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Urbandale middle-school schedule overhaul would add electives, shift teacher loads; board and staff cite staffing tradeoffs
Summary
District staff proposed an 8-period middle-school day with a sixth–seventh grade wheel to expand elective exposure and an eighth-grade request system. The plan increases elective opportunities but shifts core teachers to teach more periods and could alter staffing through attrition, the district said.
Dr. Lindsey Cornwell and district leaders presented a proposed revision to the Urbandale Middle School schedule on March 23 that would expand elective access and shift teacher workloads. The plan would add elective periods and move middle schools toward an 8‑period day so students have two elective periods and a dedicated connections period for character and career work.
Key components: for sixth and seventh grades the district would implement an intentionally assigned electives “wheel” so students experience a variety of electives; eighth graders would request specific electives (the district will try to honor requests where…
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