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Elmbrook school leaders propose longer ELA blocks; teachers and parents warn against cutting science and social studies
Summary
District staff proposed a new 7–8 junior‑high schedule that would increase daily ELA minutes to 96 while reducing science and social studies to 46 minutes; teachers, parents and community members urged the board to preserve science time and the house system.
District staff presented a multi‑year effort to revise middle‑school programming and proposed a junior‑high model for grades 7–8 that shifts instructional minutes to prioritize English language arts. The proposal would allocate roughly 96 minutes daily to ELA, 64 minutes to math, 46 minutes to science and social studies and 32 minutes for resource time, with the stated goals of deeper literacy instruction, preserving electives and improving student support.
Emily Greiber, who introduced the proposal, said the model aligns with the district's previously stated priorities:…
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