Tonight staff will present an update on the Elementary School Schedule/Master Scheduling for the 2023-2024 school year, which will include:

1. Background on why a master schedule is integral to supporting student learning,
2. The barriers to implementation of a master schedule for elementary schools, and
3. A preview of the additional work to come during implementation

A master schedule will:

• Provide consistency within the instructional day and in the implementation of the district curriculum

• Protect instructional time for the optimal delivery of both Core and Specialist Educational Standards

• Provide time for special education services, intervention and enrichment programs within the school day that supports core instruction and accountability requirements without pulling students from Tier I instruction by

- Establishing blocks of time for Interventions/Cluster Grouped Classrooms

- Common blocks within grade spans creating flexibility and movement within the systems

- Common blocks to provide an educational service model that promotes the least restrictive environment

- Alignment of Social Emotional Learning (SEL)/Positive Behavioral Interventions & supports (PBIS), and

• Instructional minutes driven by research based best practice