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High School Scheduling Will Not Work With the Carranza Hybrid Plan | JD2718

High School Scheduling Will Not Work With the Carranza Hybrid Plan | JD2718

High School Scheduling Will Not Work With the Carranza Hybrid Plan




Putting the “right” number of students into a building does not guarantee the “right” number of students goes into each room. In fact, in most high schools, it’s not possible under the Carranza Hybrid plan.
Why not?
First period, my school, juniors and seniors.  Normally we’d have about 200 upperclassmen divide into 7 classes, anywhere from 20 to 34 in a class. Mostly upper 20s. I’ve got last fall’s program in front of me: AP English Literature and Composition, Vectors and Matrices, Calculus AB, Vertebrate Physiology, AP English Language and Composition, Spanish Level III, AP US History
But today, socially distanced and hybridized, only 50 upperclassmen are in, divided into 7 classes, carefully selected so that there are 5 to 9 in a class. Mostly 7 or 8.
Those are good numbers. Our classrooms are small, and most have capacity between 7 and 11, including teacher.
The bell rings, second period. 7 classes again. AP English Literature and Composition. AP Spanish, Vectors and Matrices, AP Biology, AP English Language and Composition, Spanish Level IV, AP US History. Good, right?
Wrong. There are way too many kids in Spanish Level IV and AP Bio (15 each) and the rest of the classes CONTINUE READING: High School Scheduling Will Not Work With the Carranza Hybrid Plan | JD2718