Block Scheduling to Address Summit High's Growing Enrollment

Summit High School Principal Paul Sears will continue to discuss the topic of block scheduling, which he introduced in November, at Thursday's Board of Education workshop meeting. The meeting begins at 7:30 p.m. at the Wilson School board meeting room.

The new scheduling option will accommodate the 2014-2015 student body at SHS, projected to be 1,265, an increase of close to 5 five percent, according to the district. 

The addition of a one-hour common lunch block for all students and teachers will open up classroom space, allowing for club and student-teacher meetings.  

On a typical day, a student can use 30 minutes for lunch and the remainder for whatever activity is necessary that particular day, according to the district.

The proposed block schedule, tested twice last year, will add an “E” day to the week, in addition to A, B, C and D days, in which all classes will meet, periods 1 through 8, for 43 minutes.

While the block schedule, as proposed, does not require any construction or reconfiguration of classrooms, costs will be incurred in the form of additional lunch aides, custodial hours and security. A one-time fee for additional lunch tables is also anticipated. 

To view Thursday's meeting agenda in its entirety, click on the attached PDF document. 

The regular meeting of the BOE will be held at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 19 at  Lawton C. Johnson Summit Middle School.