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I-RtI Network
Scheduling at Tier 2: How Do
We Fit It All In?
September 24, 2013
Facilitated/Presented by:
Joan Hartnett and Kim Spiker
The Illinois RtI Network is a State Personnel Development Grant (SPDG) project of the Illinois State Board of
Education. All funding (100%) is from federal sources.
The contents of this presentation were developed under a grant from the U.S. Department of Education, #H325A100005-12.
However, those contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the U.S. Department of Education, and you should not assume
endorsement by the Federal Government. (OSEP Project Officer: Grace Zamora Durán)
Objectives
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Learners will identify three ways in which
innovative scheduling may impact the quality of
time that students spend in school.
Learners will evaluate their scheduling systems in
relation to three key issues discussed.
Learners will develop the first steps of an action
plan to adapt or create a schedule for their
district or building.
Shout Outs
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Identify Benefits of a Well Crafted
Schedule
Identify one or more barriers or issues
you are having with scheduling and/or
resource allocation. Write on a sticky note
and place on parking lot
Roadmap
Issues schools face regarding
scheduling
 Information on scheduling
 Examples of schedules
 Guest speaker – real life
example
 Action planning
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Issues Related to Scheduling
Quality instructional time
Positive school climate
Varied amounts of learning
time
Addressing student needs
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Quality Instructional Time
Fragmented instructional time
 Special programs schedule
 Multiple pieces of unconnected
curriculum
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Positive School Climate
Daily schedule may have an
impact on the school/classroom
climate
 Traditional schedule
depersonalizes instruction for
students
 Short instructional periods
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Varied Amounts of Learning Time
Some students need more time to
learn than others
 Options for acceleration are
limited
 Curriculum issues
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Scheduling As A Solution
Schedule should reflect student
needs
 Utilize data to develop the
schedule
 Schedule key component
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Table Talk
Evaluate the scheduling system in your
district/building in relation to the three
issues presented and be prepared to
discuss
Guiding Questions:
 Is your instructional time fragmented and if so, how?
 How does the schedule impact the school climate in your
building?
 How is the need to vary learning time met within your
schedule?
 Does your schedule adequately address student needs?
SCHEDULING
MIDDLE SCHOOL/HIGH SCHOOL
Guiding Principles for Scheduling
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Consider time as a way to value instructional
priorities
Identify priorities for instruction and intervention
Analyze current schedule for time allocated to
activities
Work collaboratively to develop a schedule that
uses time to prioritize student needs
Process for Developing Schedules
Create
• Leadership teams
• Meeting/planning times
Review
• Assessment data and identify student needs
• Class structure, schedule, and length of classes
Develop
• Schedule based on identified needs
• List of available resources
Identify
• Assessment tools and progress monitoring schedule
• Who will teach interventions, enrichment, etc.
Middle/High School
Scheduling Options
Elective Periods
 Common Intervention Time
 Pull-out from Core Content Classes
 Extra Classes
 Extended Learning Time
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Staffing Intervention Classes
No new staff – Changed
responsibilities of teaching staff
 Designated one or more staff as
RtI Interventionists
 General education teachers as
interventionists
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A Conversation About RtI at the
Secondary Level
Common Intervention Time Schedule
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Homeroom: 8:45-8:55
Intervention: 8:55-9:25
1st period: 9:25-10:10
2nd period: 10:10-10:55
3rd period: 10:55-11:40
4th period: 11:40-12:25
5th period: 12:25-1:00 (Lunch)
6th period: 1:00-1:45
7th period: 1:45-2:30
8th period: 2:30-3:10
Van Buren Middle School, Ohio
Class
Time
Period 1
Academic Core Block
7:50-8:48
Period 2
Academic Core Block
8:51-9:49
Period 3
Advisory
9:49-10:19
Period 4
MODS 6
Music 7/8
10:22-11:05
Period 5
Lunch and Flex 6/7
MODS 8
11:08-11:54
Lunch 6 11:08-11:38
Lunch 7 11:24-11:54
Period 6
Music 6, MODS 7, Lunch
and Flex 8
11:57-12:43
Lunch 8 11:57-12:27
Period 7
Academic Core Block
12:46-1:47
Period 8
Academic Core Block
1:50-2:51
Tips for Middle School Scheduling
Block scheduling
 Exploratory teachers participate on
middle school teams
 Reorganize 180 day calendar
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75-75-30
35-5-35-15
35-5-35-15
High School Scheduling Tips
Each class meet for a full day on a
rotating schedule
 Schedule one long lunch period
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Teachers
schedule office time
Meeting time for clubs, activities
Gym, library, computer labs open
for student use
SCHEDULING EXAMPLES
HIGH SCHOOL- JOAN SOKOLOWSKI
Impact SchedulingMaking Lemonade
oChange!!!
What we had
What we have now
oTime and scheduling of staff is our greatest free
resource
oDeciding how best to utilize this time/staff is a consensus
process
oStudent needs and data always drive the process
Compare and Contrast
BEFORE
SCHEDULE
CHANGE
AFTER
SCHEDULE
CHANGE
What Did We Do?
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Utilize the extra time afforded us
 60
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minutes a week per CORE
Utilize staff strengths
 Structure
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of Student Support
Use the schedule to allow for planning, interventions,
and assessing
 Problem
Solving/School Improvement Committee
 Weekly intervention planning
 Maximizing student support through pre-planning
WHAT WE ACCOMPLISHED
Extra CORE
time yielded
more time for
interventions
Yielded
extra staff
to support
interventions
Resulted in improved
student learning
ACTION PLANNING
Discuss scheduling options and tips
 Develop an action plan or the first
steps of a plan for development
of a schedule
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Resources:
“RtI Scheduling Processes for Middle School”
National Center on Response to Intervention
 “The Power of Innovative Scheduling” Educational
Leadership, by Robert Lynn Canady and Michael D.
Rettig
 “Finding Time: Building Schedules to Implement RtI,”
University of Texas
 http://buildingrti.utexas.org/CAP/Scheduling/Sch
eduling.swf
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SHARE OUT
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Share one idea you received from
this session or one item that you will
share with your team regarding
scheduling
“Only in the last decade have educators
begun to capitalize on the potential of
scheduling to improve schools. With open
minds and equal doses of creativity and
technical expertise, school administrators,
teachers, parents, and students can
harness this power.”
Robert Canady and Michael Rettig