Secondary Master Schedule Development Lesson 2: Information Gathering & Articulation Carol Waldron

Key dates Jan. – Release staff info Jan. – Cert. Staffing due Jan. – Budget books released Feb. – Notify staff of assignment change Feb. – Post & Bid Open Feb. – Budget Books due Jan. – Parents select VEEP, Choice, Magnet Mar. – Enrollment Options List released Mar. – IT runs New Year Init Aug. – Finance reviews master schedule

Agenda Review Collecting data – Staff Information – Parents – Feeder Schools Important Points to Emphasize Next Steps Closing

Program Overview Nov.Jun. GroundworkInformation Gathering Data & Decisions Finalize the Schedule Publish Jan.Feb.Dec.Mar.Apr.May

Session 1 Homework Tasks Review WASC/Single Site Plan Finalize the general vision of your master schedule Identify and prioritize goals Identify the members of your site master schedule team Review and develop project timeline Communicate project to stakeholder

Session 1 Homework Guiding Questions Who is on your master schedule team? What are the top three or four objectives on your master schedule priority list? How is your timeline different than the sample distributed during Session 1? How did you communicate project timelines and priorities to stakeholders?

Session 2: Data Collection Collecting data from: Staff Information Parents Feeder Schools

Master Schedule “Information Gathering” Next Steps Send out and collect assignment preference sheets Begin looking at organizational changes for next year as a staff and class changes Decide if need articulation meeting with feeder schools and schedule Set up site articulation schedule and feeder school articulation schedule Develop strategy for keeping Principal informed

Agenda Review Collecting data – Staff Information – Parents – Feeder Schools Important Points to Emphasize Next Steps Closing