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As of the 2013-2014 school year, Ankeny has two high schools, each with its own 6-7 middle school, 8-9 middle school, and five K-5 elementary schools. The staff for the secondary schools were selected so that a wide variety of primary instruments could be taught in a vertical setting. For the 2017-2018 school year, staffing at those buildings will look like:
Schedules were developed so that no instrumental rehearsals occurred simultaneously, allowing the team of teachers to "push-in" lessons during rehearsals. Students are also pulled for lessons from Choir, Study Hall, or free periods.
The district functions on an 8-period, A/B schedule. Ensembles listed with a letter next to their name rehearse only during those days. For example, there is an 8th Grade A Day Band AND an 8th Grade B Day Band. 6-9th Grade Students who are not in Choir have a Study Hall. These typically occur where Choir is listed. 10th Grade Students may have a Study Hall depending on their schedule and can occur any period. 11-12th Grade Students in good academic standing have Free Periods instead of Study Hall. These can occur any period.
On Wednesdays, students start one hour later with shortened class periods to allow for professional development in the morning. On those days, we typically travel first through third period, and then remain at our home buildings for the remainder of the day. Sometimes, this means rotating lessons from our home building on to this day from another day. Other times, it means a chance to catch up on administrative work or to meet with other teachers in our home buildings.
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