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Committee recommends keeping balanced middle‑school schedule; PE staffing remains unresolved

Chapel Hill–Carrboro City Schools Board of Education · May 13, 2026
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Summary

A district committee recommended retaining the current balanced middle‑school schedule after reviewing three options, but board members and parents pressed about PE staffing and how schedule changes could affect class sizes and CTE/world language hours.

A committee convened by Chapel Hill–Carrboro City Schools recommended the district keep its balanced middle‑school schedule after reviewing three alternatives, a presenter told the school board on Dec. 15.

The presenter said the committee — made up of middle‑school principals, core teachers, elected teachers and central‑office coordinators — analyzed a balanced schedule (the status quo), an unbalanced schedule that concentrates core courses into longer periods, and a rotating schedule with varied daily periods. The committee voted 19–1 to keep the balanced schedule while continuing to monitor newly implemented WIN and TAG programs, the…

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