Wacky Wednesdays

[casey]

IPSD News
ipsdweb.ipsd.org/News.aspx?id=24356
Professional Development Wednesdays FAQ
Reported by [e-mail] on 8/10/09

District 204 is adjusting the starting time for students on Wednesday mornings for the 2009-10 school year. We believe this change will benefit our students through providing school-wide professional development opportunities for our teachers.

This set block of time for teachers to work collaboratively on improving student learning will occur each Wednesday before school. Elementary teachers will have 60 minutes and middle and high school teachers will have 50 minutes before school.

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WHAT TIME WILL THE SCHOOL DAY START ON WEDNESDAY?

High School Staff: 6:55 am
High School Students: 7:45 am

Middle School Staff: 7:30 am
Middle School Students: 8:20 am

Elementary School Staff: 8:00 am
Elementary School Students: 9:15 am

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WHEN WILL THIS CHANGE TAKE PLACE?

The first Professional Development Wednesday is on August 26. The start times for schools will be adjusted each following Wednesday for the remainder of the school year.

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WILL THE SCHOOL DAY END AT THE SAME TIME?

The school day will end at the regular time.

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HOW WILL CLASS SCHEDULES CHANGE ON WEDNESDAYS?

At the elementary level, options to address the Wednesday schedule include adjusting morning routines, such as calendar time and morning announcements. At the middle and high school levels, there will be a balance of instruction time for each class by shortening each period by approximately 2.5 minutes on Wednesdays.

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HOW WILL BUS SCHEDULES CHANGE ON WEDNESDAYS?

On Wednesdays, the pick-up times for elementary buses will simply move 10 minutes later and middle and high school pick-up times will move 20 minutes later.

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WHAT IF I CAN'T CHANGE MY DROP OFF TIME FOR MY ELEMENTARY STUDENT?

Elementary school parents unable to make the 10 minute adjustment will be allowed to drop off students at 8:50 am as on other days. Supervision will be provided for the additional 10 minutes before classes begin.

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WHY NOT HAVE AN EARLY DISMISSAL INSTEAD OF A LATE START?

This program involves all grade levels. As such, transportation and extra-curricular activities needed to be taken into consideration. The district prides itself on the outstanding extra-curricular opportunities available to students after school. There are fewer complications with having this program in the morning, particularly because after school many staff members are sponsoring clubs, coaching athletics, supervising fine arts rehearsals, etc.

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WHAT WILL TEACHERS BE DOING ON WEDNESDAY MORNINGS?

Each school will be required to provide a professional development plan that links directly to the school's improvement plan. Teachers will focus on school-wide curriculum, instruction, and assessment to achieve higher levels of learning for all students.

[EagleDad]

Late start by any other name is just as "sweet".

Did I ever say don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out Daeschner? Your legacy lives on, Beauford.

Another example of how our Admin will do whatever the hell the want, as an experiment, on our kids, despite overwhelming feedback from parents to the contrary.

[doctorwho]

Aug 11, 2009 19:50:18 GMT -6 EagleDad said:

Late start by any other name is just as "sweet".

Did I ever say don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out Daeschner? Your legacy lives on, Beauford.

Another example of how our Admin will do whatever the hell the want, as an experiment, on our kids, despite overwhelming feedback from parents to the contrary.

the 'completeness' of the control would make the Corleone family proud

[refbasics]

Aug 11, 2009 8:59:01 GMT -6 casey said:

IPSD News
ipsdweb.ipsd.org/News.aspx?id=24356
Professional Development Wednesdays FAQ
Reported by [e-mail] on 8/10/09

District 204 is adjusting the starting time for students on Wednesday mornings for the 2009-10 school year. We believe this change will benefit our students through providing school-wide professional development opportunities for our teachers.

This set block of time for teachers to work collaboratively on improving student learning will occur each Wednesday before school. Elementary teachers will have 60 minutes and middle and high school teachers will have 50 minutes before school.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

WHAT TIME WILL THE SCHOOL DAY START ON WEDNESDAY?

High School Staff: 6:55 am
High School Students: 7:45 am

Middle School Staff: 7:30 am
Middle School Students: 8:20 am

Elementary School Staff: 8:00 am
Elementary School Students: 9:15 am

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

WHEN WILL THIS CHANGE TAKE PLACE?

The first Professional Development Wednesday is on August 26. The start times for schools will be adjusted each following Wednesday for the remainder of the school year.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

WILL THE SCHOOL DAY END AT THE SAME TIME?

The school day will end at the regular time.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

HOW WILL CLASS SCHEDULES CHANGE ON WEDNESDAYS?

At the elementary level, options to address the Wednesday schedule include adjusting morning routines, such as calendar time and morning announcements. At the middle and high school levels, there will be a balance of instruction time for each class by shortening each period by approximately 2.5 minutes on Wednesdays.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

HOW WILL BUS SCHEDULES CHANGE ON WEDNESDAYS?

On Wednesdays, the pick-up times for elementary buses will simply move 10 minutes later and middle and high school pick-up times will move 20 minutes later.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

WHAT IF I CAN'T CHANGE MY DROP OFF TIME FOR MY ELEMENTARY STUDENT?

Elementary school parents unable to make the 10 minute adjustment will be allowed to drop off students at 8:50 am as on other days. Supervision will be provided for the additional 10 minutes before classes begin.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

WHY NOT HAVE AN EARLY DISMISSAL INSTEAD OF A LATE START?

This program involves all grade levels. As such, transportation and extra-curricular activities needed to be taken into consideration. The district prides itself on the outstanding extra-curricular opportunities available to students after school. There are fewer complications with having this program in the morning, particularly because after school many staff members are sponsoring clubs, coaching athletics, supervising fine arts rehearsals, etc.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

WHAT WILL TEACHERS BE DOING ON WEDNESDAY MORNINGS?

Each school will be required to provide a professional development plan that links directly to the school's improvement plan. Teachers will focus on school-wide curriculum, instruction, and assessment to achieve higher levels of learning for all students.
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from the district

'Professional Development Wednesdays at middle schools

This Wednesday, August 26th begins the start of our Professional Development Wednesdays. On these days, school will begin at 8:20 am rather than 8:00 am. Morning bus pick-up times will be 20 minutes later than usual for middle school bus riders. Afternoon dismissal will be the usual time at 3:00.'

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is that 20 minutes later than the scheduled pick up or 20 minutes later than the usual pick up... those who don't get picked up... you're on your own! ;D

(i feel like i'm on the MASH TV show.. or Good Morning, Vietnam movie)

[Arch]

Well, some routes will have had 4 days of practice picking kids up late.

[sashimi]

"Morning bus pick-up times will be 20 minutes later than USUAL for middle school bus riders..."

Does this mean 20 minutes later than the scheduled pick up time (which could mean 20 minutes earlier than "usual"), or

20 minutes later than "usual" (which could mean 40 minutes later than the scheduled pick up times).

And in the case of kids who may be happen to be at one of the last bus stops and may or may not get picked up on any given day depending on whether there is room on the bus, twenty minutes later than "usual" could be sometime Thursday morning (for Wednesday's school day).

[refbasics]

Aug 25, 2009 12:51:00 GMT -6 sashimi said:

"Morning bus pick-up times will be 20 minutes later than USUAL for middle school bus riders..."

Does this mean 20 minutes later than the scheduled pick up time (which could mean 20 minutes earlier than "usual"), or

20 minutes later than "usual" (which could mean 40 minutes later than the scheduled pick up times).

And in the case of kids who may be happen to be at one of the last bus stops and may or may not get picked up on any given day depending on whether there is room on the bus, twenty minutes later than "usual" could be sometime Thursday morning (for Wednesday's school day).
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is that EST or CST!

i can't wait for daylight savings changes!!

[researching]

Aug 25, 2009 12:51:00 GMT -6 sashimi said:

"Morning bus pick-up times will be 20 minutes later than USUAL for middle school bus riders..."

Does this mean 20 minutes later than the scheduled pick up time (which could mean 20 minutes earlier than "usual"), or

20 minutes later than "usual" (which could mean 40 minutes later than the scheduled pick up times).

And in the case of kids who may be happen to be at one of the last bus stops and may or may not get picked up on any given day depending on whether there is room on the bus, twenty minutes later than "usual" could be sometime Thursday morning (for Wednesday's school day).

Too funny!

The bus actually picked up my child today! 1st time in 3 days! Yay!

[momwhoworks]

Is anyone having any problems with the late Wednesday start times? I was late again as there was no one to check my child in early.

[Arch]

I admit it, I goofed this morning and sent my HS kid out at the regular time and after I thought her bus was 10 mins late I was about to make some phone calls... as I was going to look up the numbers on the district website it dawned on me that they would be running 20 minutes later today.

We laughed about it as she came back into the house for a few before going back out.. but yes it's been an adjustment keeping this one day of the week different from the regular routine/time table.

By the way, welcome to the board.

[d204mom]

Sept 2, 2009 8:38:55 GMT -6 momwhoworks said:

Is anyone having any problems with the late Wednesday start times? I was late again as there was no one to check my child in early.

Have you contacted your principal to let them know you need to drop off at the regualar time? Our principal instructed parents to let him know, otherwise, there would be no one available. This is in elementary, I don't know about middle and high school.

[refbasics]

Sept 2, 2009 8:43:59 GMT -6 Arch said:

I admit it, I goofed this morning and sent my HS kid out at the regular time and after I thought her bus was 10 mins late I was about to make some phone calls... as I was going to look up the numbers on the district website it dawned on me that they would be running 20 minutes later today.

We laughed about it as she came back into the house for a few before going back out.. but yes it's been an adjustment keeping this one day of the week different from the regular routine/time table.

By the way, welcome to the board.

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i forgot too! ... forgot to put my LATE WED sticky note on the cupboard to remind me... so both of my kids got up the usual time, and left for school the usual time! ;D

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