TIMETABLE STRUCTURES

2008

School year
semestered Non semestered Hybrid-both

The School Day

75 75 75 75 75 75 75 lunch 75 75 75 75 40 40 40 75 Most schools use one of these school day models.

Terms
Semestered schools
Courses scheduled less than a semester, that run every day (usually .5 credit courses)

Non-semestered schools
Courses scheduled for a semester (half year), that run every day Courses scheduled less than a semester, that run every day

Periods in a day
Period lengths can vary BUT Full time students are required to have at least 210 minutes a day courses outside the normal day are also allocated periods

Days in a Schedule
Your school has more than one timetable day if students take a different course(s) on a day 2. Attendance days refer to period tumbles. Many schools have 4 attendance days.

Timetable days versus attendance days whats the difference?.

4 period -1 day
MODEL TYPE: 4 period-common lunch-1 day
PERIOD/TIME 1 9:00 to 10:15 2 10:15 to 11:30 LUNCH 11:30 to 12:30 3 12:30 to 1:45 4 1:45 to 3:00 SUBJECT C SUBJECT D DAY 1 SUBJECT A SUBJECT B DAY 2 DAY3 DAY4 DAY5

Common model for small schools timetable repeats exactly the same each day

4 period-rotation
A 4 day rotation so that classes are taught at different times through the day assists extra curricular activities so students do not miss the same class at the end of the day
PERIOD/TIME 1 9:00 to 10:15 2 10:15 to 11:30 LUNCH 11:30 to 12:30 3 12:30 to 1:45 4 1:45 to 3:00 SUBJECT C SUBJECT D SUBJECT D SUBJECT A SUBJECT A SUBJECT B SUBJECT B SUBJECT C DAY 1 SUBJECT A SUBJECT B DAY 2 SUBJECT B SUBJECT C DAY3 SUBJECT C SUBJECT D DAY4 SUBJECT D SUBJECT A

40 minute lunch period

Each period rotates through the lunch schedule use either two or three lunch periods staff supervision equally shared on day when class is not scheduled

4period-split lunch
A 4 day rotation timetable for larger schools who need lunchroom space features 40 minute lunch
PERIOD/TIME 1 9:00 to 10:15 2 10:15 to 11:30 LUNCH A 11:30 to 12:10 LUNCH B 12:10 to 12:50 LUNCH C 12:50 to 1:30 4 1:30 to 2:45 DAY 1 SUBJECT A SUBJECT B DAY 2 SUBJECT B SUBJECT C SUBJECT D SUBJECT C SUBJECT C SUBJECT D SUBJECT A SUBJECT D SUBJECT A SUBJECT B SUBJECT C DAY3 SUBJECT C SUBJECT D SUBJECT A DAY4 SUBJECT D SUBJECT A SUBJECT B SUBJECT B

4 period-various credit values

Terms used to provide courses less than 1 credit for grade 9-10 double periods used to deliver multiple credits to senior students (technical or package courses)
PERIOD/TIME 1 9:00 to 10:15 2 10:15 to 11:30 LUNCH 11:30 to 12:30 3 12:30 to 1:45 4 1:45 to 3:00 SUBJECT C SUBJECT D Junior Timetable with 4 (.5)credit exploratories SUBJECT C SUBJECT D SUBJECT B SUBJECT C Senior Timetable with a half day double credit SUBJECT B SUBJECT C TERM 1 SUBJECT A (.5) SUBJECT B (.5) TERM 2 SUBJECT E (.5) SUBJECT F (.5) TERM 1 SUBJECT A (2.0) SUBJECT A TERM 2 SUBJECT A SUBJECT A

5 period- 1 day
PERIOD/TIME 1 8:30 to 9:45 2 9:45 to 11:00 3 11:00 to 12:20 (LUNCH 1) 4 12:20 to 1:40 (LUNCH 2) 5 1:40 to 2:55 DAY 1 SUBJECT A SUBJECT B SUBJECT C DAY 2 DAY3 DAY4

SUBJECT D

The typical 5 period model utilized by larger schools 2 lunch periods plus 10 time slots to accommodate extra space in specialty rooms of the school

Are there other models?

Join the dots with one continuous line.

Think outside the box

REVIEW YOUR TIMETABLE

What are the needs of students, staff and community? How do instructional strategies and assessment needs drive a timetable model? Does technology impact on program delivery? What is your vision?

ALTERATIONS TO THE TIMETABLE

Tumble Varying period lengths Staff use-block time School within a school Continuous intake programs

Using time: friend or foe

Time can be reorganized to provide alternatives remember teachers have a 225 minute daily average and students 300 minutes

Adjusting time
You can reorganize time in a rotational timetable so that some periods are different length at the end of a cycle, teacher instructional time averages 225 min/day the following example uses 60 minute blocks

Moving minutes around

Borrow 15 minutes from each of your four regular 75 minute periods put the 60 minutes into a 5th period (repeat period or Multi-Instructional school focus) add a four day rotation and now each class can have a double period or use it to support a school focus or student success

Subject A Subject B Subject C Subject D

75 75

Subject A

60 60 60

75 60 75 60

4 period schedule with repeat

4 day cycle allows all periods to rotate through the day period A & B stay together as do C&D to accommodate half day programs 5 instructional periods or 300 min/day

Organizing the school day

Could consist of 4x60min and 3x40min which is a 6 hour day start and end times could be earlier or later based on community needs

Regular day schedule

REGULAR DAY SCHEDULE Arrival at school 8:50

9:00 to 10:00 10:00 to 11:00

Homeroom &

PERIOD 1 Class MULTI PERIOD

(repeat of period 1)

11:00 to Lunch & PERIOD 2 Class Lunch 1 Period 2 class 1:00 11:00-11:40 11:05 to 12:20
Period 2 class 11:45 to 1:00 Lunch 2 12:20 to 1:00

1:00 to 2:00 2:00 to 3:00

PERIOD 3 Class PERIOD 4 Class

2 hour period 1 with second hour being used to support school focus or dedicated to curriculum determined in the school calendar

Alternative days
Period one is 60 minutes with the second hour moved to end of the day accommodates early early release or end of day school wide activities
ALTERNATE DAY SCHEDULE Arrival at school 8:50

9:00 to 10:00 10:00 to 11:00

Homeroom &

PERIOD 1 Class PERIOD 2 Class

11:00 to Lunch & PERIOD 3 Class Lunch 1 Period 3 class 1:00 11:00-11:40 11:05 to 12:20
Period 3 class 11:45 to 1:00 Lunch 2 12:20 to 1:00

1:00 to 2:00 2:00 to 3:00

PERIOD 4 Class MULTI PERIOD

(repeat of period 1)

Instructional calendar for use of the repeat period

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Feb 6- day 2 Regular Feb 13-Day 3 Alternate Short day Feb 20 Day 4 Regular Grade 9 Focus Feb 27- Day 1 Regular Mar 6 Day 2 Alternate Early Release Mar 20- Day 3 Alternate Short day March 27 Day 4 Regular Apr 3- Day 1 Regular Apr 10- Day 2 Regular April 17 Easter Monday April 24- Day 2 Alt Short day May 1 Day 3 Regular May 8 Day 4 Regular May 15 Day 1 Alt Short day May 22 Victoria Day May 29 Day2 Alternate Early release June 5 Day 3 Regular June12 Day 4 Alt Short day Feb 7- Day 3 Regular Gr 10 Literacy Feb 14-Day 4 Regular Gr 10 Literacy Feb 21- Day 1 Regular Grade 9 Focus Gr 10 Literacy Feb 28 Day 2 Regular Gr 10 Literacy Mar 7 - -Day 3 Regular Gr 10 Literacy Mar 21- Day 4 Regular Gr 10 Literacy Mar-28- Day 1 Regular Apr 4- Day 2 Regular Apr 11 Day 3 Alternate Early release Apr 18 Day 2 Regular E-day Apr 25 Day 3 Regular May 2 Day 4 Regular May 9 Day 1 Regular May 16 Day 2 Regular May 23 Day 2 Regular Cross curricular May 30 Day 3 Regular Cross curricular June 6 Day 4 Regular June 13 Day 1 Regular E-day Feb 8-Day 4 Regular Gr 10 Literacy Feb15-Day 1 Regular Gr 10 Literacy Feb 22- Day 2 Regular Grade 9 Focus Gr 10 Literacy Mar 1- Day 3 Regular Gr 10 Literacy Mar 8 Day 4 Regular Gr 10 Literacy Mar22- Day 1 Regular Gr 10 Literacy Mar 29- Day 2 EQAO TEST Apr 5- Day 3 Regular April 12- Day 4 Regular Apr-19 -Day 3 Regular E-day Apr 26 Day 4 Alternate May 3- Day 1 Alternate May 10- Day 2 Alternate May 17 Day 3 Alternate May 24- Day 3 Regular Cross curricular May 31 Day 4 Regular Cross curricular June 7 Day 1 Regular E-Day June 14 Day 2 Regular E-day Feb 9 Day 1 Regular Gr 10 Literacy Feb 16-Day 2 Regular Gr 10 Literacy Feb 23 Day 3 Regular Grade 9 Focus Gr 10 Literacy Mar 2- Day 4 Regular Gr 10 Literacy Mar 9- Day 1 Regular Gr 10 Literacy Mar 23- Day 2 Alternate Gr 10 Literacy Mar 30- Day 3 Regular Apr 6- Day 4 Regular April 13- Day 1 Regular Apr 20 Day 4 Regular E-day Apr 27 Day 1 Regular May 4 Day 2 Regular May 11 Day3 Regular May 18 Day 4 Regular May 25 Day 4 Regular Cross curricular June 1- Day 1 Alternate EN Conference June 8 Day 2 Regular E-day June 15 -Day 3 Regular E-Day Friday Feb 3-Day 1 Regular Feb 10-Day2 Regular Gr 10 Literacy Feb 17 Day 3 Regular Gr 10 Literacy Feb 24 Day4 Regular Grade 9 Focus Gr 10 Literacy Mar 3- Day 1 Regular Gr 10 Literacy Mar 10- Day 2 Regular Gr 10 Literacy March 24 Day 3 Regular Gr 10 Literacy March 31 Day 4 Regular Apr 7 Day 1 Regular April 14Good Friday Apr 21- Day 1 Regular E-day Apr 28 Day 2 Regular May 5 Day 3 Regular May 12 Day 4 Regular May 19 Day 1 Regular May 26 Day 1 Regular Cross curricular June 2 Day 2 Alternate EN Conference June 9 Day 3 Regular E-day June 16 Day 4 Regular E-day

The Multi Instructional period

Provides flexibility in the assignment of instructional time there can be a combination of 60, 75, 90 and 120 min periods can be arranged daily, weekly or monthly

Multi-instructional period
The key to the multi instructional periods is a VARIATION of instructional practices in the classroom to meet flexible time allocations

Multi doubled up
When the multi is doubled up it can provide a two hour class to accommodate project based learning or assessment tasks

Multi at the end of the day

Repeat period for content coverage literacy/reading homework support remedial/enhanced department presentations

Multi in the morning

Could accommodate assemblies time for theme based curriculum delivery student support groups with administrators

Multi with a split

Provides a 3 hour Block with two 90 minute periods block time and pairing of teachers can promote cross curricular approaches

Other timetable alternatives

Self Directed Learning Schools

A network of schools across Canada use a self Directed Learning Timetable students build their own schedules each week from a selection lesson choices they work in subject centres and are monitored by a homeroom teacher who tracks weekly progress

Arena Timetables
students select options and class numbers are established according to staffing University approach where classes are set in a schedule and students select to build their own timetables useful in a small school to set schedules over a two year cycle and best utilize staff qualifications

Alternatives within a timetable

Focus on Alternatives Credit recovery Continuous intake 4 credit packaging Independent learning Online/E-learning Co-op alternatives