School scheduling maximizes learning time. Most teachers indicate frustration with the current amount of instructional and planning time. Restructured time on Wednesday provides opportunities for professional staff and ancillary staff to meet separately to discuss issues related to their positions. School regularly spends more than the contractually required time in fulfilling their professional responsibilities. Teachers make effective and economical use of time in the classroom.
Some time is provided for reflection and sharing of professional development activities.
Inconsistent classroom management at some grade levels has an impact on student time on task. What alternative methods could be utilized for delivering personal messages rather than interrupting instructional time with P.A. announcements. In many cases, class time and division time are not used effectively. There is no formal method for curriculum monitoring and revision. For some departments, no common planning time is available, as recommended in the S.I.P. Time on task was not utilized to its fullest.