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Granite to pilot double‑block junior‑high schedules to expand electives and share teachers amid declining enrollment
Summary
District leaders described a pilot to move some junior highs to a six‑period/double‑block schedule intended to lengthen daily core instruction and increase elective options by enabling teacher sharing across schools. Officials said it is a pilot, will be evaluated, and could cause conflicts with sports or extracurricular timing.
Parents at a community Q&A asked about a new junior‑high schedule pilot at several schools, including Bonavville. District leaders said the pilot is intended to increase daily instructional time in core subjects while expanding elective opportunities through an A/B day double‑block model and to make it feasible for teachers to be shared across schools as enrollment declines.
“Declining enrollment means we need schedules that allow…
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