups will rotate so each grade receives attention four days a week.
The district outlined three core support structures inside Win/Advantage time: structured support labs staffed by subject teachers (math, ELA and science), peer tutoring overseen by teachers, and reassessment labs for students who miss or need to retake assessments. Staff said the model reduces group size by splitting staff focus across grade pairs so instruction and interventions can be more individualized.
Administrators emphasized data collection and review as central to the rollout. "We're gonna be collecting that data. We're gonna be talking about it, seeing how we're doing. If we're not seeing the growth or the impact that we want, then we gotta come back to the drawing board," the presenter told the board. The presenters said teachers and building leadership developed the plan over several days and that the approach is teacher-driven rather than modeled entirely on another district.
Board members raised concerns about practical effects — for example, how freshmen and seniors mixing at lunch could affect school unity and supervision. The presenter said the pairing and rotation decisions were driven by where the district could most effectively target support (freshmen and sophomores), and noted weekly whole-school Ramway time will provide a shared school-culture hour. The presenter also said the district will adjust staffing and schedules if monitoring shows the structure needs changes.
The board did not take formal action limited to this agenda item but discussed using future meetings to review early outcome data. Administrators said tours, staff messaging and classroom preparation are underway as the district moves toward the new schedule.
