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Page 1: Lakewood Public Schools Lakewood High School Trimester Scheduling Presentation Brian Williams, Principal

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Lakewood High School

Trimester Scheduling Presentation

Brian Williams, Principal

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IntroductionL

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The concept of Trimesters is not new, but is one that is being considered by many high schools now with the new state graduation requirements.

In a trimester schedule, the school year would be divided into three terms instead of two semesters.

Page 3: Lakewood Public Schools Lakewood High School Trimester Scheduling Presentation Brian Williams, Principal

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The new Michigan Merit Curriculum is forcing schools to find ways to reach all students. The trimester format appears to meet the needs of all students.

1. Students who seek advanced courses will have more opportunities to take advanced courses.

2. Students who wish to take advantage of the Career Technological Centers will have more options available.

3. Students who struggle in school will have more remediation opportunities. (Referred to as recycling)

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School Year Calendar Comparison

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SEMESTER:

Aug [---18 wks---] [ ---18 wks---] June

January

TRIMESTER:

Aug [--12 wks--] [ --12 wks--] [--12 wks--] June

November March

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Advantages of Trimester SchedulingL

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•Students will have more time to devote to in-depth and quality study time in a fewer number of subjects per trimester.

•Students show a willingness to take a challenging 12 week course than they are in a semester structure. (Reported by other schools)

•Students can take more electives, including advanced courses.

•Students can take different types of classes than they might have ordinarily taken.

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More AdvantagesL

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•More time for comprehensive instruction and strategies.

•Curriculum is reevaluated and realigned to what is considered important for the students to know.

•Creation of new courses.

•Teachers have more daily planning time of 72-75 minutes. (Planning should strengthen)

•There are fewer class changes, which makes for fewer potential disruptions and discipline problems that often arise from students moving around a facility.

•If a student fails a class, there are more opportunities to repeat it and still graduate on time. (Recycling)

•Meets the rigor required by the MMC.

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Questions and AnswersL

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1. Will Lakewood be able to meet all the MMC requirements?

• We believe this is possible with realignment of state standards. Other schools are reporting success and we believe we will achieve the same success.

2. Which courses will be year-long courses?• All Advanced Placement Courses, band and choir are typical for

most schools.

3. What is the length of all other courses?• Typically a year-long course will run two trimesters and a semester

course will run one trimester.

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Questions and AnswersL

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4. Will trimesters have a negative impact on college admissions?

• NO – Surveys conducted of U-M, MSU, WMU, CMU, Kalamazoo, Albion and Alma Colleges have reported no negative impact.

5. Will the longer class periods go beyond a student’s attention span?

• Learning from other school districts that have implemented a trimester schedule stress the importance of instructional design strategies – such as, every 10-15 minutes there should be a classroom transition.

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6. Is there a concern for the potential gap in instruction that will occur if a student has a first trimester and second trimester course, and then does not have the next sequential course until the next trimester of the following year?

• Studies (Semb, Ellis, & Araujo (1993), Kamuch & Ledman (1995), and Bahrick & Hall (1991)) show that “gapping” did not result in loss of retention. Schools who have implemented the trimester schedule have reported similar findings. Furthermore, these same schools indicate that the GPA’s of the students have remained consistent.

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School Day (Tentative) 08-09L

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  Start End Minutes Lunch

1st Hour 7:30 8:42 72

2nd Hour 8:47 9:59 72

Meeting/Reading 9:59 10:14 15

3rd (A Lunch) 10:49 12:01 72 10:14-10:44

3rd (B Lunch) 10:19 12:01 72 10:55-11:55

3rd (C Lunch) 10:19 11:31 72 11:51-12:01

4th Hour 12:06 1:18 72

5th Hour 1:23 2:35 72

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Providing a World Class Education

Sample Freshman Schedule Taking Algebra (Colored Slides are all Electives)

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Hour Trimester 1 Trimester 2 Trimester 3

1 English 9 A Micro English 9 B

2 Algebra I A Algebra I B Elective

3Freshman Academy Biology A Biology B

4 PE A PE B Health

5 U.S History U.S. History Elective

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Providing a World Class Education

Sample Sophomore Schedule With Band (Colored Slides are all Electives)

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Hour Trimester 1 Trimester 2 Trimester 3

1 English 10 A Elective English 10B

2 Geometry A Geometry B Government

3 EconomicsPhysical

Science APhysical

Science B

4 Spanish I A Spanish I B Elective

5 Band Band Band

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Providing a World Class Education

Sample Junior Schedule – LCC Class 2011 & Beyond

(Colored Slides are all Electives)

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Hour Trimester 1 Trimester 2 Trimester 3

1 English 11 A ACT PREP English 11 B

2 U.S HistoryChemistry or

Physics U.S. History

3 ALGEBRA II ALGEBRA II Chemistry or

Physics

4 LCC LCC LCC

5 LCC LCC LCC

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Providing a World Class Education

Sample Junior Schedule – LCC (Colored Slides are all Electives)

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Hour Trimester 1 Trimester 2 Trimester 3

1 English 11 A ACT PREP English 11 B

2 U.S History Elective U.S. History

3 ALGEBRA II ALGEBRA II Elective

4 LCC LCC LCC

5 LCC LCC LCC

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Providing a World Class Education

Sample Senior Schedule- Class of 2011& Beyond AP Courses

(Colored Slides are all Electives)

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Hour Trimester 1 Trimester 2 Trimester 3

1Senior Social Studies Elective Elective

2 AP English AP English AP English

3 AP Calculus AP Calculus AP Calculus

4 AP Biology AP Biology AP Biology

5 Elective Elective Elective

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Providing a World Class Education

ResearchL

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• Trimesters result in greater scheduling flexibility. Miller (1998) reports that students were able to enroll in classes that would not fit in their schedules under the semester model.

• Trimesters result in a decrease in behavioral problems. All studies note that students are more engaged and perhaps due to fewer passing times, less involved in behavioral disturbances.

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Schools Using or Moving To Trimester Scheduling

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Saranac Belding Grayling

Caledonia Maple Valley Constantine

Ionia Holt Plymouth

TK (Middleville) Eaton Rapids Harrison

West Ottawa East Kentwood Tri-County

Zeeland Wayland-Union Boyne Falls

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Schools Using or Moving To Trimester Scheduling

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Hamilton Quincy Napoleon

Hudsonville Ovid-Elsie Morenci

Cedar Springs Spring Lake

Essexville-Garber

Farmington Hills Holland Comstock

St. Johns Allendale Leslie

Godfrey Lee Newaygo Rockford

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Schools Using or Moving To Trimester Scheduling

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Reed City Manistee Bedford

North Branch Orchard View Monroe

Bath Lapeer Dundee

Holly Clarkston Cheboygan

St. Louis Reed City Fennville

Whitmore Lake Traverse City Grand Ledge

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Schools Using or Moving To Trimester Scheduling

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Ann Arbor Skyline Southgate Imlay City

Big Rapids Holton Jonesville

Shelby Ferndale Hesperia

Saline Lake Fenton Farwell

Cadillac Shepard Birmingham

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Schools Using or Moving To Trimester Scheduling

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Walled Lake Sturgis Coldwater

Grant Clarenceville Montague

Allegan Fremont Lowell

New Buffalo MontabellaHarbor

Springs

North HuronWarren

Fitzgerald Ludington

Cassopolis Fruitport Mona Shores

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Why TrimestersL

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We believe this schedule provides ALL students with the opportunity to meet new state required graduation requirements, maintain rigorous academic pursuits, and explore opportunities they may otherwise be denied.

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Additional InformationL

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www.trimesters.org

•Created by Mark Westerburg – Spring Lake

www.wws.k12.in.us/WHS

•Westfield High School - Indiana

A copy of this PowerPoint can be found on the Lakewood website

www.lakewoodps.org

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One Final NoteL

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Continuity gives us roots; change gives us branches, letting us stretch and grow and reach new heights.

Pauline R. Kezer

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Lakewood High School

Trimester Scheduling Presentation

Brian Williams, Principal