1. Monett High School MOD Scheduling Overview

2. Previous Reality Traditional 8 period day – 45 minutes for each class
Freshmen had an ‘Academy’ class daily, but no other advisories existed.
Drawbacks
Course conflicts
Lack of intervention/enrichment time
All courses designed the same
Little opportunity to teach students time-management and prioritization skills

3. Why a Modular (MOD) Schedule?
Intervention
Allows students access to teachers during the school day for remediation and enrichment
Flexibility
Allows courses to be structured according to instructional need
Research Based
Learning should occur both in and out of class to be effective
Variety prevents stagnation/boredom
Student centered
Encourages student ownership and responsibility

4. MOD Schedule Philosophy
The schedule repeats itself every 5 days rather than every day
Courses are designed to be delivered efficiently and effectively
Students have access to teachers DURING school hours
Students have choice
Prioritizing upcoming activities
Managing their own time
Skill we want kids to have but do little to help them develop it.

5. Resource Time Students must check in at a Resource Center.
6 different centers available.
Four Core
Two “Incentive”
Time to collaborate with other students, get help from a teacher, or just work on academic assignments.
The goal is for an individual student to have more resource time each year of high school. Freshmen do more work in their classes while seniors do more work on their own.

6. MHS Mod Schedule Template
Time
A Day
B Day
C Day
D Day
E Day 1
8:00-8:25 2
8:25-8:50 3
8:50 – 9:15 4
9:15 – 9:40 5
9:40 – 10:05 6
10:05 – 10:30 7
10:30 – 10:55 8
10:55 – 11:20 9
11:20 – 11:45 10
11:45 – 12:10 11
12:10 – 12:35 12
12:35 – 1:00 13
1: :25 14
1:25 – 1:50 15
1:50 – 2:15 16
2:15 – 2:40 17
2:40 - 3:10
17 MODS– 25 minutes in length
Course sections may be 25, 50, 75, or 100 minutes
1 MOD scheduled for lunch
Time flexible to meet curricular and learning needs
Rotational Schedule to address shortened weeks and ensure continuous instructional cycle.

7. Sample Freshman Schedule
Resource times and Lunch times fill out the schedule
This student would have 14 resource periods throughout the week.

8. Sample Senior Schedule
Seven courses enrolled.
32 Resource MODS per week.
What’s next???

9. Sample Junior GOCAPS Schedule
Six courses enrolled, including 3 credit GOCAPS.
10 Resource MODS per week.
Class Conflicts

10. Sample Teacher Schedule

11. Challenges
Facility modifications – creating large group space and resource centers
Teachers – share classrooms
In some courses students have multiple teachers
Attendance – has been biggest challenge
Passing time – No bells
Building the schedule itself
Balancing student supervision and student tutoring in resource
Building the “culture” of resource

12. Striving to prepare students for THEIR future!
Purposes
PROVIDE remediation and enrichment during school day
PREPARE students for life after high school
PROMOTE collaboration among students and teachers
PERMIT student ownership of their own education
Striving to prepare students for THEIR future!

13. Contact Info/Questions
@david72williams
Facebook: Monett High School