 Our Elementary School is a suburban elementary school in a county in Virginia  Serves students in grade Pre-K through 5  During the school year, enrollment has grown to around 500 students.  Students achieve at or above the county, state, and national averages and have met all guidelines for state assessments and AYP for No Child Left Behind.

Year occupied1965 School Last Renovation1999 Student Enrollment500 Average Daily Attendance94% *Mobility Index as of 4/30In 7% out 5% Portable Classrooms0 SettingSuburban Site Size15 acres

Grade Level# of Boys# of Girls Total number of Students Average Class Size Pre-K Students10515 Kindergarten First Second Third Fourth Fifth Ungraded Total

Statistic Percentage Free/Reduced Lunch 12% 15%19%24%29% Gifted 4% 3%5%6%5% Special Education 8% 9%14%13%12% Speech 7% 4%5%4% ELL 4%5%4% 6% 504 4% 1%2%3% Title 1 0%

 Develop a schedule that supports the CSIP (Committee for School Improvement and Planning)  Support schedules coordinated with the general education program (inclusion, interventions and planning)  Uninterrupted blocks of time for reading and math (refer to SOQs from the state standards for minimum requirements at each grade level)  Common daily grade level planning time/instructional time for teachers (this could provide a time for staff development for grade level teams of teachers)  Incorporated block of time for intervention/ enrichment to meet the needs of RTI (Response To Intervention) and Gateway

Gumm and Turner, 2004, found that students need a minimum of 90 minutes of uninterrupted reading instruction per day in order to for sufficient reading development, the goal being to read on grade level. Their evidence also shows that the most effective teachers are those that deliver reading instruction with density. Therefore, at-risk students require more instructional time each day with instruction that has greater density (Gumm & Turner, 2004).

Increases in the amount of Common Planning Time are strongly associated with increases in the amount of time the teachers can spend coordinating content, diagnosing individual student needs, planning special events, conducting parent conferences, regrouping, and rescheduling. (Mac Iver, 1990). CPT promotes heightened levels of teacher collegiality (Lipsitz, 1984; Rice, 2003), professionalism in curriculum development (Lipsitz, 1984), and reduces teacher isolation (Rice, 2003).

 Common Planning Time for grade level teachers and special education teachers at the grade level  A block of time at each grade level to incorporate the Student Intervention Specialist

 Budget  Special education schedules and coordinating them with general education  Number of special education teachers and when they are available for assistance/co- teaching in general education classes….she might work across grade levels so when creating a master schedule this would need to be considered to make sure she is available for reading/math in the grade levels in which she has identified students

 Itinerates (Music, Art, P.E., Guidance, Library, etc.) and their number of days available in the building  E/R (Enrichment/ Remediation)..does our school have a Student Intervention Specialist or do teachers have to incorporate remediation into their school day (for ex. during their planning time or before and or after school)??  Time for special programs … violin, drums, etc.

 Time for PALS (Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening) tutors, speech teachers, individual student counseling, etc.  Grade level numbers…if there are too many homerooms at a particular level that could interfere with common planning time as their might not be enough itinerate teachers to cover the classes from the same grade level all at once  Do we have a gateway (gifted and talented) teacher or are classroom teachers responsible for providing enrichment activities for the students?

 Consider the Reading First Model of Virginia to establish guidelines for the reading blocks  Look at the Standards of Quality to determine minimum standards for itinerate teachers per student numbers

DateTaskParticipants 1.January 2010 Kindergarten registration notification send home information with students/notify community regarding registration in February 2.February 2010  Kindergarten registration  Estimate August enrollment Kindergarten teachers Guidance School administration 3.April 2010  Grade level meetings:  Potential issues for upcoming school year  Discuss students who are not currently on grade level.  Discuss possible retentions  Identify grade level chairs  Identify any additional concerns for upcoming school year  IEP/504/ESL/ENRICHMENT  *Child study meetings take place throughout school year Grade level teachers administration 4.May/June 2010  Formative assessments  Data Analyses  Intervention/ enrichment All teachers/administration

DateTaskParticipants 5.May 2010  Develop a master calendar for  Go over survey with staff Administration/central/all 6.June 2010  Teacher recommendations for upcoming school year All teachers 7.June 2010  Estimate number of teachers and room resources  Give staff survey using survey monkey  Secure itinerates Administration 8.June 2010  Analyze for class size, balance, and use of staffing resources  Run student scheduler Administration 9.July 2010  Final master and student classroom assignments  Meet CSIP Administration 10.July 30, 2010  Teacher mailing of classroom assignments Teachers Administration 11.August 5, 2010Parent/student pick up of classroom teacher assignmentAdministration 12August 6, 2010  Kindergarten orientation Teachers Administrators 13.August, 23, 2010  Students return-first student day  Share schedule with teachers Teachers Administrators

Elementary Master Schedule 8:00 a.m. - 2:25 p.m. PK 8: :3010:30-11:1511: :4012:40 - 1:251:25 - 1:501:50 - 2:25 HRReading/Lang. ArtsRecess / LunchMathNap / Planning Snack / Encore SS / Science Recess KG 8: :3010: :1511: :4012:40-1:251:25 - 1:501:50 - 2:25 HRReading/Lang. ArtsLunch / RecessMathEncore / Planning ERSS/Sci First 8: :3010: :0511: :5011: :35 12:35 - 1:35 1:35 - 2:25 HRReading/Lang. ArtsERRecess / LunchEncore / Planning MathSS/Science Second 8:00 - 9:359: :2010: :1511: :00 12: :30 12:30 - 1:301:30 - 2:25 HRReading/Lang. ArtsEncore / PlanningReading/Lang. Arts Recess / Lunch ERMathSS/Sci Third8: :0010: :3010: :45 11: :3012:30 - 1:251:25 - 2:102:10 - 2:25 HRReading/Lang. ArtsERMathRecess / LunchSS / ScienceEncore / Planning Read Aloud / Math Review Fourth 8:00 -9:459: :3010:30-11:1511: :1512:15 - 1:001:00 - 2:25 HRReading/Lang. ArtsEREncore / Planning SS / ScienceLunch / Recess Math Fifth8:00 - 8:508:50 - 9:359: :3510: :35 11:35 - 1:001:00 - 1:501:00 - 2:25 HRReadingEncore / Planning WritingMathSS / ScienceLunch / Recess ER 8- 8:45 8:45-9:309:30 – 10:00 10: :3010: :05 11: :00 12: :30 12:20 - 1:001:00 - 1:251:25 - 1:501:50 - 2:25 planTier III/class3 rd 4 th 1st gradeTier III / Classroom 2nd gradeLunchTier III / Classroom KG5th Grade

PK Daily Schedule: To be determined by PK teacher 10: :00 Lunch Kindergarten Daily Schedule : 8: :30 Reading/Language Arts 10: :15 Lunch / Recess 11: :40 Math 12:40 - 1:25 Encore 1:25 - 1:50 ER 1:50 - 2:25 SS/SC First Grade Daily Schedule : 8: :30 Reading / Language Arts 10: :05 ER 11: :50 Recess / Lunch 11: :35 Encore 12:35 - 1:35 Math 1:35 - 2:25 SS/SC

Second Grade Daily Schedule : 8:00 - 9:35 Reading / Language Arts 9: :20 Encore 10: :15 Reading / Language Arts 11: :00 Recess / Lunch 12: :30 ER 12:30 - 1:30 Math 1:30 - 2:25 SS/SC Third Grade Daily Schedule: 8:00 – 9:30 Reading 9:30-10:00 ER 10-10:30Writing 10: :45 Math 11: :30 Recess / Lunch 12:30 - 1:25 SS/SC 1:25 - 2:10 Encore 2:10 - 2:25 Read Aloud / Math Review

Fourth Grade Daily Schedule : 8:00 10:00Reading / Language Arts 10: :30 ER 10: :15 Encore 11: :15 SS/SC 12:15 - 1:00 Lunch / Recess 1:00 - 2:25 Math Fifth Grade Daily Schedule : 8:00 - 8:50 Reading 8:50 - 9:35 Encore 9: :35 Writing 10: :35 Math 11:35 - 1:00 SS/SC 1:00 - 1:50 Lunch / Recess 1:50 - 2:25 ER

Enrichment / Remediation Daily Schedule : 8:00 – 8:45 Planning 8:45-9:30Tier III Intervention or Classroom Small Group Instruction 9:30-10:003rd grade 10: :30 4th grade 10: :05 1st grade 11: :00 Tier III Intervention or Classroom Small Group Instruction 12: :30 2nd grade 12:30 - 1:00 Lunch 1:00 - 1:25 Tier III Intervention or Classroom Small Group Instruction 1:25 - 1:50 KG 1:50 - 2:25 5th grade Lunch Schedule : 10: :00 PK 10: :15 KG 11: :50 1st grade 11: :00 2nd grade 12: :30 3rd grade 12: :45 4th grade 1:00 - 1:30 5th grade

Check out our Encore schedule! encore rotations.xlsx

K12345 Reading/ LA Math SS/Science Encore 45 Lunch/Recess Enrichment / Remediation Total 385

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