the good, the bad, the ugly of scheduling the academies of jefferson city high school
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The Good, The Bad, the
Ugly of Scheduling
The Academies of Jefferson City High School
Simonsen and Jefferson City HS
Demographics
2012 2013 2014 2015
Total Enrollment 8,690 8,880 8,896 8,932
Asian Percent 1.60 1.50 1.50 1.60
Black Percent 17.90 18.30 18.40 18.70
Hispanic Percent 4.90 5.00 5.30 5.80
Indian Percent 0.30 0.30 0.30 0.30
Multi-race Percent 4.60 5.10 6.00 6.80
Pacific Islander Percent 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.10
White Percent 70.60 69.90 68.50 66.80
Free/Reduced Lunch (FTE) Percent
50.3 52.2 53.7 55.2
Jefferson City HS and Simonsen serve over 2500 students. Our District, spans 230 square miles and two counties.
The Beginning…. Committee started in 2009-10 and met 5 years
before implementation
Built academy business partners
Visits to academy high schools across three states (Texas, Indiana, Kansas, Tennessee)
Academies started in 2014-15 at Simonsen (9th Grade)
This year 9th and 10th grade implementation
The Good… Switched schedule to accommodate giving more
students electives
Use Infinite Campus
Created academy specific course numbers in order to ensure purity within classes…resulted in highest ran schedule by academy with most students completed schedules
Science, English, Social Studies and academy courses are pure
The Bad… Honors Courses/ AP course placement…universal
Integrated courses - Integrated courses make it difficult when scheduling
courses...ie If a student transfers in with Biology, but their academy
integrates this course, then they have to go to a different academy to
take course. Also makes it difficult with the honors track of students.
FAST class
Transfer students
Schedule changes
Early Grads...can we have more options for seniors for the 4th English
credit
Open Junior/Senior electives to sophomores such as Entre A, Mystery
Suspense and Horror, Psychology, Sociology, ect. if a student is a strong
student.
Courses that need to travel--Possible match with a FAST for students
traveling to business sites.....74 minutes not long enough
Simonsen Bad…
Simonsen Concerns: (the above is the same, but a few extra particularly to our building)
Honors at the same time as higher level math (can't change because of performing arts classes)
Really need all math to be all fats or all skinny's
Feel honors needs to be embedded to open up flexibility in students schedules
FAST needs to be more flexible (not just 2 & 4 block) (can't because of choir, band, orchestra)
Need more elective choices, especially if students take PE/Health in summer school
The Ugly… Every year is different, so always changing…process is
never the same
Never a perfect schedule
Will never schedule a 100% of students scheduled
Singletons (ex. Band, choir, orchestra)
FAT/Skinny Classes
Trying to make ALL happy
Other Ugly Thoughts….
Having two buildings…sharing teachers and busing students
Why we switched from a 4x4 block to a 10 block A/B schedule
Academy changes
Keeping academies equal in number
Keep sections according to academy 100 Fine Arts
200 Business….
Next year changing to 1111S1BU English I
August Compile list of scheduling conflicts from
prior year
Start academy planning committee meetings (Asst Secondary Sup., principals, head counselors, academy director, curriculum director, planning and assessment staff)
Process for new academy templates
September Academy planning committee meets to discuss
pathways (too many?)
Academy informational night’s at middle schools
Start skeleton timeline of what enrollment will look like this year (see form)
Academy principals update personal plans of study by pathways (see form)
Students/Staff traveling between buildings
Jefferson City High School Academy: Business Management and Technology Pathway: Finance
Grade
Language Art(4.0 credits)
Math(3.0 credits)
Science(3.0 credits)
Social Studies(3.0 credits)
RequiredPathway Courses
Required Credits/
Competencies
9 POC(Eng I, Citizenship, Tech 101)
Algebra 1 orHigher
Physics 1st POC(Eng I, Citizenship, Tech 101)
Intro to Business 1.0 CAPSTONE PROJECT
PE 1.0 Health .5 Speech .5 Fine Arts 1.0 Personal
Finance .5 Practical Art
1.0
10 English II or Honors English II
Geometry orHigher
World Bio: (Biology & World History)
World Bio: (Biology & World History)
Accounting I 1.0
11 English III Algebra II or Higher Chemistry or Principles of Technology
American Commerce 1.5
(US History and Economics)
Comp Applications 0 .5 Accounting II 1.0 Personal Finance or Honors
Personal Finance 0.5
12 English IV Business Statistics, Business Math, or AP Statistics
Government .5
Choose at least one: Principles of Banking Services 0.5 Real Estate and Investments 0.5Dual Credit or AP Course
Courses shaded in gray are required of this pathway. Core requirements list below may replace a required course. Please see your counselor for any changes or replacements. DE = Dual Enrollment Course
RecommendedPathway Electives
AP Eng Lang & Comp DAP English Lit English 101 DEEnglish 102 DEPre AP Eng Lit Electives: Red &Black)Yearbook
AP Calculus AB I AP Calculus AB II DEAP Calculus BC DEAP Statistics DECollege Algebra DEAlgebra TopicsIntro To Geometry Intro to Geometry LabBusiness Math
AP Physics DEAP Biology DEPre AP Chemistry College Prep Physics DEPrinciples of Tech I Principles of Tech IIHuman BiologyIntro to AstronomyMed Phy for Athl PerfAg Sci/Bio
AP US Govt & Pol DEAP Human GeographyAP Euro History AP US History DE Electives:American Civil WarRevolution and WarThe Middle EastThe American WestLegislative SeminarWe the People Geography AAAGeography N/S AmericaPsychologyAP Psych DESociology I / Sociology II Intro to EconMilitary Leadership I DE
Military Leadership II DE
2 World Languages Business Technology .5 Business Law I .5 Entrepreneurship
A & B .5/each Leadership .5 Business Law I .5 Business Law II .5 Global Business .5 Psychology Sociology
October
Academy jamboree nights
Academy selection starts (see form)
New courses go through approval process
Updating Academic Planning Guide to update course descriptions, etc
PLTW Certification Meetings (3 academies use PLTW)
MS counselors use MO Connections for interest inventories survey
November
Sophomores are finalizing pathways
Sophomore and Junior updating PPS
Freshman updating PPS
Principal/Lead Teacher conversations regarding building program due to low numbers
December
Sophomore and Junior updating PPS
Freshman updating PPS
Finalizing new enrollment card for academy enrollment ALL cards are color coded by academy
Simonsen cards all the same
HS cards differ based on academy
January
Incoming freshman academy placement meeting
Send letters home about students academy placement
Sophomore/Junior Enrollment
Get lists from previous school on sped, study skills, performing arts, etc
Application/interviews finalized on NCC programs and courses
February
Freshman Enrollment – enroll by academy through F.A.S.T (similar to an advisory)
8th Grade Enrollment – enroll by academy (information goes home for parent approval before turned in)
Start looking at numbers and number of sections we need
Looking at FTE positions
Parochial Night for incoming freshman Take math test, MO Connections and complete enrollment
paperwork
March
Principal/Head Counselor build skeleton of master schedule What considerations do we look at:
Singletons
Performing arts
Fats and skinny’s
(refer back to conflicts slide)
Simonsen build by academy first (consider shared teachers)
Get input from lead teachers
Review lead teacher input
Math placement test for incoming freshman
Pic of scheduling board
Master schedule template
April Take everything into consideration and start building
master Common plan for PLC teams
Class balance and equal class offering for students
Coaches and who needs what block off
HIT run button! 80% or better is GOOD!
Mail home student requests
Work on individual schedules as needed
Lock in sped schedules and performing arts classes
Sophomore Readiness Night
Freshman Readiness Night
May…AND through summer
Make any changes to schedule or students schedules as needed
Questions???
Contact Info
High School – Carrie Welch
573-659-3063
Simonsen – Jaime Marshall
573-659-3129