Elementary School Scheduling: Enhacing Instruction for Student Achievement

1 The Case for Building Master Schedules in Elementary Schools Part I: Master Schedules, Encore Schedules, and Special Service Schedules 2 Designing Elementary School Master Schedules 3 Scheduling Encore Classes 4 Scheduling Special Service Personnel in Elementary Schools 5 Departmentalized Team Schedules for Intermediate Grades Part II: Parallel Block Scheduling 6 An Introduction to Parallel Block Scheduling 7 Staffing, Scheduling, and Managing the Extension Center in Schools Using Parallel Block Scheduling 8 Elementary Mathematics Scheduling Variations Part III: Instruction and Planning 9 The Road to Becoming Literate: Instruction in Kindergarten Through Grade Three 10 Language Arts Instruction in Grades 3, 4, and 5: Planning for the Parallel Block Schedule 11 Providing High-Quality Mathematics Instruction in Elementary Schools 12 Creating a Planning, Implementation, and Training Process to Support an Elementary School Schedule Change Appendix 1: Forms, Lesson Plans, and Strategies Appendix 2: Extension Center Activities Appendix 3: Prince William County Public Schools Regulation

Michael D. Rettig (Author), Robert Lynn Canady (Author)