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Park Ridge CCSD 64 unveils new middle school schedule, boosts ELA and math time
Summary
Assistant Superintendent Samantha Laimo presented a new middle school schedule for Park Ridge CCSD 64 to begin in 2026–27 that lengthens ELA and math to 80-minute double blocks, shifts all courses to trimesters, reduces elective slots for 7th–8th graders from four to three, and expands co-taught and intervention programming.
Assistant Superintendent Samantha Laimo told families the district will implement a new middle school schedule in 2026–27 designed to increase instructional time in core subjects while breaking up long blocks with electives and lunch.
"Research says there's two things that really helps kids grow and develop academically in core programming. One is quality of instruction, and the other one is length of instruction," Laimo said as she explained why the district narrowed 25 initial schedule options down to a single plan.
Under the schedule Laimo described, daily homeroom (advisory) remains at 08:05 for five minutes (30 minutes on Wednesdays), and dismissal remains at 3:00 p.m. The district will move all classes to trimester reporting. For seventh and eighth graders, ELA and mathematics will be lengthened to 80 minutes (two 40-minute periods that function as a…
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