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Board approves bell‑schedule changes and a junior‑high 'academy' for interventions and enrichment
Summary
The board approved bell‑schedule adjustments to fund elementary enrichment through ELOP funds, clarified TK staffing contingencies, and discussed a junior‑high 'academy' period for targeted interventions, behavior 'academies' and built‑in teacher office hours.
Staff described bell schedule changes that will enable weekly elementary enrichment funded by Expanded Learning Opportunity Program (ELOP) dollars. For elementary schools, the plan keeps buses running at usual times and encourages families to keep students for enrichment; the new scheduling allows the district to use ELOP funds to replace some general‑fund expenditures.
The junior high schedule will use a once‑a‑week 'academy' period (replacing 7th period on that day) to provide tiered supports, targeted remediation and enrichment opportunities. Staff described behavior academies—six‑week focused interventions for students exhibiting specific behaviors (for example, vaping)—designed to be short‑term and measurable. Trustees and parents discussed logistics such as transportation, TK capacity triggers for split TK days and teacher collaboration time; principals will provide site‑level details and implementation plans.
