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Recommendations for New High S chool S chedule Presented to the TBOE by: Jim Morrison & Lynn Trager S eptember 27, 2016

Committee Members 2 • Lynn Trager, Administrator • Adam Rendell, Teacher • Jillian Emery • Barbara Laudicina, Administrator • Katherine Fritz, Teacher • Jim Laux, Teacher • S uzanne Bassett, Administrator • April Uram, Parent • Dana Maloney, Teacher • Daniel Kilday, Administrator • Jasmine Elson, Parent • Jim Millar, Teacher • Jim Morrison, Administrator • Lynn Christensen, Parent • Jean O’ Neill, Teacher • Miriam d'Adolf, Administrator • David S chussel, Parent • Rosanne Rabinowitz, Teacher • John Fabbo, Administrator • Helene Berenbaum, Parent • Mark S ernatinger, Teacher • Cristina Cutrone, Teacher • Marie-Pierre S • Brian Cory, Administrator t-Onge, Parent • Jeffrey Koehler, Teacher • Jayne Bembridge, Administrator • S ophia Barbanel, S tudent • Jamie DeMartino, Teacher • S eung Y oo, S tudent

Purpose of the Committee 3 • Consider the research on the sleeping patterns of adolescents and the effect those patterns have on achievement • Explore the possibility of a later start time for the high school • Create expanded learning possibilities in order to optimize opportunities for deep and engaged student learning

Process Used by the Committee and S ub-Committee 4 • Consideration of research and data • S urveyed high school students, parents, teachers and coaches • Met several times over a year and a half • S ight visit to neighboring schools • Presented findings to the HS staff and hosted after-school Q & A session • Hosted guest speaker from Glen Rock High S chool • Agreed upon a recommendation to the Board and the community • Discussed the effects of the committee recommendations on traffic with the Chief of Police

Our Findings 5 • Adolescents have different sleep patterns • S tudent achievement increases when school begins later • Emotional health of adolescents improves when school begins later • Attendance improves • Best time to begin high school is 8:30 a.m. or later, ideally 9:00 a.m.

Our Findings (cont’ d) 6 • Longer (58 minutes) periods can provide more opport unit ies for engaged & act ive learning • More t ime for qualit y assignment s and assessment s • Fewer classes meet per day (6 of 8) • Fewer passing t imes creat es less disrupt ion and a reduct ion in non-inst ruct ional t ime • Day is less frenet ic for st udent s and st aff • Rotation of classes creates variety • More closely mimics college and “ real world” st ruct ures

S ite Visits 7 S chools we visited with successful non-traditional schedules : 1st Round Northern Valley Regional High School - Demarest Northern Highlands High School Pascack Hills High School Ridgewood High School 2nd Round Glen Rock High School

S ite Visits 8 During site visits, we: • Met with administrators • Met with teachers and guidance counselors • Met with students • Toured buildings • Observed classes

S ight Visits – Findings 9 • No school we visited would return to a traditional schedule • S tudents comment favorably • Teachers discussed many benefits • Administrators are enthusiastic about the positive benefits for students and for staff

Advantages of Unit Lunch 10 • Lunch occurs at a consistent time when classes are not in session • S tudents have more access to guidance programs • S tudents can use time to get extra help • Athletes can be more involved in clubs/ activities • Peer Leader meetings can happen during lunch • Opportunities for informal collaboration time for staff • Provides less stress and greater likelihood students can eat with their friends

Current bell schedule 11 PERIOD START END 1 7:55 8:40 2 8:40 9:27 HR 9:27 9:35 3 9:35 10:22 4 10:22 11:09 5 11:09 11:56 6 11:56 12:43 7 12:43 1:30 8 1:30 2:17 9 2:17 3:04

Our Proposed Schedule 12 • 5-day cycle • To be put into effect 2017-2018 school year • 4 rotating-drop* days (A, B, C, D) • 1 full schedule day (E) • Every third cycle no lab pull-outs

Days A,B,C and D classes meet for 58 13 minutes with 49 minute lunch BELLS A B C D Bells (E) E A,B,C,D 8:10 - 9:08 1 2 3 4 8:30 – 9:10 1 9:12-10:14 2 3 4 1 9:14 – 9:58 2 10:18-11:16 3 4 1 2 10:02– 10:42 3 11:16-12:05 Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch 10:46-11:26 4 12:09-1:07 5 6 7 8 11:26-12:15 Lunch 1:11 - 2:09 6 7 8 5 12:19-12:59 5 2:13 - 3:11 7 8 5 6 1:04 - 1:42 6 E Day will start 20 minutes later than rotating days, 30 minutes 1:47-2:27 7 later than we have now. 2:31-3:11 8

Day E classes meet for 40 minutes, and can include variations that allow for assemblies, homerooms 14 and planned half-days BELLS A B C D Bells (E) E A,B,C,D 8:10 - 9:08 1 2 3 4 8:30 – 9:10 1 9:12-10:14 2 3 4 1 9:14 – 9:58 2 10:18-11:16 3 4 1 2 10:02– 10:42 3 11:16-12:05 Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch 10:46-11:26 4 12:09- 1:07 5 6 7 8 11:26-12:15 Lunch 1:11 - 2:09 6 7 8 5 12:19-12:59 5 2:13 - 3:11 7 8 5 6 1:04 - 1:42 6 E Day will start 20 minutes later than rotating days, 30 minutes 1:47 - 2:27 7 later than we have now. 2:31 - 3:11 8

4 minutes have been added to all “ second block” 15 classes for announcements, TV News, the pledge . BELLS A B C D Bells (E) E A,B,C,D 8:10 - 9:08 1 2 3 4 8:30 – 9:10 1 9:12 -10:14 2 3 4 1 9:14 – 9:58 2 10:18-11:16 3 4 1 2 10:02– 10:42 3 11:16-12:05 Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch 10:46-11:26 4 12:09- 1:07 5 6 7 8 11:26-12:15 Lunch 1:11- 2:09 6 7 8 5 12:19-12:59 5 2:13- 3:11 7 8 5 6 1:04 - 1:42 6 E Day will start 20 minutes later than rotating days, 30 minutes 1:47 - 2:27 7 later than we have now. 2:31 - 3:11 8

Currently students start lunch as early as 10:16 and as late as 12:43. 16 This schedule has all students eating lunch at the same time, starting lunch at approximately 11:15 every day BELLS A B C D Bells (E) E A,B,C,D 8:10-9:08 1 2 3 4 8:30 – 9:10 1 9:12-10:14 2 3 4 1 9:14 – 9:58 2 10:18-11:16 3 4 1 2 10:02– 10:42 3 11:16-12:05 Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch 10:46-11:26 4 12:09 - 1:07 5 6 7 8 11:26-12:15 Lunch 1:11 -2:09 6 7 8 5 12:19-12:59 5 2:13 - 3:11 7 8 5 6 1:04 - 1:42 6 E Day will start 20 minutes later than rotating days, 30 minutes 1:47 - 2:27 7 later than we have now. 2:31 - 3:11 8

S ample S tudent S chedule 17 A B C D Bells (E) E BELLS A,B,C,D 8:10 - 9:08 Teen Pep (PE) Chem IDT American 8:30- 9:10 Teen Pep Literature 9:12 -10:14 Chem IDT American Teen Pep 9:14- 9:58 Chem Literature LAB 10:18-11:16 IDT American Teen Pep Chem 10:02-10:42 IDT Literature 11:16-12:05 Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch 10:46-11:26 American Literature 12:09 -1:07 Italian Alg II Academic US History 11:26-12:15 Lunch Support 1:11 - 2:09 Alg II Academic US History Italian 12:19-12:59 Italian Support 2:13 - 3:11 Academic US History Italian Alg II 1:04 - 1:42 Alg II Support E Day will start 20 minutes later than rotating days, 30 minutes 1:47 - 2:27 Academic later than we have now. Support 2:31 - 3:11 US History

By the minutes… 18 SCIENCE COURSES • Currently meet for 6 x 44 = 264 minutes per week - over three weeks: 792 minutes • New schedule will meet twice for 4 x 58 + 40 = 272 minutes per week and once for 3 x 58 + 40 = 214 minutes so over three weeks: 758 minutes • Means 11 minutes less per week per class PHYSICAL EDUCATION (P .E.) COURSES • Currently meets for 4 x 44 = 176 minutes per week - over three weeks: 528 minutes • New schedule will twice meet 2 x 58 + 40 =156 minutes per week and once for 3 x 58 + 40 = 214 minutes so over three weeks: 526 minutes • Means 2 minutes less per three weeks

By the minutes… (cont’ d) 19 All courses except S cience and P .E. • Currently meet for 5 x 44 = 220 minutes per week - over three weeks: 660 minutes • New schedule will meet for 3 x 58 + 40 = 214 minutes per week so over three weeks: 642 minutes • Means 6 minutes less per week per class

S cience Labs and Physical Education 20 • S cience lab courses and P .E. classes will be scheduled side-by-side in either the first four or last four periods • Labs will be pulled from the P .E. course in days A, B, C or D, for the first two cycles • For the third cycle, there will be no lab pull- outs and the P .E. classes will meet

Teachers’ contact time per week 21 All teachers except Science and P .E. • Current ly t each 220 x 5 = 1100 minut es per week so over t hree weeks 3300 minut es or 1100 minut es per week • New schedule will t each 5 classes for 214 x 5 = 1070 minut es per week so over t hree weeks 3210 minut es or 1070 minut es per week Science Teachers • Current ly t each 264 x 4 = 1056 minut es per week so over t hree weeks 3168 minut es or 1056 minut es per week • New schedule will t wice t each 272 x 4 = 1088 minut es and once 214 x 4 = 856 minut es so over t hree weeks 3032 minut es or 1011 minut es per week average

Teachers’ contact time per week (cont’ d) 22 P .E. Teachers • Currently teach 176 x 6 = 1056 minutes per week so over three weeks 3168 minutes or 1056 minutes per week • New schedule teach 156 x 6 = 936 minutes (2x) and 214 x 6 = 1284 minutes (1x) so over three weeks 3156 minutes or 1052 minutes per week