How These Schools Doubled Teacher Planning Time

How These Schools Doubled Teacher Planning Time

A California pilot program adjusted school schedules to give teachers more time.

Duval high schools will start earlier and end later next year

Most Jacksonville high schools will add about a half hour to their school day when the new school year starts in August. In addition, the district will rearrange how classes are scheduled throughout the day in an effort to give teachers more planning time. The school day will start five minutes earlier — at 7:10 a.m. — and end 20 minutes later, at 2:05 p.m. To create daily planning time for teachers, the district will stop using block scheduling…