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Pierce Middle School proposes longer class blocks, daily intervention and activity time for 2027–28
Summary
Pierce Middle School staff presented two leading schedule models — a 75-minute A/B block and a hybrid A/B/C model — that would add daily intervention (Pride) time, expand lunch to about 40 minutes with activity time, and aim to improve student engagement; the plans go to the school board in June for possible implementation in 2027–28.
Dr. Joe D. Antonio, principal of Pierce Middle School, opened a district webinar by saying a yearlong scheduling review aimed to "leverage and lead into the most effective way to educate and engage our students" and improve opportunities for intervention and connection.
The Pierce scheduling committee, made up of teachers, building leaders and central-office staff, presented two preferred models. Dr. Phil Matia, the building scheduler and assistant principal, described an A/B block model with roughly 75-minute class periods designed to allow "deeper learning and active instruction." The committee's alternate hybrid plan keeps A/B block days but adds a shorter "C" continuity day with approximately 43-minute periods so students see teachers more regularly.
"Extended class periods allow for deeper learning and active instruction," said Mr. Colby Gonzalez, an eighth-grade…
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