Staff meeting 11.2.16 padlet by Elaine Legorreta https://padlet.com/Leg/7_period_day Made with ♥ en-us 2016-11-02 17:00:11 UTC 2017-09-03 14:02:46 UTC hello@padlet.com District Commitment https://padlet.com/Leg/7_period_day/wish/134892722 What promises have been made by the district to ensure that if there is a seven period day we have the appropriate number of FTE's ? 

]]> 2016-11-02 18:23:34 UTC https://padlet.com/Leg/7_period_day/wish/134892722 Do teachers who teach 6 periods in a 7 period day receive extra pay and at what rate? https://padlet.com/Leg/7_period_day/wish/134914590 2016-11-02 19:25:07 UTC https://padlet.com/Leg/7_period_day/wish/134914590 Does a teacher have to teach an extra period? Can they choose not to. https://padlet.com/Leg/7_period_day/wish/134914754 2016-11-02 19:25:39 UTC https://padlet.com/Leg/7_period_day/wish/134914754 Will taking extra classes result n teachers being laid off since units were earned earlier in a kids school years? https://padlet.com/Leg/7_period_day/wish/134914929 2016-11-02 19:26:15 UTC https://padlet.com/Leg/7_period_day/wish/134914929 How are Aptos teachers liking the new system? How do the kids like it https://padlet.com/Leg/7_period_day/wish/134915749 2016-11-02 19:29:06 UTC https://padlet.com/Leg/7_period_day/wish/134915749 How would a common prep for teachers who teach the same subject be possible with SLC common preps? https://padlet.com/Leg/7_period_day/wish/134934477 2016-11-02 20:49:18 UTC https://padlet.com/Leg/7_period_day/wish/134934477 Research https://padlet.com/Leg/7_period_day/wish/134935152 What research has been collected and can be distributed that shows that a seven period day is conducive to learning for our population of students at WHS?]]> 2016-11-02 20:53:22 UTC https://padlet.com/Leg/7_period_day/wish/134935152 We have no lockers for students at WHS - a student expressed concern about the weight of even more books on their backs.   https://padlet.com/Leg/7_period_day/wish/134935561 Can we bring student lockers back to WHS if we go to a 7-day period?]]> 2016-11-02 20:56:06 UTC https://padlet.com/Leg/7_period_day/wish/134935561 Teacher Prep/ Instructional time https://padlet.com/Leg/7_period_day/wish/134936042 How can you have more prep time as a teacher and more instructional time with the students? We already have a difficult time to get through the material with the time that we have, with less instructional time we will get through less material.]]> 2016-11-02 20:58:43 UTC https://padlet.com/Leg/7_period_day/wish/134936042 Do you expect students to take extra classes without a higher expectation of total units required to graduate? https://padlet.com/Leg/7_period_day/wish/134936281 2016-11-02 20:59:51 UTC https://padlet.com/Leg/7_period_day/wish/134936281 How is a 7-period day any better than offering more zeros and sevens https://padlet.com/Leg/7_period_day/wish/134936546 2016-11-02 21:01:39 UTC https://padlet.com/Leg/7_period_day/wish/134936546 Is there an increase in conflicts on campus with more 'transition' time between classes? (fights at passing time https://padlet.com/Leg/7_period_day/wish/134936598 2016-11-02 21:02:00 UTC https://padlet.com/Leg/7_period_day/wish/134936598 Six Period Day https://padlet.com/Leg/7_period_day/wish/134936606 Is there a possibility to get a panel on alternative six period day? Can we look at other six period days of schools with a similar population?]]> 2016-11-02 21:02:04 UTC https://padlet.com/Leg/7_period_day/wish/134936606 Are all (or a super majority) of staff members enjoying the new schedule https://padlet.com/Leg/7_period_day/wish/134936690 2016-11-02 21:02:30 UTC https://padlet.com/Leg/7_period_day/wish/134936690 What about requirements for athletics? Could a 12th grader who is only required to attend half of school day (assuming they passed all other classes) still compete? https://padlet.com/Leg/7_period_day/wish/134936746 2016-11-02 21:02:54 UTC https://padlet.com/Leg/7_period_day/wish/134936746 Safety in our hallways is a major concern. Can we discuss this as soon as possible. Wednesday is not  particularly safe here. Maybe at Aptos https://padlet.com/Leg/7_period_day/wish/134936797 2016-11-02 21:03:07 UTC https://padlet.com/Leg/7_period_day/wish/134936797 Will ROP staff be hired instead of asking current CTE teachers to teach elective classes? https://padlet.com/Leg/7_period_day/wish/134937855 If we have single subject teachers who are credentialed in that area, we will use them first without a doubt. Currently we have one section we can add to the ROP offerings - a second level of auto which is already planned for next year. Other than that we would exploit the FTEs from PVUSD. (Elaine)]]> 2016-11-02 21:08:55 UTC https://padlet.com/Leg/7_period_day/wish/134937855 will there be any release time offered to us to visit Aptos and see the model working in our subject matter? https://padlet.com/Leg/7_period_day/wish/134938029 2016-11-02 21:09:53 UTC https://padlet.com/Leg/7_period_day/wish/134938029 Does anyone really believe that asking high school students to attend a 7 am classes will work? Come-on-they don't wake up until 10 am or later!  https://padlet.com/Leg/7_period_day/wish/134938135 2016-11-02 21:10:21 UTC https://padlet.com/Leg/7_period_day/wish/134938135 Will we look at reducing all of the special schedules that impact our instructional minutes and confuse our students, especially freshmen? Being informed of schedule changes at the last minute upset the students (and staff! https://padlet.com/Leg/7_period_day/wish/134938494 2016-11-02 21:12:24 UTC https://padlet.com/Leg/7_period_day/wish/134938494 Will Aptos re-evaluate your schedule at year end? https://padlet.com/Leg/7_period_day/wish/134938510 2016-11-02 21:12:29 UTC https://padlet.com/Leg/7_period_day/wish/134938510 What percentage of the Aptos High Staff does not like the new schedule? https://padlet.com/Leg/7_period_day/wish/134938537 2016-11-02 21:12:38 UTC https://padlet.com/Leg/7_period_day/wish/134938537 Many students do not have much of a choice for electives. Students with IEPs in particular always have to give up their SLC elective to receive their services. If a student is trying to meet A-G requirements and need SAI they are even more limited in their choices. https://padlet.com/Leg/7_period_day/wish/134940025 2016-11-02 21:22:05 UTC https://padlet.com/Leg/7_period_day/wish/134940025 Choices, choices... https://padlet.com/Leg/7_period_day/wish/134940483 2016-11-02 21:25:28 UTC https://padlet.com/Leg/7_period_day/wish/134940483 This is where the title goes... https://padlet.com/Leg/7_period_day/wish/134940510 This is where the body of your question goes.
FYI]]> 2016-11-02 21:25:41 UTC https://padlet.com/Leg/7_period_day/wish/134940510 are we also going to explore a MODIFIED BLOCK with 6 periods https://padlet.com/Leg/7_period_day/wish/134940675 2016-11-02 21:26:56 UTC https://padlet.com/Leg/7_period_day/wish/134940675 Flipped classroom is not a reality for the students I currently teach...many of them do not have the ability or willingness to pre-prep for a class due to lack of knowledge, family obligations, and family situations which are not conducive to learning at home. https://padlet.com/Leg/7_period_day/wish/134941110 2016-11-02 21:29:44 UTC https://padlet.com/Leg/7_period_day/wish/134941110 Periods and Teacher https://padlet.com/Leg/7_period_day/wish/134941594 How do all of the teachers teach 5 periods and yet students take more classes?

2nd question
Will each period still be worth  0.2 X (our salary)?

3rd question:
Will graduation requirements remain the same? If so, will students really take more classes if they don't need to?]]> 2016-11-02 21:33:04 UTC https://padlet.com/Leg/7_period_day/wish/134941594 It seems like the students who would most benefit from this scheduleare our SPED students, our EL's and our AP students, who currently are often excluded from their Academy elective classes. https://padlet.com/Leg/7_period_day/wish/134942071 2016-11-02 21:36:21 UTC https://padlet.com/Leg/7_period_day/wish/134942071 When WHS had one of the largest elective departments in the state, the elective classes are what kept students on campus and attending school. They WANTED to go to their shop class. They WANTED to go to choir. They WANTED to go to their foods class. Often those elective teachers were the staff who were "saving" the students by counseling them to attend and be successful in all of their classes. https://padlet.com/Leg/7_period_day/wish/134942991 2016-11-02 21:42:41 UTC https://padlet.com/Leg/7_period_day/wish/134942991 Are we part of the deciding body upon the presumed excellencies of this schedule? https://padlet.com/Leg/7_period_day/wish/134943021 2016-11-02 21:42:51 UTC https://padlet.com/Leg/7_period_day/wish/134943021 While talking about lack of subs - why does PVUSD make it so difficult for subs already registered with the Santa Cruz County Office of Education to work in Pajaro Valley?  When I was a sub, the extra hoops made me question whether I wanted to sub for PVUSD at all.  I didn't for quite some time because of the redundancy. https://padlet.com/Leg/7_period_day/wish/134943666 2016-11-02 21:47:38 UTC https://padlet.com/Leg/7_period_day/wish/134943666 FYI for the newer WHS staff: our current block schedule was met with huge resistance. We were coming from a traditional 6 period day schedule to suddenly a 110 minute block period. The change was overwhelming, yet we did it. Be open minded about a 7 period day. Change is difficult but not impossible. Let's think about what is best for OUR students. WHS students are not AHS students. Our communities are vastly different and we need to focus on OUR student needs and wants. https://padlet.com/Leg/7_period_day/wish/134944306 2016-11-02 21:52:13 UTC https://padlet.com/Leg/7_period_day/wish/134944306 Why can't we make academy classes elective for all? https://padlet.com/Leg/7_period_day/wish/134944558 CPA grants require that there is student purity in the academy classes.  A couple of electives are offered via academies and as a global class but for the most part, academy funding is used to support the elective and the money must only be used for the academy students per grant restrictions. (Elaine)]]> 2016-11-02 21:54:07 UTC https://padlet.com/Leg/7_period_day/wish/134944558 Physical Education changes https://padlet.com/Leg/7_period_day/wish/134944805 How has the 7 period day impacted your PE department? Do the students still swim? What electives have been added.

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