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Brookline High to move to six‑day rotating schedule with longer blocks, staff says
Summary
District staff and schedule lead Hal Mason outlined a proposed six‑day rotating schedule for Brookline High School that reduces daily transitions, increases passing time to seven minutes, keeps total instructional minutes the same and makes day‑specific advisory/X and early‑dismissal patterns.
Brookline Public Schools staff presented a detailed proposal to move Brookline High School to a six‑day rotating schedule with five periods per day and longer class blocks, intended to meet the state requirement of 990 instructional hours while reducing daily transitions and increasing passing time.
Hal Mason, who led the schedule presentation, told the committee the district tested multiple alternatives — including five‑day, four‑out‑of‑five and longer‑cycle models — before recommending a six‑day cycle. "The committee settled on a 6 day schedule, that was the one that you'll see in just a second," Mason said, describing a model in which students meet fewer times per class across the…
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