Purpose:
The 6-day elementary school rotating schedule is an instructional framework that cycles through a set sequence of our special-area instructional experiences: Physical Education, Music, Art, World Language, and Library. Each “numbered day” of the cycle (1 through 6) has an assigned special-area class that will rotate, consistently, throughout the school year. The District’s printed school calendar will include the designated “number” for each school day. The purpose of this rotating schedule is to provide a structured way to diversify and expand students' daily learning experiences and allow for a broader curriculum coverage. This scheduled rotation will better accommodate special-area instruction that requires specific equipment and spaces, as well as to evenly distribute class time across various periods of the school day to further support students’ differentiated learning preferences and energy levels.
Advantages of the 6 Day Schedule:
The creation of an “advisory” period for the first 10 minutes of each day (currently 9:05-9:15) for community building, morning meeting, and start-of-day activities to prepare students for the day’s instruction.
Teachers will have a dedicated time block for Social Emotional Learning experiences to nurture the mental health of our students.
Additional instructional time for Core Subjects (Math, Reading, Writing, Science, and Social Studies).
The schedule allows for back-to-back grouping of subjects so that teachers can connect content through a cross-disciplinary approach.
Extended periods for students receiving services through our Multi Tierd Systems of Support (MTSS)/Academic Intervention Services in the areas of Reading, Writing, Math, English as a Second Language, Special Education, Speech, OT, PT, and Hearing services.
Additional instructional time for each Special Area (i.e., Art, Music, World Language, Physical Education) allowing for transitions without shortchanging the classroom.
This academic cycle removes the disproportionate impact of a five-day calendar which impacts student experiences on days in which school is not in session for holidays that typically fall on Mondays and/or Fridays.
Library becomes a structured part of the schedule for cross-cutting, research-based, and coding lessons that are no longer an interruption to the content area instructional time.
What will the 6 day rotation look like by grade level?
6 Day Master Schedule 2023-2024 - Google Sheets.pdfNote: Read the above schedule vertically for you section. For example, if your child was in K-1, your child would have the following 6 day rotation schedule:
Day 1- PE
Day 2- WL
Day 3- Library
Day 4- Art
Day 5- PE
Day 6- Music
Early Morning Schedule
Rotation Calendar for the Year:
6 Day Rotation Yearly Calendar.pdf