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High school "Lunch and Learn" schedule finalized; district will include explainer video and communications
Summary
Administrators presented a finalized midday Lunch-and-Learn block for the high school (between blocks 2 and 3) and said the change will be in the student handbook with family communications and a three‑minute explainer video; staff emphasized training and phased rollout for ninth graders.
Dr. Volley outlined the district’s new high-school schedule change labeled 'Lunch and Learn,' describing an intentional midday block (roughly 10:13–11:26) that pairs a duty‑free 30‑minute lunch with a 43‑minute structured learning period for remediation, enrichment and student goal‑setting.
He said the schedule appears in the updated handbook and program-of-studies document; staff will send a second correspondence and a three‑minute video to families before school begins to explain expectations and logistics. The district visited Central Bucks East (a school with an established model) and used video clips from that visit during outreach; staff plan orientation sessions for incoming ninth graders and scripted homeroom lessons to scaffold independence during the first week.
Administrators said instructional minutes were preserved and some homeroom time shortened; the new block creates targeted face time for teachers and allows strategic placement of students for targeted intervention (for example, AP/Keystone prep). The board asked about implementation, staff training and early monitoring; administrators said they will observe and adjust after rollout, and that the district has support from teachers and operations staff (kitchen/maintenance). The committee agreed to move the handbook and program-of-studies updates to the full board agenda for a Monday vote.
